Free school supplies for students in elementary, middle, and high school will be available at the Alderson Community Market on Tuesday, Aug. 3, sponsored by Read-A-Loud West Virginia and Elizabeth Spangler. The market is open 3 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday through October, in the parking lot of the Alderson Visitor Center. However, the free school supplies will only be distributed Aug. 3.
Every Tuesday children are invited to Carrot Club at the Alderson Community Market where they can try a bite of a fresh fruit or vegetable, enjoy a fun physical activity, and earn four Carrot Club Dollars ($4) to spend at the market for local vegetables or fruit. Carrot Club is made possible through a grant from the Greenbrier County Health Alliance.
All of summer’s bounty is coming to the market – tomatoes, berries, onions, salad greens, cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, summer squash and so much more. Shoppers are often surprised their local produce will stay fresh in the refrigerator much longer than supermarket produce. Alderson Community Market is well known for home-made bakery products from Kountry Krust Bakery, an Amish enterprise in Monroe County, and Fruits of Labor, a culinary training center in Rainelle. Soon, Fruits of Labor will open a café and bakery in the Alderson Visitor Center.
