Beaverton Farmers' Market - September Events
BEAVERTON, OR – August 22, 2011 – Head to the Beaverton Farmer’s Market for community events, demonstrations, and wellness resources throughout September. Learn about home brewing and healthy relationships on the 3rd, building healthy lunch boxes on the 10th, and how to make baby food on the 17th. Let the kids run free at the Oregon Gymnastics Academy play area while you shop.
Sept. 3 – Make it Home Brewed!
The PDX Home Brewers Club, based out of Beaverton, OR, will be giving a beer brewing demonstration on the club's portable homebrew rig at the Hot House. Learn about home brewing beer and chat with club members about their favorite hobby while tasting local homebrew. PDX Home Brewers meets monthly at Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub in Tigard. Visit http://www.pdxbrewers.com/ for more info.
Sept. 3 – Healthy Relationships Day
Three great organizations, one common goal – Healthy Relationships. Talk with representatives about resources, referrals, volunteer and donation opportunities. There will be coloring books, crayons and face painting for kids. Participants include:
SARC - The Sexual Assault Resource Center - founded by two sexual assault survivors in 1977. SARC operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. A non-profit organization funded by government grants, foundations, and private donations. SARC uses the word survivor rather than victim to describe someone who has been sexually assaulted in order to reflect the person's intrinsic strength and healing capacity. Their role is to ensure that survivors get the information they need, that they are listened to, and that they are treated with sensitivity, respect and dignity. For more information about SARC's services and volunteer opportunities, visit www.sarcoregon.org or call 503-626-9100. For media inquires, please contact Sarah Cohen at scohen@pyramidcom.com/503-901-4880.
Domestic Violence Resource Center’s- founded in 1975, offering a broad range of services to survivors of domestic violence. Their mission is “to empower all individuals and families to have safe and healthy relationships”. The only non-profit provider of free and bilingual services to specifically all survivors of domestic violence in Washington County, Oregon’s most racially diverse and second most populous county. For more information about Domestic Violence Resource Center’s education, counseling and community partnership opportunities, go to www.dvrc-or.org or contact Rhonda Coakley at rhondac@dvrc-or.org or Christie Costello, christiec@dvrc-or.org or call 503.640.5352 ext. 308.
Adorned In Grace- a store where donated wedding dresses and formalwear are sold in a donated space with volunteer labor, so that all of the proceeds can benefit the victims of human trafficking. The store recently moved to Raleigh Hills Fred Meyer Marketplace location from Fairview, where it had operated for a year. The store operates under CompassionConnect, a 501(c)3 organization, and supports the efforts of Door to Grace, an organization that is preparing to open a shelter to appropriately care for teenage girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking in the Portland area.
ADORNED IN GRACE is open Tuesday-Friday from 1 to 5, and on Saturdays from 10 to 5. They accept clothing donations any time, and can give a receipt for tax purposes. For more information, go to Adornedingrace.blogspot.com.
September 10 – Healthy Kids and Families
Just in time for school! The Oregon Gymnastics Academy will have activities to keep the kids busy and moving, the Safe Kids Coalition will be selling bicycle helmets and demonstrating how to properly fit them, and Beaverton Safe Routes to School will be on hand to help map a route for your child. Know a child who needs health insurance? Healthy Kids will be there to sign kids up and can offer information about resources for families in need and Virginia Garcia will have health materials available in both Spanish and English. Local dentist Dr. Blodgett will talk about dental health and hand out tooth brushes and floss. Not sure how to turn your farmers market bounty into healthy food for your kids? New Seasons nutritionists will give a quick talk on packing a healthy lunch for school and cooking tips for kid-friendly foods.
Schedule for the day:
10:00 Build a Healthy Lunch Box – Nutritionist, New Seasons
12:00 Build a Healthy Lunch Box – Nutritionist, New Seasons
Oregon Gymnastics Academy Play Area
Oregon Gymnastics Academy demo team performance
Sept. 17, Healthy Kids and Families II
The Oregon Gymnastics Academy will head to the Beaverton Farmers’ Market for Part Two and will have activities to keep the kids busy and moving. The Safe Kids Coalition and Beaverton Safe Routes to School will be on hand this week as well. Healthy Kids will be back to sign kids up and can offer information about resources for families in need, and Virginia Garcia will have health materials available in both Spanish and English. Local dentist Dr. Blodgett will return to talk about dental health and hand out tooth brushes and floss. Always wondered how to make your own baby food? New Seasons nutritionists will show you how. Resources about breastfeeding will also be available.
Schedule for the day:
10:00 Make your Own Baby Food – Angela Bozo (Demo Merchandiser, New Seasons)
10:30 Intuitive Breastfeeding – Amanda Nelson (Wellness Education Coordinator and Lactation Specialist, New Seasons)
12:00 Make your Own Baby Food – Angela Bozo (Demo Merchandiser, New Seasons)
12:30 Intuitive Breastfeeding – Amanda Nelson (Wellness Education Coordinator and Lactation Specialist, New Seasons)
Oregon Gymnastics Academy Play Area
Oregon Gymnastics Academy demo team performance
We’ll see you at the market!
SATURDAYS
5/7/2010 - 10/29/2011 and 11/29/2011
8am - 1:30pm
WEDNESDAYS
6/22/2011 - 8/31/2011
3pm - 6pm
SW Hall Boulevard, between Third and Fifth Streets, Beaverton, Oregon
503-643-5345
For map/Directions go to: www.beavertonfarmersmarket.com
SHOPPING AT THE MARKET MEANS:
· Enjoying whole foods that are at their peak of flavor
· Enjoying foods that have not been shipped across the country burning precious fossil fuels
· Buying plants that were raised and nurtured by the people who sell them
· Supporting artisans who produce products that are made with attention to craft and quality
· Boosting our local economy by supporting Northwest producers
Sept. 3 – Make it Home Brewed!
