EAT IN ACT OUT

AUGUST 1, 2:00-6:30 Lexington Farmers’ Market

Lexington, Ma.   Tuesday August 1^st, 2:00-6:30 at the corners of Mass Ave and Fletcher in Lexington Center, The Lexington Farmers’ Market will be participating in a nationwide event called EAT IN ACT OUT.  It’s part of the second annual BLAST Eat In, Act Out Week, in which people and communities around the world are joining together to discover and celebrate the importance of eating and enjoying locally grown foods. The message: Eat In.  That is, please join young people across the nation in eating foods grown in the community and prepared healthfully and with care. 

You can improve your body, your family, our economy, and our environment.The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of healthy eating habits, and the importance of eating locally grown foods.

The twist to this particular program, however, is that everything is run by teenagers! We get to plan, advertise for, and actually run whatever project we choose to promote eating healthier and from more local farmers. What we have chosen to do is to prepare food using locally grown produce, and to sample it at the Lexington Farmers market on Tuesday August 1st. 

We will also have a contest! People can submit answers to  some interesting questions that we will have prepared and whoever comes closest to the correct answer will win a prize! The contest will be ongoing, all day, and we will sample food for about an hour and a half in the middle of day. Mark the date on your calendar! August 1st Tuesday. It will be fun, and informative!

The purpose of the Lexington Farmers’ Market is to provide fresh, native produce directly from farmers to residents. The Market is working to help the local farming industry to remain vibrant, to educate the community about healthy eating, to maintain a sustainable environment, and to provide a social experience that helps build community.

Eat In, Act Out week is initiated by BLAST, the global network of youth and adults working together to build sustainable food systems.  BLAST stands for building Local Agricultural Systems Today with the leaders of tomorrow.  It is a program of the Food Project, the innovative organization that, since 1991, has provided youth leadership opportunities through sustainable agriculture, and produced healthy food for residents in cities and suburbs.  More information can be found www.thefoodproject.org/blast.

Contact: Sarah Jick & Emily Miller , Lexington High School Students and Co Chairs of  Eat In Act Out  Project with the Lexington Farmers’ Market.