Sustainable CAPE Programs
F&VRx – Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program
In conjunction with Outer Cape Health, Sustainable CAPE has created an innovative program in which doctors write “fruit & veg prescriptions” to patients at risk of chronic disease on Cape Cod. Participants exchange their prescriptions for weekly produce throughout the summer. Free cooking and nutrition classes with our partner Delicious Living Nutrition facilitate a community of sharing ideas for dynamic and healthful meals. Patient biometrics are documented, measuring how increased access to fruits and vegetables can impact health. Contact us to find out about participating this this year’s F&VRx Program!
Farmers’ Market Coalition
The Sustainable CAPE Farmers’ Market Coalition links Cape Cod Farmers Markets, sharing best practices and expertise as well as offering educational materials. We support markets in getting nutrition incentive programs up and running so all socioeconomic groups benefit from increased access to local food. We make these programs easier for market managers, vendors and customers alike. The coalition also jointly promotes Cape Cod markets offering Fruit & Vegetable Incentive Programs. Read More…
Truro Agricultural Fair
Sunday of Labor Day Weekend
Celebrating agriculture, aquaculture, fishing and farming, the Truro Agricultural Fair offers a delicious variety of locally harvested foods from land and sea. The fair encourages a deeper appreciation of the traditional harvesting industries taking place on Cape Cod today. It showcases the Cape’s history, the foods currently grown and harvested, and connects the health of our local food system to our physical health, environment and future. Read more…
Truro Educational Farmers’ Market
Mondays, June through August
The Truro Farmers’ Market mission is to celebrate local food and educate the community about the many benefits of eating locally to our health and the environment. Market-goers can choose from wide range of products, from vegetables to lobsters to baked treats, and more – all grown, raised, caught or produced in Barnstable County – while enjoying live music, perusing education and art tables, and learning about where our food comes from. Read more…
Ptown Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, Late May through October
The Ptown Farmers’ Market mission is to celebrate local food and educate the community about the many benefits of eating locally to our health and the environment. Market-goers can choose from wide range of products, from vegetables to lobsters to baked treats, and more while enjoying the heart of Provincetown and learning about where our food comes from. Read more…
Truro Children’s Community Garden
Sustainable CAPE’s Children’s Community Garden grows year-round organic produce with participating K-6 elementary school children. Children plant, cultivate, eat (and enjoy!) local fruits and vegetables – resulting in improved health and a formative early connection to agriculture. The young gardeners also deliver excess produce to their local school for the School Lunch Program. Read More…
Farmer-in-the-School Program
Sustainable CAPE works with all seven elementary school from Brewster through Provincetown, teaching over 1,200 children about the benefits of growing and eating local food. We have developed an innovative model: we hire a farmer/educator to work with students, specifically linking school gardens to the classroom curriculum, a school nurse’s health & wellness curriculum, and the school lunch/snack program. Read More…
Growing Community: Harvester Highlights
Sustainable CAPE supports Cape Cod farms by purchasing produce in bulk from different growers and featuring their produce and business in our Harvester Highlight video and newsletter series. We are excited to continue this program of supporting our Cape Cod growers in the off season and encouraging more winter production for our community while sharing the bounty & info on food access at farmers markets with our community and neighboring Soup Kitchens. Together we all enjoy the Cape’s seasonal harvest! See more…