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Ramble 2011

Posted in events, location, tagged , on November 9, 2011|

Friday, November 11, 2011 – Sunday, November 13, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Now into its seventh decade, the Ramble is still going strong. The annual festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is billed as the largest plant sale in South Florida, with more than 15,000 plants up for grabs.

And that’s just the tropical ornamentals the Garden is selling. If you’re not into that, there will be plants for your vegetable garden too. Bee Heaven Farm will be in the Greenmarket area again this year with lots of heirloom tomato seedlings — and avocados, honey, herbs, luffas and other goodies. Yes, there’s plenty of seedlings left, so if you missed getting some at the Edible Garden Festival, now is your chance. Come visit and join the fun!

Location:

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables FL 33156

Admission: Free for Fairchild Members and children 5 and under.
Non-members: $25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and up and $12 for children 6-17.

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Homestead Al Gusto

Posted in agritourism, events, farmer/grower, food, location, locavore, tagged on November 4, 2011| 1 Comment »

Saturday, November 5, 2011
6:00 -11:00 pm

Losner Park
104 N. Krome Ave.
Homestead FL 

A brand new local food festival launches tonight in the heart of historic Homestead. Called Homestead Al Gusto, the event is the brainchild of Adri Garcia, executive chef of Greenrocks Foods. She brings together a number of different elements of the local food scene to this free, family friendly fest.

Participating at the event: the Food Truck Invasion, local farmers and food artisans, a Children’s Corner presented by Atala Montessori School with lots of fun kid’s activities, live music, and a Chef’s tent where Chef Adri Garcia and friends will give cooking demos.

To add to the excitement, chefs from the Food Truck Invasion will compete for best in show in a Chef’s Challenge issued by local farmers in Homestead. (And farmers are a tough crowd to please!) The chefs will pick up a basket of local produce containing in season vegetables and herbs from Redland, and make a dish using their particular style of cooking. The results will be judged and a prize will be awarded.

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