Having Fun at

Your Local 

Farmers Market

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Agricultural

Marketing Service

December 2005

Reprinted April 2008
“Improving food and agricultural product distribution”

Our Mission: 

To facilitate distribution of U.S. agricultural products, the Marketing Services Division identifi es 

marketing opportunities, provides analysis to help take advantage of those opportunities, and 

develops and evaluates solutions including improving farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer 

marketing activities, researching and developing marketing channels, providing information and 

education, encouraging adoption of improved postharvest technology, and designing market facilities.

1-800-384-8704

www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service

December 2005

Reprinted April 2008

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Having Fun at aving Fun at 

Your Local our Local 

Farmers Market armers Market
“We’re off to visit our local farmers market.” 

“Want to come along?”
“Look at all the fresh fruits and vegetables!”

“And look -- our friends are here too. Let’s say hello.”
CHERRIES

“We’re having a swinging 

good time at the 

farmers market.”

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

“We might be little sprouts 

now, but if we eat healthful 

foods from the market, we’ll 

grow big and strong.”

RED APPLE

“I make a great snack. 

Remember: an apple a day 

keeps the doctor away.”
“Now that we’re all 

together, let’s look for 

some healthful snacks. I 

bet we can find some at the 

market stand right over there.”
CIRCLE THE FOODS YOU WOULD FIND

WATERMELON

HAMBURGER

ONION RINGS 

FRIES

CARROT

TOMATO 
AT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKET.

HOT DOG 

YELLOW APPLE 

PIZZA 

PEPPERS

SODA

SWEET PEAS
“Great job! 

I think you 

deserve a 

healthful 

snack for your 

hard work.”
Fun Fruit Kabobs un Fruit Kabobs

Ingredients:

• 1 apple

• 1 banana 

• 1/3 c. red seedless grapes 

• 1/3 c. green seedless grapes 

• 2/3 cup pineapple chunks 

• 1 cup nonfat yogurt 

• 1/4 c. dried coconut, shredded 

Utensils:

• knife (You’ll need help from your adult assistant.) 

• 2 wooden skewer sticks 

• large plate

Directions:

1. Prepare the fruit by washing the grapes, washing the apples and cutting them into small squares, 

peeling the bananas and cutting them into chunks, and cutting the pineapple into chunks, if it’s fresh. Put 

the fruit onto a large plate. 

2. Spread coconut onto another large plate. 

3. Slide pieces of fruit onto the skewer and design your own kabob by putting as much or as little of 

whatever fruit you want! Do this until the stick is almost covered from end to end. 

4. Hold your kabob at the ends and roll it in the yogurt, so the fruit gets covered. Then roll it in the coconut. 

5. Repeat these steps with another skewer.

Awesome Applesauce wesome Applesauce

Ingredients:

• 2 small red apples 

• 2 tbsp. lemon juice 

• 2 tsp. sugar 

• 2 pinches of cinnamon 

Utensils:

• knife (You’ll need help from your adult assistant.) 

• blender or food processor 

• measuring spoons 

• serving bowls

Directions:

1. Peel the apples and cut them into small pieces. Throw out the core. 

2. Put the apple pieces and lemon juice into the blender or food processor. Blend until the mixture is very smooth. 

3. Pour the mixture into two small bowls and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. 

“Someone’s playing music. What fun! 

Let’s go sing some songs.” 
You are my sunshine,

My only sunshine.

You make me happy,

When skies are gray.

You’ll never know, dear,

How much I love you.

Please don’t take my sunshine away!

You Are My Sunshine ou Are My Sunshine

Oh, the more we get together,

Together, together,

Oh, the more we get together,

The happier we’ll be.

For your friends are my friends,

And my friends are your friends.

Oh, the more we get together,

The happier we’ll be!

The More We Get Together he More We Get Together

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh!

And on his farm he had some chicks, ee i ee i oh!

With a cluck-cluck here, and a cluck-cluck there

Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck-cluck

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh!

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh!

And on his farm he had some cows, ee i ee i oh!

With a moo-moo here, and a moo-moo there

Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh!

Old MacDonald ld MacDonald
“EVERYBODY SING!” 
“We are looking for a friend of ours.

” 

“This friend is sweet, crisp, crunchy, makes a 

great pie, and is sometimes called Granny.”
“Who are we looking for?” 

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APPLE!

“Apples come in many varieties like 

Granny Smith, Gala, Golden Delicious, 

and Macintosh.”
“If you guessed we were looking for our 

friend the APPLE then you were right!” 

“Good job!”
“What did you learn at the 

farmers market today?” 
“We learned that the farmers market 

is a great place to find healthy snacks 

and baked goods, meet friends, 

and listen to music.” 
“What fun we had at
 the farmers market!”
Can you help broccoli 

find his way to the market? 

Start 

Finish
“Hope you had fun 

at the market today.” 
“See you next week.

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Published by:

United States Department of Agriculture

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Agricultural Marketing Service

Transportation and Marketing Programs

Marketing Services Division

December 2005

Reprinted April 2008

USDA Farmers Market Coloring Book created by:

Jessica E. Faust

Velma R. Lakins

Artwork courtesy of Microsoft Clip Art and Media

http://offi ce.microsoft.com/

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