Empty Bowls at the Farmers' Market

Every year, I shop for Empty Bowls at the Downtown Farmers' Market of Fort Pierce, this year held on Saturday, March 31, 2012. Can you guess who's next to me? That's right, Debbie Hawley, St. Lucie County School Board member.

Empty Bowls is one of my favorite special events at the Market. Art students create and decorate bowls, and sell them at the Market, with proceeds going to the Treasure Coast Food Bank to feed the hungry. Culinary arts students prepare soup for patrons who purchase bowls. The soups this year included breakfast soup, clam and corn chowder and carrot and ginger soup. Lots of fresh faces appear at the Market on Empty Bowls Day, including students, teachers and their parents. I love Empty Bowls Day! Thank you students and teachers for this great event.