From Farm to Table: Shape Your Future Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
OKLAHOMA CITY (August 8, 2023) – Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is proud to join in and celebrate National Farmers Market Week. The first week of August is dedicated to appreciating the contribution that local farmers have on the health and well-being of their communities.
Shape Your Future is proud to promote several farmers markets statewide with their wide range of resources. To find a market near you, use the farmers market locator and support locally grown food that is fresh and tasty. Every farmers market offers unique and diverse fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products to enjoy. Farmers markets are also a great place to bring kids to explore and discover new foods with the help of these kid-friendly scavenger hunts.
“Your local farmers market is the perfect place to be exposed to new foods you might not have tried before, and a great way to support local agriculture,” said Julie Bisbee, TSET Executive Director. “As a plus, freshly picked fruits and vegetables are more flavorful and nutritious than foods that were harvested days ago and hundreds or thousands of miles away.”
This month, be on the lookout for watermelon, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, okra, squash, cucumbers, and so much more! After selecting all your fresh new items, explore several healthy recipes from Shape Your Future to create something truly delicious.
Resources to Celebrate National Farmers Market Week:
Farmers Market Locator: https://bit.ly/syf-farmersmarket
Scavenger Hunt for Kids: https://bit.ly/kids-farmersmarket
Healthy Recipes: https://bit.ly/syf-recipes
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Shape Your Future (SYF) is a community health education intervention that encourages Oklahomans to eat better, move more and be tobacco free. SYF strives to educate parents, teachers, caregivers and all Oklahomans on how to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Find more information online at ShapeYourFutureOK.com.
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) serves as a partner and bridge builder for organizations shaping a healthier future for all Oklahomans. TSET provides leadership at the intersections of health by working with local coalitions and initiatives across the state, cultivating innovative and life-changing research and working across public and private sectors to develop, support, implement and evaluate creative strategies to take advantage of emerging opportunities to improve the public’s health. To learn more, go to Oklahoma.gov/TSET.