Kane’s Family Farm Avocados and Lola’s Ice Cream to be Featured this Sunday at Great Park Farmers Market

April 29, 2011 – IRVINE, California – There’s a lot going this Sunday May 1st at the Great Park Farmers Market, and it’s all about getting good food and supporting a great cause.

The Great Park Farmers Market welcomes the Kane Family Farm from La Habra Heights who will debut their fresh, hand-picked Haas and Bacon variety avocados. The Kane Family Farm joins the line-up of other farm vendors showcasing their locally-grown fruits and vegetables.

For dessert, enjoy a fresh scoop of Lola’s Ice Cream, featuring a full range of delicious flavors to tempt your palate.

The Great Park Farmers Market also introduces a creative way to benefit local schools. This Sunday, when you purchase a $10 meal from one of our many specialty gourmet food trucks, $2 will be donated to the Irvine Public Schools Foundation, which provides financial support and enrichment programs for the students of the Irvine Unified School District.

As always, there is fun for the whole family. On the grass, kids can enjoy children’s book readings from a selected Irvine Public School principal at noon. The popular Surfliners Band will perform surf music. Poets Gabriella Miotto and Brendan Constantine will give poetry readings throughout the day.

The Orange County Great Park is open Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Great Park Farmers Market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. For more information, go to www.ocgp.org.

About the Great Park
The Orange County Great Park, with its 1,347-acre master plan, is the focal point of the redevelopment of the publicly-owned portion of the 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The Great Park is currently 27.5 acres and includes an iconic tethered helium balloon that rises 400 feet in the air, providing an aerial view of Park development. A $70 million development plan to expand the Park to more than 200 acres is currently underway. The plan will build out a core section of the Park for the most immediate and wide-ranging public benefit, including the initial components of the sports park, a 114-acre agricultural area, and an art and culture exhibition space. For more information, please go to www.ocgp.org

Press Contact:
Jenn Starnes
Public Information Officer
Orange County Great Park Corporation
(949) 724-6574