Farmers' market promotes cooking with cabbage

Florida — On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the focus of the Florida Farmers’ Market will be making cabbage into coleslaw and other delicious and nutritious dishes. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., consumers can learn how to make great coleslaw and other cabbage dishes with samplings and cooking demonstrations using locally grown cabbage. Children, too, can find out more about the nutritional value of leafy vegetables with the help of trading cards that feature such unique creatures as the Cabbagesaurus and Lettuceratops, courtesy of the national Leafy Greens Council, a co-sponsor. The market’s bakers and farmers will participate by featuring an item made with one of the vegetables from the brassica family or creating a display of items they cultivate. Music, face painting and kid’s activities will be available for all to enjoy. Cabbage is an important New York State crop and New York ranks third in national production of cabbage and its brassica family counterparts. The Florida Farmers’ Market, a member of the Pride of New York Program, is one of 60 farmers’ markets throughout New York State participating in these events sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program. “The goal of this event,” said organizer Steve Miller, “is to encourage the use of locally grown fruits and vegetables.” For more information, visit floridafarmersmarket@yahoo.com