Canby's Lee Elementary holds Farm to Market Day to encourage kids to eat more produce
By Special to The Oregonian
April 23, 2010, 1:16PM
View full sizeMiguel Martines, a Lee Elementary third-grader, tries a lime for the first time on Farm to Market Day.Words weren't necessary for Miguel Martines to express what he thought about the lime he had sunk his teeth into.The mixture of a scowl and shock on his face let his third-grade friends atLee Elementary School in Canby know exactly what he thought.
"That was really sour," he said as he studied his lunch tray, determining what food to try next. He knew what watermelon and pineapple were. He didn't know the names of the green item with black seeds and a fuzzy brown skin or the light green melon.
"What are these," he said, picking up the kiwi and then the honeydew before trying each.
On April 8, students at Lee Elementary School participated in the Canby School District's annual Farm to Market Day, enjoying a free lunch with a salad bar featuring produce from applesauce to zucchini. Students also
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