WHAT
Portland Farmers Market invites families to the 10th annual Great Pumpkin Event on October 31st at the Saturday PSU Market. This Halloween harvest celebration will be filled with fun for the entire family. No tricks, just treats. Enjoy a pumpkin carving contest, a children’s costume parade through the market, live entertainment, two cooking demonstrations from local chefs, and more! Children’s activities provided from 9:00am-2:00pm courtesy of Market partner Playworks.

WHO

• Ann Forsthoefel, executive director of Portland Farmers Market
• Anna Curtin, education and events manager for Portland Farmers Market
• Local children from the North/Northeast neighborhoods surrounding market

WHEN
9 am – 2 pm
Saturday, October 31, 2009

WHERE
Saturday PSU Market
South Park Blocks at Portland State University (SW Park between Harrison and Montgomery)

CONTACT
Deborah Pleva, deb@leeweinstein.biz, (503) 250-4750

SPONSORS
Portland Farmers Market is generously supported by community partners West Coast Bank and Mix.

About Portland Farmers Market
Founded in 1992, Portland Farmers Market, a nonprofit 501(c)6, brings the best of the country to the heart of the city by supporting the region’s farmers and creating vibrant urban marketplaces where growers and consumers come together. This nonprofit’s staff of four full-time and four part-time employees aims to grow, nourish and inspire the community by staging weekly markets in five different locations throughout the Portland area from March until December. In addition to managing the markets, Portland Farmers Market has been an early leader in Portland’s sustainability movement and has served as an incubator for small businesses. With more than 250 vendors from Oregon and Washington – including farms, bakeries, nurseries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers and specialty food producers – Portland Farmers Market is a true showplace of Northwest agriculture. www.portlandfarmersmarket.org.