We’re excited to invite you to the upcoming Rising Gardens Community Market this Sunday, May 18.
Where: 231 E Drake Ave, Auburn AL When: 1 – 5 pm
Come and enjoy homegrown produce, unique items from local vendors, delicious food and fun activities for all ages!
MARKET ACTIVITIES:
1. LOCAL VENDORS selling locally sourced and sustainably grown produce, honey, prepared food and drink, jewelry, and MORE! .
*We are now offering Double Up Food Bucks with SNAP/EBT purchases. Please take a look at the attached flyer to learn how to use SNAP/EBT at our market.
I will send out a list of produce and prepared food offerings for sale in the market later this week.
2. Live Music
Aether Solaris at 1:15 pm
Enjoy a live musical performance filled with soulful melodies woven with folk, jazz, and R&B influences by Aether Solaris, a wonderful singer-songwriter from Tuskegee, Alabama.
3. Environmental Education Activity
– “Poisonous Native Plants and their Natural Remedies” by Tia Gonzales at 2:30 pm
Interactive demonstration : Learn how to recognize common poisonous plants such as poison ivy and poison sumac and distinguish them from their look-alikes. Also learn how to identify common plantain and use this incredibly versatile and ubiquitous plant.
– Beneficial Native Plants and Compost Demonstration” by The Tribe at 3.45 pm
Interactive demonstration : Learn to identify various common plants and flowers, their beneficial uses and applications. Also learn how to create and maintain a compost system to enrich your soil and reduce waste.
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4. Food Demonstration & tasting
“DIY Nut Milk: Simple and Delicious” by Dawud Jahi (Jahi’s SunflowerWell) at 3 pm
Interactive demonstration : Learn the process of making delicious homemade nut milk! Discover the best nuts for nut milks and their benefits, the step-by-step process of making nut milk, and how to flavor and customize nut milk to your taste.
5. Community Music circle / Open Jam at 4:15 pm – Bring your own drum, or use one of ours. Play an instrument. Sing. Dance. Move. Everyone is welcome to participate.
Parking:
Park across the road in front of Jan Dempsey Art Center.
Come support your local farmers and artisans, learn new skills, build new connections, and help build resilience in our community. For more questions/info, email rising.gardensllc@gmail.com or follow us on social media (instagram@rising.gardens and facebook@rising.gardensllc). Also see attached flyers to circulate among your friends and communities.
