Food Fairness August 14th Farmer's Market:Duck Lottery

One of the activities we are sponsoring on August 14th at the Food Fairness event is a "duck lottery."  This is meant to be fun, educational, and a bit of a fundraiser. We are floating a flock of ducks in a wash tub with the names of food on their bottoms.

These plastic ducks are perfect for the job. For a dollar folks can pick two ducks. If the foods on the bottom of the ducks go together to make a meal, then the player gets to choose a rubber ducky from our great variety of duck personages.

Aren't these just the cutest and don't you want to come play.  Winning combos include:

• macaroni and cheese
• peanut butter and jelly
• pasta and sauce
• beans and rice (of course)
• soup and crackers
• tuna and tuna helper

The idea is that these foods can make a whole meal with little or no additional food. Too often people give food that is not very usable.  These  folks mean well and what they give is totally OK food, it just does not provide a meal.  Our fave example of foods that are not very helpful are black olives, cranberry sauce, pumpkin puree, and (the biggie) marinated artichoke hearts.  These scream leftover from a holiday meal and they also need a lot of other foods to make them work.  Another set of faves is cans of green beans, creamed corn, and peas. Yes they are good foods. Yes at holidays churches and other groups ask for these to round out holiday dinner boxes. BUT, on a day to day basis, most people would not open a can of green beans, a can of creamed corn, and a can of peas for lunch.  Finally, the all time winner are those little cans of tomato paste.  Wow, do they need help to make a meal.  When you are hungry is this what you would eat or is this what you want your grandma to be taking out of the cupboard for dinner since that's all there is. If you wouldn't eat it, then why expect others to eat it.

So come down to the farmer's market on the 14th prepared to play.  We'll love seeing you and you know you want a rubber duck.