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Astoria farmers market takes
light from a new launch pad
River People
Farmers Market
is open June 23
through Oct. 6
ASTORIA — The North
Coast Food Web welcomes
the abundant summer
season with its annual River
People Farmers Market.
The sixth year of the market
promises a lot of reasons to
celebrate.
“We are so grateful
to the city of Astoria for
providing a location for us,”
said Merianne Myers, board
president of the food web.
“The plaza on the corner of
12th and Exchange will be
our new home on Thursday
afternoons from 3 to 7 p.m.
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The berries by A & B Farms are
ripe and fresh.
beginning June 23 and con-
tinuing through Oct. 6.”
River People Farm-
ers Market features local
produce from many favorite
and new area farms as well
as lamb and beef from
Meadow Harvest Farms in
Nehalem, Blue Scorcher
breads and pastries, lower
bouquets, live music, hot
meals from Monte Alban
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SHOW RUNS THRU
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
Thursdays to Saturdays 7pm (July 7th-Sept. 10th)
and Sundays 2pm (7/24, 8/14, 9/4)
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SUBMITTED PHOTO
North Coast Food Web Board President Merianne Myers helps
organize the River People Farmers Market in Astoria, which
starts Thursday, June 23 at its new location at 12th and Ex-
change streets.
restaurant, pies from the
North Coast Food Web —
which you can win during
pie walk — and more.
This year, the market
was chosen to be part of
the Double Up Food Bucks
program, which beneits
51 farmers markets across
Oregon. Funding for the
program was initiated by
a $500,000 grant from the
USDA’s Food Insecurity
Nutrition Incentive Pro-
gram.
“River People has
always offered a $10 match
to our SNAP (Supplemen-
tal Nutrition Assistance
Program) shoppers each
week. With the Double
Up Program we can offer
affordable access to healthy
local food to even more
folks in our collective com-
munities,” Myers said.
Beyond being a place to
shop for food, River People
Farmers Market offers other
ways to contribute to the
PHOTO BY NANCY MCCARTHY
Miki’ala Souza, left, a nutrition educator with the Oregon State
University Extension Service, prepares a salad at the farmers
market. The extension service, which operates the Taste of
Place booth, will ofer food demonstrations and recipes using
food from the market through the summer.
local agricultural economy
and interact with the com-
munity.
The market will once
again host Sprouts Market
Camp with children’s activ-
ities and a chance for kids
to shop for a healthy snack
with their free Sprouts
token.
Rotating nonproits will
share the market’s com-
munity booth to visit with
market attendees.
And Oregon State Uni-
versity Extension Service
will once again offer food
and recipe demonstrations.
“Shoppers can sample
something scrumptious
created with whatever is
fresh that week and pick up
recipes at the Taste of Place
booth,” Myers said.
Or by phone: 503-325-6104
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(UNIONTOWN)
ASTORIA
(Behind the Chamber
of Commerce)
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June 25 and 26, 2016 • 10am - 6pm
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Spectators welcome!
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