Tenth Annual Collards Festival and Winter Greens Expo - 2025
Collard Greens Festival - January 4, 2025
Collard Greens Festival:
Featuring FarmNet growers and businesses
Hosted by New Port Richey FarmNet at the New Port Richey Public Library
Major Sponsorship from Rotary Club of New Port Richey
Endorsed by Environmental Committee of the City of New Port Richey
The Ninth Annual Collards Festival & Winter Garden Expo will feature
cool weather produce – featuring collards
bedding plants & seedlings for cool weather
Sample tastings of local collard green recipes
Prepared seasonal food items for sale
Collard Greens cookbooks
educational program
gardening materials
organic and heirloom seeds
locally grown vegetable seedlings
locally grown loquat fruit trees
opportunities to acquire a plot at Grand Gardens
promotional t-shirts for local agriculture projects
What our event Will Feature:
All produce is from local organic farms and gardens, featuring various types of collard greens and including other cool weather crops: assorted kales, arugula, bok choy, Asian Collards (Peking Ta Ching) – among others. Organizers are expecting broccoli but cannot guarantee it.
There is no charge to attend, and donations will be gratefully received, with 100% of all donations going to FarmNet programming.
The event is supported and endorsed by the Environmental Committee of New Port Richey and sponsored by the Rotary Club of New Port Richey
If you have locally grown, organic, seasonal produce to share with the community, contact us at the Facebook page. Proposals for produce sharing at the event will be considered – with priority given to FarmNet supporting participants.