Late in the summer, All Peoples received an invitation from St. Mark's Episcopal Church to participate in a pop up market in the church yard. We gathered together some pickles we had canned and dried herbs for tea. We picked some greens, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and flowers from our gardens and gathered up some dried sage we had hanging in the greenhouse, and on a misty Saturday morning we set up a table. Two of our faithful garden volunteers staffed the table and by the end of the morning we had more than $140 in sales. The proceeds from the sales went back into our Kids Working to Succeed program - supporting the kids who grew the produce.
This is a great example of churches making good use of their assets and working together. St. Mark's identified the need for a farmer's market in their church neighborhood. They gathered together a couple of vendors, and invited All Peoples. All Peoples is committed to providing free, healthy produce to families in need, and is also seeking sustainable income sources in order to support the work that young people do in the garden. This was a win-win and fun situation. And the pickles were the hot-ticket item!
Pop-up markets are sure to be part of our garden sustainability plan. If you'd like to invite us over to sell fresh or preserved products, let us know!
