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Roots & Herbs Festival
Come out and experience this unique farmers market; linking local food to local cultures.
When and where
Date and time
Saturday, April 8 · 8:30am - 12pm EDT
Location
Haile Farmers Market 5213 Southwest 91st Terrace Gainesville, FL 32608
About this event
- 3 hours 30 minutes
Come to experience various cultures through food, songs, and conversations special to this event date. Attendees can expect to experience a unique farmers market with cultural entertainment, cooking conversations/demonstrations and samples, educational information, children's engagements, workshops, food, activities, face painting and so much more.
Special event day cultural booths:
Florida Heritage Foods
Africa Unique
- Grocery items
- Authentic clothes and fashion show
Alliance Française de Gainesville
- Performance/choir of folk songs in French/Francophone
- Samples of French food
Devi Temple of Florida
- Cultural connection to medical uses of crops
- Demonstration of food uses and recipes
École Française
- French Fun Food & foreign languages
- Demo and samples of à la crème aux fines herbs
Las Americas Bakery
- Bakery items
- Yucca as a staple item
Ukraine Booth with Ukrainian club @ UF and SF College student volunteers
- limited number or flower crowns at the maker space ranging from $16+
- Decorative cookies $6
- Preorder and on-site bread sales with UF Ukraine Club (see info. & link below)
- Free Ukraine activities and face painting
Check out the grant website for other events, symposiums, and the grant project efforts at http://floridaheritagefoods.com/
**Be sure to check back to register for workshops RSVP and to see the event details with times for performances and supporting activities.
Flower Crown Maker Space Limited #. Decorative cookie sales, Free Paskas activities and facepaint.
Ukraine vendor booth will be located at SW 91st Terr. and SW 52nd Lane. :) Cash preferred. Vendor sales goes towards raining money for Ukraine support.
The Paska, a traditional Easter bread, is a staple in every Ukrainian family during the Easter holiday. Taste this delicious dessert bread while supporting Ukraine! We have covered the cost of materials so that 100% of the money you pay funds medications for a mobile medical unit in Ukraine!
PASKA pre order due April 4th. (limited bread on site)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc82ah4wdgxzaumT9QOE4pzP4AooHPeTEVw-PSqRgTKoRfzlA/viewform