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Eastport Elementary Students Host First 'Pay What You Can' Farmers Market To Benefit Veterans

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Easport Elementary's farm. CHRIS PERAINO

Easport Elementary's farm. CHRIS PERAINO

Corn stalks in Eastport Elementary's farm. CHRIS PERAINO

Corn stalks in Eastport Elementary's farm. CHRIS PERAINO

Garden beds in Eastport Elementary's farm. CHRIS PERAINO

Garden beds in Eastport Elementary's farm. CHRIS PERAINO

Tomatoes picked from Eastport Elementary's farm just prior to its Saturday farmer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Tomatoes picked from Eastport Elementary's farm just prior to its Saturday farmer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Easport Elementary students fill bags with produce from their school's farm at Saturday's famer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Easport Elementary students fill bags with produce from their school's farm at Saturday's famer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Veggies at Eastport Elementary's farmer's market on Saturday. CHRIS PERAINO

Veggies at Eastport Elementary's farmer's market on Saturday. CHRIS PERAINO

Fourth-grader Chase Vinch, right in red, and third-grader Abigail Law, center in blue, fill bags with produce from their school's farm alongside Easport Elementary students at Saturday's famer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Fourth-grader Chase Vinch, right in red, and third-grader Abigail Law, center in blue, fill bags with produce from their school's farm alongside Easport Elementary students at Saturday's famer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Third-grader Abigail Law, right, fills bags with produce from her school's farm at Saturday's famer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Third-grader Abigail Law, right, fills bags with produce from her school's farm at Saturday's famer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

A sign outside Eastport Elementary. CHRIS PERAINO

A sign outside Eastport Elementary. CHRIS PERAINO

Easport Elementary students fill bags with produce from their school's farm at Satur

Easport Elementary students fill bags with produce from their school's farm at Satur

Corn picked from Eastport Elementary's farm and sold at Saturday's farmer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

Corn picked from Eastport Elementary's farm and sold at Saturday's farmer's market. CHRIS PERAINO

authorJoseph Shaw, Executive Editor on Sep 12, 2017
Eastport Elementary School students hosted their inaugural “Pay What You Can” Farmers Market on Saturday, bagging more than 450 pounds of recently harvested vegetables from their school garden and raising... more

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