Florida Heritage Foods

Free Workshops for Farmers and Educators
2024-08-23 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Santa Fe College Blount Hall, 401 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Florida Heritage Foods will hold free workshops in a day long program Friday, August 23, 2024, at Santa Fe College’s Blount Hall in downtown Gainesville. The program is designed to increase access and expand opportunities for small farmers, farmers markets and food educators.
The keynote speaker is Jennifer Taylor of Florida A&M University, who will present various growing initiatives and sustainable farming resources throughout Florida.
Learn more and register here.

Sustainability Festival
2024-04-20 08:30 - 12:00 | Alachua County Farmers Market, 5920 NW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, United States
Help us celebrate Earth Day and food sustainability! Learn how to grow a variety of Florida heritage
crops and prepare delicious, nutritionally dense meals. Pick up new multicultural recipes and sample
food from local chefs. Enjoy this family-friendly event with music, children’s activities, and
a variety of local vendors.
Activities:

Children’s Activities
Live Music by The Wire Birds
Cooking demonstrations
Local Arts and Crafts Vendors
Tips from UF IFAS Extension Agents

Symposium: Linking Local Food and Local Culture
2024-01-23 16:00 - 19:30 | Santa Fe College Blount Hall, 401 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Food is an excellent way to connect with neighbors, build community, and explore the multicultural richness of our region. We invite you to join us at Blount Hall for this symposium, “Linking Local Food and Local Culture.” We will hear presentations from various community members and learn how they have improved access to locally-grown food and helped organize inclusive and multicultural food events at local farms and farmers markets.

Crops and Colors Festival
2023-12-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Grow Hub, 900 NE 8th Ave,, 32609, United States
Join us for a celebration of Florida’s heritage crops, art, and culture. Learn how to grow and cook
nutritionally dense, locally-grown crops. Learn new recipes and cooking techniques. Buy crops
grown by local farmers. Join UF IFAS extension agents to learn tips on how to grow these crops
in your own backyard or farm. Discover the rich culture and history of Florida heritage crops.
Activities:
• U-Pick Activities
• Farmer and Vendor Sales
• Seed and Plant Sales
• Cooking Demonstrations
• Multicultural Food Vendors
• Food, Culture, and Storytelling
• Interactive Workshops
• Children’s Activities
• Art Activities for the Family
• Artwork Sale
• Live Music and Entertainment

World Food Festival
2023-05-08 16:00 - 20:00 | Grove Street Farmers Market, 1001 NW 4th St., Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Explore cultures and food from around the world as we highlight a variety of Florida heritage crops.
Connect with farmers, gardeners, subject matter experts and local chefs while enjoying a diversity
of music at different locations.
Activities:
• 80+ Vendors
• Fresh Produce Sale
• Live Entertainment
• Cultural Engagements
• Garden Tours
• World Food Samples
• Cooking Demonstrations
• Children’s activities

worLd food festival
host farmers market
Grove Street Farmers Market
Next to Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
1001 NW 4th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Date and time
May 8, 2023
4:00 – 7:00 PM

event description
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meet the farmer
Grove Street Farmers Market was founded out of a genuine love for community, food that is fresh, healthy and authentic. Farm fresh eggs, organic fruits and vegetables, free-range beef and chicken, honey,
cow and goat milks and cheeses, organic coffee, and artisan crafted foods and products.

Roots and Herbs Festival at Haile Farmers Market
2023-04-08 08:30 - 12:00 | Haile Farmers Market, 5213 SW 91st Ter., Gainesville, FL, United States
Join us for a celebration of Florida heritage crops!
Activities:
• Farmers and Vendor Sales
• Cooking Demos
• Medicinal Uses of Roots and Herbs
• Herbs as Pollinators
• Live Entertainment
• Children’s Activities
• Tips on Growing Herbs and Roots
Commitment to Equal Access and Equal Opportunity: Santa Fe College is committed to an environment that embraces diversity, respects the rights of all individuals, is open and accessible, and is free of harassment and discrimination. For more information, visit sfcollege.edu/eaeo or contact equity.offi cer@sfcollege.edu. MC 10-2022
5213 SW 91st Ter., Gainesville, FL

Saving Seeds from Your Florida Garden
2023-04-04 14:00 - 15:00 | FL
Place: Building P Room 131
Melissa DeSa
Co-founder of Working Food and SeedEO
Seed saving is fun, rewarding and empowering! Learn the basics of how to save the very best seed from your garden, along with some fun stories about local crops and the people that grow them. We’ll learn about the plants that go to seed in our climate, how to avoid cross-pollination, when the seeds are ready for harvest, how to gather and process, and the best ways to store them.

Commitment to Equal Access and Equal Opportunity: Santa Fe College is committed to an environment that embraces diversity, respects the rights of all individuals, is open and accessible, and is free of harassment and discrimination. For more information, visit sfcollege.edu/eaeo or contact equity.officer@sfcollege.edu. MC 3-2023

Farmworker, Food Justice and Food Sovereignty Presentation
2023-03-27 14:00 - 15:30 | FL
Room S-329
Dr. Nezahualcoyotl Xiuhtecutli
General Coordinator of Farmworker Association of Florida
Our agricultural system has traditionally relied on imported labor and an extractive production system that treats workers, land, and animals as expendable resources.
Food justice addresses some of the inequities food workers face from our current food production system. Food sovereignty offers a solution to redress those inequities by turning into a culturally appropriate, community-centered food production system.
Commitment to Equal Access and Equal Opportunity: Santa Fe College is committed to an environment that embraces diversity, respects the rights of all individuals, is open and accessible, and is free of harassment and discrimination. For more information, visit sfcollege.edu/eaeo or contact equity.offi cer@sfcollege.edu. MC 3-2023
SF College Northwest Campus

Sacred Foods Festival
2022-12-12 16:00 - 19:00 | Grove Street Farmers Market, 1001 NW 4th St., Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Sacred Foods Festival registration

2022 Symposium
2022-12-02 | Santa Fe College Blount Hall, 401 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Opportunities and Benefits of Heritage Foods Symposium registration

Roselle Festival
2022-10-29 14:00 - 18:00 | Frog Song Organics, 4317 NE US Hwy 301, Hawthorne, 32640, United States
Roselle Festival at Frog Song Organics located at 4317 US-301, Hawthorne from 2-6pm
