Eat Local Week-Rooftop Garden Tour and Planting Clinic at Selby Gardens

Transition Sarasota is a non-profit organization, of the greater Transition US movement, committed to developing community-driven solutions for our local food system. Our vision is a sustainable, just, and thriving local food system. We proudly serve Sarasota, Manatee Counties and surrounding areas, advocating for local growing, sourcing, and economic benefit.

Community Harvest SRQ

Tour the rooftop garden at Selby Gardens and learn

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota

Eat Local Week 2024

The theme this year is Celebration of Community and Food. Let's come together as a community and celebrate out local farmers and businesses.  Engaging educational events to showcase our region's thriving local food and a farm-to-table dinner.

<blockquote>Operation ECO Vets is a veteran organization offering Healing, Motivating and socialization experiences "Helping Veterans Grow" .Navy veteran Camille Van Sant and Army veteran Dan Zimmerman maintain the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' rooftop edible garden that supports the restaurant below, The Green Orchid. Veterans are benefited by the learning and work involved in producing veggies, herbs and flowers. Camille will be teaching a class on seeding and transplanting covering the timing and needs for successful starters plants. More varieties are available if you grow from seed. And you save money too.BONUS: After the tour, you can dine at The Green Orchid restaurant without having to pay the Selby Gardens entrance fee!Operation ECO Vets also offers a Veterans and Friends Garden Club meeting every 1st Sunday of the month in a welcoming sensory garden for veterans and the community to learn about growing in our area and share camaraderie in gardening. This is one of many events taking place during 2024 Eat Local Week.</blockquote> <a href="https://www.communityharvestsrq.org/elw2024" title="https://www.communityharvestsrq.org/elw2024" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here for a full schedule - We'll see you there!</a>

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