NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join garden lovers at this year’s Fall Garden Festival to celebrate the event’s 25th anniversary. The annual Fall Garden Festival is an educational experience for home gardeners and professionals.
The festival includes plant & garden product exhibits, sales throughout the garden, a Children’s Fun Fest activities area, educational programs, arts & crafts, and more. Educational programs take place in the Garden Study Center and are free with entrance to the festival.
This event is sponsored by the New Orleans Botanical Garden, New Orleans City Park, the New Orleans Botanical Garden Foundation, and Friends of City Park.
NEW THIS YEAR: While at the festival, stop into the new Kitchen in the Garden, located in the PLANO (Professional Landman’s Association of New Orleans) vegetable garden. The new state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen will serve as a hub for food education and culinary training, as well as provide a unique space for event rentals. Programming at this new facility will focus on nutrition and healthy living, highlight environmental stewardship and offer hands-on culinary workshops and cooking demonstrations on various food and gardening topics. The outdoor kitchen will also host a Chefs’ Dinner Series presented by René Fransen and Eddie Bonin featuring New Orleans top chefs.
ADMISSION:
$10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 -12
Children under 4 years old and Friends of City Park members receive free admission
WHEN:
Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE:
New Orleans Botanical Garden, New Orleans City Park, 5 Victory Avenue, New Orleans Louisiana 70124
ON SITE CONTACT:
Susan Capley, New Orleans Botanical Garden Education Director (504-483-9473 or SCapley@nocp.org)
SCHEDULE: All workshops are free with paid admission to the Fall Garden Festival.
Education:
Saturday, October 5
12pm -1pm “Fall Vegetables for the Home Garden,” Dr. Kathryn Fontenot, LSU AgCenter
1:30pm -2:30pm “Basic Beekeeping,” Russell Harris, Beekeeping Enthusiast
3pm -4pm “Geaux Grow Natives!” project, Speaker Linda Barber Auld, “BugLady,” Barber Laboratories. Book Signing of Linda’s new book, “BugLady’s Butterfly Summer” to follow.
Sunday, October 6
12:30pm -1:30pm “Farm to Table: A History,” Anna Timmerman, LSU AgCenter
2pm -3pm “Meet the Natives – Gardening with Natives in South Louisiana,” Speaker Nell Howard, Vice-president of Native Plant Initiative
Children’s Fun Fest Area
Kids! Stop by the fun fest to decorate a pumpkin and check out all of the children’s activities provided by the New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park Movement and Art and the Girl Scouts Louisiana East then wander through the Scarecrow Trail!
Saturday, October 5
11am -1pm New Orleans Botanical Garden
1pm-5pm City Park Movement and Art
Sunday, October 6
12pm-2pm New Orleans Botanical Garden
2pm-4pm Girl Scouts Louisiana East
Kitchen in the Garden Cooking Demonstrations & Tastings
Saturday, October 5
11am Bellegarde Bakery, Morgan Angelle. Demo: Ciabatta and Pita
12pm TacoCat, Charles Murley and Nathan Reed. Demo: Carnitas Tacos and Salsa
1pm Cattail Cooks- Sierra Torres- Shrimp Boil Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette
2pm Cattail Cooks- Grace Treffinger-Roasted Squash in Fig Leaves with Roasted Pecans
3pm Two Girls, One Shuck, – Becky Wadsen- Louisiana Oysters
Sunday, October 6
11am Karibu Kitchen, Pat White- Fried Green Tomato Pie
12pm Black Pearl- Woody Poche- Blackened Fish Tacos
1pm Midnight Noodle- Melvin Stoval III- Tingling Sichuan Vegetable Fried Rice
2pm Beets N Thyme- Mina Seck-Mango Hot Sauce
3pm Maypop, Sous Chef Miles Glenn, Vegan Pimento Cheese
Special Train Tour:
Saturday, October 5
11am -11:30am meet at the entrance to the Historic Train Garden for “Walk through New Orleans”
Guide: Peggy Howard, Greater New Orleans Master Gardener
Walk through our historic train garden with Peggy to learn about the plants in the neighborhoods.
Scarecrow Trail:
Take a stroll through the Scarecrow Trail; open on both days of the festival. The scarecrows have been created by individuals, schools, and organizations. The Scarecrow Trail is located near and inside the Historic Train Garden. The Scarecrow Trail is sponsored by Alligator Irrigation.
