The annual WorkAbility Farmers Market will return with food and crafts made by special education students this week.
The annual event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the San Joaquin County Office of Education, Wentworth Education Center, solar parking lot at 2707 Transworld Drive in Stockton.
The parking lot will transform into a small farmers market on Thursday, April 23.
“Students in special education programs across San Joaquin County will sell produce and plants grown in school gardens, as well as crafts made in the classroom,” a news release states. “All are welcome to shop and meet the student crafters and gardeners behind the items on display.”
The farmers market will be cash-only, according to organizers.
Last year, some of the students and educators sold homemade dog treats, glass drinking cups with lids and straws, spring tote bags and much more.
According to the news release, the farmers market is sponsored by the WorkAbility I program through the San Joaquin County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), part of the San Joaquin County Office of Education.
“WorkAbility I is a state program that provides students ages 12 to 22 vocational services and places students 16 and older in paid positions with local employers,” the news release states. “The high school students and young adults participating in the Farmers Market learn valuable skills preparing products for sale and interacting with customers.”
To learn more about the San Joaquin County Office of Education, visit sjcoe.org.
Record reporter Angelaydet Rocha covers business and community news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelaydetRocha. To support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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