Nora, age 8, takes home kid’s baking championship title
On Sunday, September 17, 2023, the Riverview Farmers Market hosted their first ever Kid’s Apple Dessert Baking Contest as part of the annual Fall Harvest Festival. After a fierce (and delicious) competition, local Jersey City Heights resident Nora, age 8, and her Apple Crisp Cookie Cups were crowned the Champions. Nora shared her secret with the contest judges, citing that she tried the recipe multiple times and multiple different ways before settling on the final submission.
![Nora's Apple Crisp Cookie Cups in a to-go tin with her hand-drawn label.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4_jc-harvest-fest-2023-17-1024x683.jpg)
In addition to the baking contest, the Market also hosted several activities to round out the annual Fall Harvest Festival, including:
- Live music from the Zydeco Revelators and The Fuzzy Lemons
- Entertainment from The Bubble Guy and juggler Sean Blue
- A fall-themed photo backdrop and temporary tattoo station
- 50/50 raffle
- And a full lineup of local farms and vendors
![Juggler Sean Blue juggles five neon yellow hoops in front of a fall-themed photo backdrop surrounded by children.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-20-1024x683.jpg)
![A female market patron poses with her leeks and Chinese eggplant.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-22-683x1024.jpg)
![The Zydeco Revelators play in the distant gazebo while market patrons sit in the foreground on hay bales enjoying themselves.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-24-1024x683.jpg)
![A young woman poses in front of a fall-themed photo backdrop with her fluffy white dog.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-25-1024x683.jpg)
![Wiley, the 50/50 raffle winner, proudly shows off his winnings by holding the bills in the air.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-36-683x1024.jpg)
![A family of four sits on the hay bales in front of the fall photo backdrop while another person takes their photo.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-37-1024x683.jpg)
![The Fuzzy Lemons is pictured serenading the market from the gazebo in Riverview Park.](https://cbs60d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jc-harvest-fest-2023-1024x683.jpg)
Photos by: Sam Popp