Come see what’s cooking at Fairchild during our celebration of fresh foods and the gorgeous gardens they grow in on Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25. Gather new tips and recipes from our popular culinary demonstrations taught by local chefs using local products. Go green at our farmers’ market where local growers showcase the best fruits, vegetables and herbs available in South Florida. Meet your favorite food blogger in the Garden House. On Sunday, children will enjoy hands-on activities and special culinary programs just for kids. Invite your whole family to come out and learn how to cook and enjoy food that is fresh and in season!
Check out Saturday’s and Sunday’s schedule below:
Saturday, April 24
Cooking Demos:
11:00 a.m. Robert Barnum, Possum Trot- Betel leaf Tempura with Coconut Crab Sauce
12:30 p.m. Eleanoh Hoh, – Wok Star Makes Dinner Fresh and Simple
2:00 p.m. Laura Lafata, La Diva Cucina- TBA
3:30 p.m. Elizabeth Barlow, Canyon Ranch- TBA
Lectures:
10:00 a.m. Carolyne Coppolo, Redland Herb Farm- Keep Your Garden Going Over the Summer
11:00 a.m. Margie Pikarsky, Bee Heaven Farms- Preserving Your Harvest: Drying, Preserves, Fermentation and Kombucha
12:00 p.m. Gabriele Mariewski, Paradise Farms- Local Mushrooms in South Florida
1:00 p.m. James Jiler- Doing Time in the Garden, book signing to follow
2:00 p.m. Noris Ledesma, FTBG Curator of Tropical Fruit, Sustainable Living at the Fairchild Farm
3:00 p.m. Lisa Kominsky and Bryan Fleuch, UF Sea Grant- Know Your Seafood: Seafood Safety and Sustainability Workshop
Panels:
1:00 p.m. “Time for Lunch”- Healthy School Lunches
Ken Lyon, Adri Garcia, Penny Parham, Erin Healy
Moderator- Donna Reno
Kids Demos: Chickee Hut
11:00 a.m. Cristina Stalstrom and Alicia Toledo, Kid Cuisine
Sunday, April 25
Cooking Demos
11:00 a.m. Cristina Archila, Raw Food Artist, TBA
1:00 p.m. Ingrid Hoffman, Food Network Host and author, Cooking with Homegrown Latin Veggies
2:00 p.m. Dr. Paul Gannon, TBA
Lectures:
10:00 a.m. Marcus Thomson, Earth n Us, Permaculture for South Florida
11:00 a.m. Dr. Richard Campbell, FTBG Senior Curator of Tropical Fruit, Sustainable Gardening in South Florida
1:00 p.m. Pecha Kucha Miami, Artists and Innovators: Vertical Gardens and more
2:00 p.m. Ben Thacker, Gardens of Troy- Empowering Miami‘s Inner-city Teens by Growing Food
Panels: Classroom A
10:30 a.m. Funding for Green Projects, Colleen, Human Services Coalition, Luigi Ferrer-Prideline Youth Services, Mario Yanez-Earth Learning
12:30 p.m. Community Gardens
Kids Demos: Chickee Hut
12:00 p.m. Cristina Stalstrom and Alicia Toledo, Kid Cuisine
Vendors Include:
Burr’s Berry Farm, Redland Organics, Redland Herb farm, spices and teas from World Flavors, Soy Candles + Sugar scrubs, honey from Bees N the Keys, fruit jams and jellies from Jacquie’s Jamming, Venezuelan mini sweet peppers from Florida Sweet Pepper, and so many more!
About Fairchild
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. It is one of the premier conservation and education-based gardens in the world and a recognized international leader in both Florida and international conservation. Currently Fairchild has field programs in over 20 countries including support to protected areas in Madagascar and Africa and botanic garden development and renovation projects in South and Central America, the Caribbean and Middle East. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden houses palm and cycad collections that are nationally recognized by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), has the world’s greatest living collection of palms and cycads; an education program reaching more than 52,000 school children per year; hosts popular events like the International Chocolate Festival, International Mango Festival and International Orchid Festival, the Ramble, concerts, affiliated plant society shows and sales and more; and, is a not-for-profit organization relying on the support of its 45,000 members and benefactors. Fairchild hosts major art events such as Yayoi Kusama at Fairchild this year, Mark di Suvero, Fernando Botero, Dale Chihuly and Kris Martin at Fairchild in 2008, Botero, Lichtenstein and Chihuly at Fairchild in 2007 and Chihuly at Fairchild in 2005 and 2006. Fairchild is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida 33156, just a thirty minute drive from South Beach. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for children 6-17 and free to children 5 and under and Fairchild members. For more information, please visit us at www.fairchildgarden.org and on Facebook and Twitter.