Let’s dig into some more ideas that will make your taste buds dance and your hearts grow fonder!
Flow Through The Market
- Meet the Makers: Encourage everyone to talk to farmers and vendors. Ask about their methods, favorite products, and recipe suggestions.
- Sensory Experience: Focus not just on buying, but smelling, touching, and even tasting where allowed. Turn it into a multi-sensory experience!
Master Chef Junior
- Kid-Friendly Stations: Set up simple prep stations for younger kids. Washing veggies, tearing lettuce, and stirring things can be fun tasks.
- Skill-Building Focus: If there’s a new technique involved (kneading dough, assembling a dressing, etc), let an older family member teach the younger ones. Also, note that they make kid-friendly knives and other kitchen utensils so you can practice while being safe!
Start The Conversation
- Tasty Travels: Look up how far typical grocery items travel compared to your farmers market finds.
- What Season: Discuss which items are in season and why that matters for flavor and the items that need to travel to get to your local grocery store.
- Who Made It: Take a moment before eating to think about all the hands (farmers, vendors, your family) that made the meal possible.