Education

Saturday, June 3 7:30-Noon at the Prescott Farmers Market Everyone is invited to participate in a community seed exchange hosted by the Prescott Farmers Market Education Booth. We will have heirloom, organic, and conventional seed varieties available for give-away,...

When the Prescott Farmers Market relocated from Downtown Prescott to Yavapai College in 2005, our Board of Directors had future farmers in mind. They requested that the “rent” we pay for the use of the YC parking lot go directly into an endowment for agricultural...

An update from PFM's FoodCorps service member, Elena Greenberg Roots. Stems. Leaves. Flowers. Fruit. Seeds. These are the six plant parts that 2nd through 8th grade students learned about over the course of the fall semester at Lincoln Elementary School,...

Reflections from Elena Greenberg, FoodCorps service member As a young adult, I am constantly learning how to be a good teacher and role model to my students. I have to practice my patience, empathize with their little minds, and redirect their eagerness to play to...

We are thrilled to have a new FoodCorps service member, Elena Greenberg, serving with the Prescott Farmers Market this year. Elena's 11-month service term began on September 1 and she hit the ground running. Elena was born and raised in San Diego, California. She...

Miller Valley Elementary garden club students celebrated the end of a great school year with a garden harvest party. During the last week of school, garden club students were excited to see what the seeds they planted in March had become: food! Their garden beds were...

Spring is here and school gardens are flourishing. Prescott Farmers Market’s FoodCorps service member, Samantha Turner has helped students plant gardens at Mile High Middle School and Washington and Miller Valley Elementary Schools. FoodCorps is a nationwide...