Featuring 9 am community gathering for coffee and conversation, 10 am Chef Don Marshall will demonstrate preparing a soup using direct garden vegetables, 11 am activities for children (face painting, pumpkin painting, carving, etc.) plus a scavenger hunt in the garden for children and another scavenger hunt for households/families, 12 noon soup tasting of soups entered by community members and voting on top soup or soups of the day, 1-3 pm booths/tables with information, demonstrations, activities and promotions PLUS enjoying Chef Don's prepared soup!!
The sixth annual Growing Community Garden Fall Festival (Seed to Soup) is open to all residents in and around Kalamazoo and FREE for all attendees. The event is designed to highlight and celebrate the garden's community mission, remind residents that the garden is for everyone with free foraging of ready produce, and encourage participation and access to healthy living for all. Garden care opportunities will be available throughout the day, weather permitting. Should inclement weather prevail, all activities will move indoors at the neighboring church building. "Door" prizes will be given to selected attendees and soups and activities are FREE for all.
