On Sunday, September 27, a group of kids from Beverly Hills Heart Helpers 4-H Club will sell their own produce from the Greystone Mansion Demonstration Garden at the Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., making this the first true locally grown Beverly Hills produce ever sold at the Farmers’ Market.
Under the direction of lead volunteer Barbara Linder, the Heart Helpers 4-H Club kids developed, planted, cultivated and maintained the Demonstration Garden at Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion and Gardens with the intention to sell the produce at the Farmers’ Market. “They worked many hours over six months to ensure the produce was worthy of selling at the market,” said Barbara Linder. After going through the process of agriculture inspections and licensing, the State of California Department of Food and Agriculture awarded the Demonstration Garden producers with a Certified Producer’s Certificate,
allowing sale of their produce at the Farmers’ Market.
The produce from the Demonstration Garden that will be sold by the 4-H Club kids includes winter squash, popcorn on the cob, pomegranates, garden-grown herbal sachets, dried hot peppers, baked garden-grown apple chips, kumquat and mulberry preserves and syrups. They will sell home-made
The Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market is a weekly outdoor certified market and has been a community meeting place for over 21 years. Every Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., extraordinary farmers and food purveyors provide the finest California-grown, fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables, juices, breads, specialty items and more. The Market is located at the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive, between Third Street and Santa Monica Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available in the Civic Center Parking garage located off of Rexford Drive.
