To-Do List: Taste Of South Florida
If your Saturday is free, you might want to check out the Taste of South Florida in Pompano Beach, which will spotlight local farms:
The show has sparked an outpouring of interest from its 4,000 members, who include farmers, ranchers and plant nursery owners. The 50 spots reserved for vendors quickly filled and there is a waiting list, Segal said.Coffee beans? Seriously? That's kind of cool. We never knew they were grown in Florida. If you've got a few locally-grown ingredients on hand, you might want to enter the cooking contest. Make an appetizer, entree, dessert or beverage; the only requirement is that at least one ingredient be grown or produced in South Florida."I expected to have 20," he said. "It's very surprising. We're trying to create more space."
Coffee beans, cheese, vegetables, fruits, fish and native plants are among the items to be sold at an open market. The festival also will highlight green lifestyles, with landscaping lectures by university professors, booths staffed by environmental groups and displays by companies offering alternative forms of energy such as biofuels.
The event, at the Pompano Citi Centre (1955 N Federal Hwy in Pompano Beach) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., is free.
Pompano site for Taste of South Florida [Sun-Sentinel]
Taste of South Florida [Official Site]
