When: Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Come see what's cooking at Fairchild during our annual celebration of local foods and the gorgeous gardens they grow in, then take home spectacular plants from our 31st Annual Spring Plant Sale.   

• Gather new tips and recipes from our popular culinary demonstrations taught by local chefs using local produce.
• Shop our farmers' market! Local growers showcase the best fruits, vegetables and herbs available in South Florida.
• Hear lectures on growing your own edible garden, sustainability, horticultural therapy and more!
• Shop vendors selling plants adapted to South Florida, including plants from Fairchild's own nursery.

Schedule of Events 

Saturday, April 24  

COOKING DEMOS:   Whole Foods market Culinary tent

11:00 a.m.         Robert Barnum, Possum Trot Fruit Nursery
                            Betel leaf Tempura with Coconut Crab Sauce

12:30 p.m.         Eleanoh Hoh, Wok Star
                            Wok Star Makes Dinner Fresh and Simple

2:00 p.m.           Laura Lafata, La Diva Cucina
                            Sautéed radishes & their tops over bow tie pasta
                            with Smoked Chicken Apple Sausage

3:30 p.m.           Chef Elizabeth Barlow, Canyon Ranch
                            Tropical Caesar with Banana Nut
                            Bread Croutons

LECTURES:     Garden House

10:00 a.m.         Carolyne Coppolo, Redland Herb Farm
                            Keep Your Garden Growing 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, author of 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 Krimsky and Brian Fleuch, UF Sea Grant
                            Know Your Seafood: Seafood Safety 
                            and Sustainability Workshop         

PANELS:          Classroom A, Corbin Building

11:00 a.m.        How did your garden grow?
                           Q&A with Leatrice Linden                       

1:00 p.m.           “Time for Lunch”- Slow Food panel on 
                            Healthy School Lunches
                            Panelists: Ken Lyon, Fratelli Lyon restaurant;
                            Adri Garcia; Penny Parham, Department of Food
                            and Nutrition, Miami-Dade County Public
                            Schools;  Delia Zepeda, St. Stephens Episcopal
                            Day School, Erin Healy; Moderator-
                            Donna Reno, Slow Food

3:00 p.m.          Local Food in Miami: Where we are headed,
                           a discussion with Miami food bloggers
                           Panelists: Trina Sargalski, Miamidish; Bill 
                           Jacobs, Tinkering with Dinner; Ellen Kanner,
                           Edgy Veggie; Caroline Hatchett,
                           Occasional Omnivore; Moderator - 
                           Paula Nino, Mango & Lime

KIDS DEMOS:  Chickee Hut

11:00 a.m.         Kid Cuisine
                            Chefs Christina Staalstrom and Alicia Toledo
                            teach kids to cook!

12:00 p.m.        Composting for kids with worms

2:00 p.m.           Composting for kids with worms

All day                Food and garden crafts and face painting

 MUSIC:             Southern Shores, 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
                            UM Jazz Quintet, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

 
Sunday, April 25 

COOKING DEMOS:  Whole Foods market Culinary tent

11:00 a.m.         Cristina Archila, Raw Food Artist 
                            Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce

1:00 p.m.           Ingrid Hoffmann, Food Network Host and author
                            Mango and Papaya - Easy to Grow
                            and Simply Delicioso

2:00 p.m.           Dr. Paul Gannon
                            Honey Glazed Mahi Mahi with Plantain
                            Salsa and a Fruity Sprout Salad  

LECTURES:      Garden House

10:00 a.m.         Marcus Thomson, Earth-n-Us Farm
                            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      
                            Pecha Kucha Gardenovation:
                            Returning to Your Nature.
                            A presentation featuring landscape architects,
                            garden innovators, and inspired artists.

2:00 p.m.           Ben Thacker, Gardens of Troy
                            Empowering Miami's Inner-city
                            Teens by Growing Food

3:00 p.m.          Sustainable Seafood
                           A discussion with David Carter, NOAA,  
                           with cooking demonstrations by David Bracha, 
                           River Oyster Bar and Sean Bernal,
                           Oceanaire Seafood Room 

 PANELS:      Classroom A, Corbin Building

10:30 a.m.        Funding for Green Projects
                           Panelists: Colleen Perdue, Human Services
                           Coalition; Luigi Ferrer; Pridelines Youth
                           Services; Mario Yanez, Earth Learning; Linda
                           Schotthoefer, Center On Nonprofit
                           Effectiveness (C-One),  powered by
                           Hands On Miami

12:30 p.m.        Community Gardening 
                            Dr. Marvin Dunn, Roots in the City urban farm;
                           CC Holloman, Legacy Initiatives/Roots of the
                           Grove Garden; Andres Mejides, MDC organic
                           gardening instructor and farmer; Alison Walker, 
                           Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

 KIDS DEMOS:    Chickee Hut

12:00 p.m.         Kid Cuisine
                            Chefs Christina Staalstrom and Alicia Toledo
                            teach kids to cook!

1:00 p.m.           Composting for kids with worms

2:00 p.m.           Pizza for Your Garden,
                            Lori Moldovan

3:00 p.m.           Composting for kids with worms

All day                Food and garden crafts and face painting

 MUSIC:              Steve Brickman Group, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
                            New River Boys, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

Download the full program and map

Download a coupon good for $5 off admission of the Food and Garden Festival

Admission: Free to Fairchild members and children 5 and under. Non-members: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65 and up and $10 for children 6-17.

Don't miss our next festival, the 18th Annual International Mango Festival, featuring the mangos of India, July 10 and 11.