68th Annual North Florida Fair

DATE

FOCUS

TIME

(All times are approximate)

Friday, November 6^th

Your food and your Community

FRESH THE MOVIE

This full-length movie celebrates the farmers, thinkers & business people across America who are re-inventing our food system.

6:30 PM

Saturday, November 7^th

Your food and your Community

Julie Shaffer,
Regional Governor of Slow Food USA

Simple Living, Good Food & Building a Sustainable table.

Sample local cuisine "Tapas" style provided by area chefs in support of Slow Food.

Community food & school gardens

Learn how Tallahassee’ Sakkara Youth Institute uses their organic community garden to enjoy healthy eating.

Bread & Roses Cooperative.
Justin Pogge will talk about the development of an alternative grassroots food cooperative & the new options available to the local community.

2:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:30 PM

Sunday, November 8^th

All things alternative for your home, work and school

Pete Marte is CEO & founder of Hannah Solar, LLC

Pete will be talking about the real benefits of solar energy to our community.

Greening bio-energy… making biodiesel from used vegetable oil.

Jack Simmons owner of Crescent Moon Organic Farm will talk about the need to establish your own energy source & the success of this on-farm project.

Greening your Roof/Green Roof Vegetation

Randell Duggins, FAMU School of Architecture will talk about green roof designs & benefits. Learn how to get started

Smart Water, Sustainable Energy, Lowering Electric Bills, Greening the Landscape… 

Will Sheftall, UF/CES will discuss how we can all tap into a more simple living… with just these tips.

Flooring goes green

Michell Roberts, ABC Flooring will talk about & demonstrate several options for recycled & green flooring. Tile from recycled glass, carpet from corn… 

Sustainable at home & work

The City of Tallahassee will demonstrate how they converted their vehicle(on display all day) to run on electric energy & discuss ways to conserve water, electricity and other natural resources.

2:00 PM

 3:30 PM

 4:30 PM

 6:00 PM

 7:40 PM

 8:00 PM

Monday, November 9^th

Beyond Organics Workshops

Learn how to grow your own food with organic gardening methods provided by Purple Martin Nurseries.

Cooking Organics. Learn the benefits of organic foods during this cooking demonstration sponsored by New Leaf Market & Deli

5:30 PM

 7:30 PM

Tuesday, November 10^th

Greening our Schools

Learn how schools are using their organic community gardening to enrich learning experiences.

Our Garden… success is in the learning… Grassroots Free School

Greening projects… learn about the green cleaning & organic gardening projects at The Magnolia School

 
5:30 PM

6:30 PM

Wednesday, November 11^th

Hands-on Learning Workshops

Learn how to preserve fruits & vegetables, organic gardening with elevated beds & raised beds, how to make your own green cleaning products, how our schools are greening and more.

Preserving the Harvest Workshop. Learn about canning & how to make preserves.
Facilitator: Lue Jolly FAMU/ Family Consumer Science.

Grow your own food Workshop. Learn organic gardening methods. Learn how to build raised beds & elevated beds for you garden.
Facilitator: Pam & Deane Bowling of Backyard Farm

Green Cleaning. Learn how to get rid of mold & mildew. Learn how to make your own cleaning products.
Facilitator: Maureen Rodgers.

Greening our Schools. The Magnolia School students will talk about green environments & using green cleaning products in schools.

1:00 PM

 3:00 PM

5:30 PM

7:15 PM

Thursday, November 12^TH

Hands-on Learning Workshops

How to build a Greenhouse.
Greenhouse will be built on site. Includes greenhouse management, plant propagation.
Facilitator: Trevor Hylton FAMU/CES

Preserving the Harvest Learn how to preserve fruit & vegetables.

Facilitator: Lue Jolly

5:30 PM

7:00 PM

Friday, November 13^th

Greening our Schools

Students talk about the success of their community green school projects.

Pearl Academy Agriculture & Environmental Center, Atlanta will talk about their approach to learning & the success of their wind energy, biodiesel and organic gardening projects.

Recycling. Sakkara Youth Institute will tell us about the success of their recycling & organic gardening project.

Solar Energy. SAIL High School will tell us about their physics class & success of the new Solar Energy Project.

5:30PM

 
7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Saturday, November 14^th

Part 1: Building Healthy Soil & Fall Gardening

Learn how to grow your own food using organic methods. Learn about plant propagation, germination, seed selection, how make you own soil mixture, manage disease, weeks, pest, crop rotation, how to make compost and more.
Farmer Facilitator: Lynn Pugh Georgia Organics.

Part 2: Crescent Moon Organic Farm, 1495 Sopchoppy Trail, Sopchoppy FL - $10/person

1:00-6:00 PM

Sunday, November 15^th

Concurrent Session A or B

Session A

Healthy Living/Green Living.
Dr. Charlene Parrish of Thomasville GA Sweet Basil Health Foods & Wellness Center will talk about how to enhance our Healthy living.

Health Benefits of Honey Bees.

Session B

On-Farm/Building Healthy Soil & Fall Gardening. Farmer Lynn Pugh will show you how to enjoy the benefits of organic gardening & learn how to grow your own food, take soil tests, double digging techniques and more. Includes farm tour.

(Part 2 - Fee $10.00 - Crescent Moon Organic Farm, 1495 Sopchoppy Trail, Sopchoppy)

2:00 PM









4:30 PM

12:00-5:00 PM