Learn About the Agrarian Life at GROW!

GROWHave you ever dreamed or romanticized about working your own farm? Come see what it is like at the FREE documentary showing of GROW! at 2:30pm on Saturday, May 4th, and learn about the growing movement of young people who are leaving the cities to take up an agrarian life.

GROW! takes a look at this new generation of farmers through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 passionate, idealistic and fiercely independent young growers.

The City of Winter Garden is also in the process of creating their very own learning farm at the Tucker Ranch. Find out more about their project at the film!

Film Showing at Winter Garden City Hall: 300 West Plant Street Winter Garden, Fl 34787

Mark your Calendars!

_DSC9145The second annual Winter Garden Harvest Festival is set for Saturday, May 4th. Bring your family and friends to celebrate the good food movement with Central Florida’s farmers and food artisans!

From 9:00am – 2:00pm, a producer-only market will pop up at the intersection of South Lakeview Ave. and Tremaine St. in Winter Garden’s downtown historic district. Discover all that Central Florida’s harvest has to offer with over 60 local food purveyors, gardening workshops, cooking and homesteading demonstrations, live music, kids activities, and more!

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In the afternoon, explore the town’s farming history at the Winter Garden Heritage Museum. Or, cool off indoors and learn about the city’s modern connection to local food with several events we have planned within walking distance from the festival.

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In the evening, experience an unforgettable Farm-to-Table dinner, set in Winter Garden’s beautiful downtown pavilion. The ticketed dinner will highlight West Orange County’s chefs, local & seasonal farm-fresh ingredients, and some of Central Florida’s best micro brews and spirits.

Inaugural Winter Garden Harvest Festival! “Where Good Things Grow”

A Local Folkus LLC, producers of the Winter Park Harvest Festival, are partnering with the City of Winter Garden and Slow Food Orlando to produce the first Winter Garden Harvest Festival on May 5, 2012 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. This outdoor festival will celebrate farm to table living, highlighting local farmers, artisans, food purveyors, and other important stakeholders in the region.

The festival will be held in downtown Winter Garden, adjacent to the city’s existing farmers market. With the aim of encouraging Central Florida’s local economy, every aspect of the Festival will be sourced locally, from promotion and marketing to entertainment and, of course, vending. By showcasing West Orange County’s local producers at a Farmers Market and a Farm To Table Dinner, the festival will contribute to Winter Garden’s charming sense of community, and support the food and farming culture that is such a defining characteristic of the city’s heritage.