The PDX Home Brewers Club, based out of Beaverton, OR, will be giving a beer brewing demonstration on the club's portable homebrew rig at the Hot House. Learn about home brewing beer and chat with club members about their favorite hobby while tasting local homebrew. PDX Home Brewers meets monthly at Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub in Tigard. Visit http://www.pdxbrewers.com/ for more info.
Sept. 3 – Healthy Relationships Day
Three great organizations, one common goal – Healthy Relationships. Talk with representatives about resources, referrals, volunteer and donation opportunities. There will be coloring books, crayons and face painting for kids. Participants include:
SARC - The Sexual Assault Resource Center - founded by two sexual assault survivors in 1977. SARC operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. A non-profit organization funded by government grants, foundations, and private donations. SARC uses the word survivor rather than victim to describe someone who has been sexually assaulted in order to reflect the person's intrinsic strength and healing capacity. Their role is to ensure that survivors get the information they need, that they are listened to, and that they are treated with sensitivity, respect and dignity. For more information about SARC's services and volunteer opportunities, visit www.sarcoregon.org or call 503-626-9100. For media inquires, please contact Sarah Cohen at scohen@pyramidcom.com/503-901-4880.
Domestic Violence Resource Center’s- founded in 1975, offering a broad range of services to survivors of domestic violence. Their mission is “to empower all individuals and families to have safe and healthy relationships”. The only non-profit provider of free and bilingual services to specifically all survivors of domestic violence in Washington County, Oregon’s most racially diverse and second most populous county. For more information about Domestic Violence Resource Center’s education, counseling and community partnership opportunities, go to www.dvrc-or.org or contact Rhonda Coakley at rhondac@dvrc-or.org or Christie Costello, christiec@dvrc-or.org or call 503.640.5352 ext. 308.
Adorned In Grace- a store where donated wedding dresses and formalwear are sold in a donated space with volunteer labor, so that all of the proceeds can benefit the victims of human trafficking. The store recently moved to Raleigh Hills Fred Meyer Marketplace location from Fairview, where it had operated for a year. The store operates under CompassionConnect, a 501(c)3 organization, and supports the efforts of Door to Grace, an organization that is preparing to open a shelter to appropriately care for teenage girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking in the Portland area.
ADORNED IN GRACE is open Tuesday-Friday from 1 to 5, and on Saturdays from 10 to 5. They accept clothing donations any time, and can give a receipt for tax purposes. For more information, go to Adornedingrace.blogspot.com.
September 10 – Healthy Kids and Families
Just in time for school! The Oregon Gymnastics Academy will have activities to keep the kids busy and moving, the Safe Kids Coalition will be selling bicycle helmets and demonstrating how to properly fit them, and Beaverton Safe Routes to School will be on hand to help map a route for your child. Know a child who needs health insurance? Healthy Kids will be there to sign kids up and can offer information about resources for families in need and Virginia Garcia will have health materials available in both Spanish and English. Local dentist Dr. Blodgett will talk about dental health and hand out tooth brushes and floss. Not sure how to turn your farmers market bounty into healthy food for your kids? New Seasons nutritionists will give a quick talk on packing a healthy lunch for school and cooking tips for kid-friendly foods.
Schedule for the day:
10:00 Build a Healthy Lunch Box – Nutritionist, New Seasons
12:00 Build a Healthy Lunch Box – Nutritionist, New Seasons
Oregon Gymnastics Academy Play Area
Oregon Gymnastics Academy demo team performance
Sept. 17, Healthy Kids and Families II
The Oregon Gymnastics Academy will head to the Beaverton Farmers’ Market for Part Two and will have activities to keep the kids busy and moving. The Safe Kids Coalition and Beaverton Safe Routes to School will be on hand this week as well. Healthy Kids will be back to sign kids up and can offer information about resources for families in need, and Virginia Garcia will have health materials available in both Spanish and English. Local dentist Dr. Blodgett will return to talk about dental health and hand out tooth brushes and floss. Always wondered how to make your own baby food? New Seasons nutritionists will show you how. Resources about breastfeeding will also be available.
Schedule for the day:
10:00 Make your Own Baby Food – Angela Bozo (Demo Merchandiser, New Seasons)
10:30 Intuitive Breastfeeding – Amanda Nelson (Wellness Education Coordinator and Lactation Specialist, New Seasons)
12:00 Make your Own Baby Food – Angela Bozo (Demo Merchandiser, New Seasons)
12:30 Intuitive Breastfeeding – Amanda Nelson (Wellness Education Coordinator and Lactation Specialist, New Seasons)
Oregon Gymnastics Academy Play Area
Oregon Gymnastics Academy demo team performance
We’ll see you at the market!
SATURDAYS
5/7/2010 - 10/29/2011 and 11/29/2011
8am - 1:30pm
WEDNESDAYS
6/22/2011 - 8/31/2011
3pm - 6pm
SW Hall Boulevard, between Third and Fifth Streets, Beaverton, Oregon
503-643-5345
For map/Directions go to: www.beavertonfarmersmarket.com
SHOPPING AT THE MARKET MEANS:
· Enjoying whole foods that are at their peak of flavor
· Enjoying foods that have not been shipped across the country burning precious fossil fuels
· Buying plants that were raised and nurtured by the people who sell them
· Supporting artisans who produce products that are made with attention to craft and quality
· Boosting our local economy by supporting Northwest producers