Article: Fun among the foods.

Byline: Matt Christensen

Aug. 30--TWIN FALLS --School starts this week, and that's a good thing in the mind of 11-year-old Valaine Hoadley. It means no more 7 a.m. weeding sessions at the College of Southern Idaho's community gardens, where she and her mother, Lori, grow 15,000 gladioluses for sale at the Twin Falls Farmers' Market. Valaine will, however, continue to rise early and work Saturdays until the market closes later this fall --as will about a half-dozen other children who help at their parents' booths. A summer of labor in the garden and salesmanship in the booth teaches farmers' market children three things: It takes hours of hard work to ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!