Edible Garden Tour in Truckee
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 11:35am
Event Date:
August 3, 2024 - 9:00am
Slow Food Lake Tahoe is once again hosting a tour of beautiful high Sierra food gardens in Truckee! They will be visiting gardens of all shapes and sizes from a 4-season grow dome to a single-family backyard veggie garden. The tour begins in a Truckee neighborhood and then proceeds, caravan style, to a variety of home gardens and ends at the Slow Food Gardens in the Truckee River Regional Park for light refreshments.
Participants will leave with ideas for their own garden space and resources to get started. Bring a friend, meet some inspiring gardeners with all levels of skills, and join us on this adventure through town!
This must-attend event will be held on August 3, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
9:00 am - Meet at garden #1 (address will be emailed to registered participants)
10:15 am - Caravan to garden #2
11:30 am - Caravan to garden #3
12:45 pm - Caravan to garden #4
1:15 pm - Caravan to the Slow Food Gardens in the Truckee River Regional Park (behind the baseball fields) where we will finish up the tour with light refreshments.
No dogs on the tour, please. Bring water, a hat, and sunscreen, and be prepared to walk on uneven ground. Parking at some locations will be limited, carpooling is encouraged.
Tickets are $10/per person, additional donations are appreciated to help support scholarship ticket options and future educational garden tours for kids' camps and schools.
Purchase your tickets at our website https://www.slowfoodlaketahoe.org/events-1/edible-garden-tour-3
Need a scholarship ticket? contact us: info@slowfoodlaketahoe.org
Slow Food Lake Tahoe's mission is to connect our community to the enjoyment of good, clean and fair food by inspiring a self-reliant food culture. They educate the community about growing, preparing and accessing local and sustainable food. SFLT manages the Food Bank Garden and the Community Garden in the Truckee River Regional Park, aimed at creating a vibrant community space that provides education and reduces food inequalities while increasing food security, self-reliance and community spirit. SFLT also works with Keep Truckee Green to provide compost collection, hosts a Salmon Buying Club, and provides support for the Shane McConkey Foundation’s Don’t Drop the Top program. For additional information about Slow Food Lake Tahoe, their various projects and upcoming events, visit: www.slowfoodlaketahoe.org.