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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Farmers Market
to provide food aid
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READING: Youth who
read tend to thrive
in many respects
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reader is to read books that
interest them. As adults, we
read to be entertained and to
learn new information. It is
important that our students
begin now to engage in this
practice of reading.=
To help get kids con-
nected to books, Warburg
wants students and their
families to know about three
easily accessible resources to
accomplish that.
Locally, Paulina Springs
Books has created a link
on its website for students
and their families to access
books specially collected for
young people. That address
is https://bookshop.org/lists/
sisters-elementary-school-
catalog.
According Warburg, this
link connects to the catalog
and shows a breakdown by
subject that allow custom-
ers to click through to view
books on the list, which ini-
tially will include 200 titles.
Each of these featured titles
can be purchased at a 15
percent discount for Sisters
Elementary School students.
The entire inventory of
titles the bookstore offers is
available on the regular web-
site as well at https://www.
paulinaspringsbooks.com.
Warburg said, <I am
excited about the opportunity
to support a local business
and give our students options
of obtaining some fresh and
new reading materials.=
Lane Jacobson, owner
of the store said, <We view
Paulina Springs Books as a
community-building busi-
ness, and one of the most
essential ways of doing that
is to support the youth of our
community! This can take a
lot of different forms, like our
Festival of Books Scholarship
for instance, which was
$2,000 this year, or provid-
ing discounts for orders from
the school district. But in the
case of this partnership with
Sisters Elementary, it9s just
something that makes sense,
especially given current cir-
cumstances. Providing a dis-
count on a curated list of our
favorite kids books is really
the least we can do 4 and
we hope that it helps to make
it a little bit easier for fami-
lies to keep their kids enter-
tained and taking a break
from screens. And, hope-
fully, some kids will discover
some great new books in the
process!=
Jacobson wants the public
to know that while this pro-
gram originated as something
just for SES students, the dis-
count on the catalog is avail-
able to all customers.
<It9s really just a teeny
tiny example of all the ways
in which the community has
come together to support
each other through all this,=
he said.
The program will run
through the end of July.
To place an order for pick-
up at the store or deliv-
ery direct to their home,
families can order through
the website. Contact infor-
mation for the store is info@
paulinaspringsbooks.com
and 541-549-0866.
Another local asset is the
Deschutes County Library.
Until the library opens again,
perhaps in June, access to the
summer reading program for
kids can be found at https://
www.deschuteslibrary.org/
calendar/summer.
Our local library is a
wonderful resource for
students and families.
— Joan Warburg
<Our local library is a
wonderful resource for stu-
dents and families,= Warburg
said. <This is an easy, cost-
effective way to access books
and other reading material.=
Finally, most students are
familiar with the Scholastic
Company, which has spon-
sored book fairs at schools
for decades. According to
Warburg, Scholastic is offer-
ing a summer program that
can be accessed at https://
www.scholastic.com/site/
summer/home.html.
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are accepted. The Sisters
Farmers Market is working
on integrating these pro-
grams into the market this
season in the hopes that,
between these options and
the Seed to Table COVID-19
Food Aid Program, no per-
son or family will be left out
from having fresh, locally-
sourced, healthy meals all
season long.
The COVID-19 Food Aid
Program is a sliding scale aid
program according to indi-
vidual9s request and avail-
able funding. There are many
local families who may not
necessarily feel they need
to utilize the food banks.
Nonetheless, they may have
been hit hard financially
and could benefit greatly
from assistance. As families
may be faced with finan-
cial choices, our organiza-
tion does not want nutritious
foods to have to be cut. The
Harvard Medical School lists
eating a diet high in fruits
and vegetables as the second
most important strategy for
boosting one9s immune sys-
tem. This is a time when we
need these foods the most!
In addition, a trip outside of
Sisters is another stressor as
it bears another expense and
now incorporates elements
of exposure.
The Sisters Farmers
Market is striving to be a
local food hub while pro-
moting an open-air, socially-
distanced model for local
shopping.
To learn more about pro-
grams visit www.sisters
farmersmarket.com.
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The Sisters Farmers
Market, managed by the
Sisters-based nonprofit orga-
nization, Seed to Table, is
helping to ensure the Sisters
community has access to
essential, local, artisanal and
nutritious goods.
Thanks
to
The
Roundhouse Foundation,
the Market has launched
a COVID-19 Food Aid
Program to begin on the
market9s opening day of
June 7. Individuals who
apply and are accepted into
the program will be eligible
to receive between 25 and
75 percent off of essen-
tial foods at the Seed to
Table produce booth at the
Farmers Market. Individuals
can apply at www.sisters
farmersmarket.com.
As the market has tran-
sitioned under the manage-
ment of Seed to Table, it has
opened up new opportunities
to expand its service to our
community.
SFM Market Manager,
Caroline Hager said,
<Farmers markets pres-
ent an amazing opportunity
for connecting a diversity
of individuals to one com-
mon access point of essen-
tial goods, all harvested and
curated within one9s own
county.=
The market is also striv-
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and government programs,
such as the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
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