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O n Wednesday, Oct. 2 5 ,Clackamas
C om m unity College h ad its final farm
ers m arket of the season. The m arket is
every W ednesday. Located in front o f the
com m unity center, it starts during the
sum m er and runs through the beginning
o f fall up till the end o f October.
The produce is lush and green with
splashes o f color from some vegetables
that are offered such as the beets, carrots
and different lettuces.
C hristopher Konieczka, horticulture
instru cto r here at CCC, has been a p art o f
the m arket for five years. He has played
a large role in its continuation since the
m arket has only been around for the past
seven years.
“It’s not really a farm ers market,’* said
Konieczka. “Its m ore o f a farm stand
... this is specifically from the organic
farm ing program and the horticulture
departm ent.”
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This food is grown right in CCC’s back
yard as p a rt o f the horticulture classes
offered. “This is stuff we grew on campus,
students harvested^ washed, brought over
here and sold,” said Konieczka.
The food is n o t free but is offered at
incredibly low prices and is sold to any
one, not just students. The m arket tries
to benefit the struggling college students
an d help them stay healthy and fed in
every way they.can.
The profits for-all organic food sold
goes back into the general student schol
arship fund so th at the m oney circulates
back to those who need it. So buying
from the school both feeds you but can
also help pay for your schooling depend
ing on if you have applied for scholar-1
ships through the school, j
This student-run stand is part of their
class grade and classmates take turns
working as a participation aspect o f their
grade. Each term students have to,spend
a selected num ber o f hours'w orking at
the stand and assisting in selling the
goods to pass the course.
the food so closely m onitored by our fu
ture farmers, it ensures fresh and organic
vegetables in their peak o f ripeness.
M any students reap the benefits o f the
cheaper, fresh, organic food. Fresh veg
etables are im portant to students and
where they were grown.
“I love the diversity o f the vegeta
bles, and how fresh they seem, and that
you know where they came from,” said
Sara Cone, a student that was shopping
around.
The m arket is a great way to talk to
students about the ways they grow the
vegetables and different techniques that
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It also is a great place to fin d n ew reci
pes that students w ho buy the vegetables
have found and how they have used this
local produce. This m arket n o t only gives
you recipes but can get you out o f your
shell with how friendly the sellers are and
how knowledgeable they are about agri
cultural production and the vegetables
themselves.
The m arket runs from 1 1 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Student Reiden Gustafson was w ork
The m arket has become very popular and
ing her shift when she pointed out that
if you don’t get there early som eone else
students only w ork a th ird of the tim e the
m ight take w hat you want. They don’t
m arket is open. “Each o f the H orticulture
have an endless supply but the food goes
classes is offered once a term ... this is my q u ick ,
second year and it’s my last term here at
T hem arket is done for the year but
CCC,” said Gustafson.
starts back up again in the sum m er where
Each student wants to b e there and
you can find their newest crops. Keep an
learn how to grow organic and easily sus
eye out for next year’s announcem ents for
tainable food for their community. W ith
CCC’s farm ers m arket.
“I love the diversity o f the
vegetables, and how fresh
they seem, and that you
know where they came
from.”
-S a ra Cone
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