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Posted September 23, 2021
Club Sprouts Corner: Veggie Scrap Stamps
Activity Overview This week at Club Sprouts, we will be making postcards using vegetable scraps as stamps. Who says you can't play with your food? We will have blank postcards for you to decorate using the odds and ends of fresh produce. Not only wil…
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Posted September 15, 2021
Club Sprouts Corner: Apple Tasting
Activity Overview This season you can expect to see over 50 different varieties of apples show up at the market. Some varieties, like Gala or Honeycrisp, may be familiar to you, but we'd love to encourage you to taste an unfamiliar variety and discov…
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Posted September 8, 2021
Club Sprouts Corner: Mushroom Matching!
Activity Overview What kind of room has no windows or doors? A mushroom! All jokes aside, we're exploring these little fungi at Club Sprouts this weekend. Kids will learn about the 8 varieties of mushrooms that are available at the market by playing …
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Posted September 1, 2021
Club Sprouts Corner: Flavor Balancing Star
Activity Overview Creating a perfectly balanced dish doesn't have to be left to a professional chef. This is something that anyone can do at home once you understand the basic flavors of food. There are five flavors that our taste buds recognize: swe…
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Posted August 26, 2021
Club Sprouts Corner: What is an Heirloom Tomato?
Activity Overview If you've spent any time at a Farmer's Markets this summer, you've likely seen the colorful array of Heirloom Tomatoes sprinkled throughout the market. These tomatoes come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors, but have you ev…
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Posted August 18, 2021
Club Sprouts Corner: Compost Sort & Corn Fritters
Activity Overview Composting is a great way to reduce your household waste while diverting waste from landfills. Between 30 and 50% of waste that ends up in landfills can actually be composted. However, city-living often means limited outdoor space. …
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Posted July 12, 2021
Zero Waste Idea: Egg Shell Seed Starter
You know those mini plastic pots you get at the garden center to start growing seeds in? Those add up to a lot of unnecessary plastic waste each season. The zero waste alternative? Use eggshells! Just rinse out your egg shells (making sure at least h…
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Posted May 7, 2021
Club Sprouts, GCM's Kids' Programming, Is Back!
Club Sprouts is thrilled to announce the return of our at-market program! Stop by the Club Sprouts booth each week from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday or Wednesday at GCM Lincoln Park to grab a fun seasonal activity and recipe featuring items from our…
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Posted May 4, 2021
What to Do with Ramps... If You've Never Heard of Ramps Before
Every Tuesday, Green City Market Program Coordinator, Alex Weyerhaeuser, is bringing you insider info — her recommended, can't-miss product of the week you've probably been sleeping on. Kick off the week with GCM's Fresh Factoid for all the far…
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Posted September 14, 2020
8 Tips for Fighting Food Waste at Home
Meeting the people who bring fresh food to the market every week may make you consider all the hard work and dedication that goes into producing what we eat. But how much of that is for nothing? The reality is that 40% of the US food supply is wasted…
