2024 Date - To Be Announced Soon.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, New Port Richey FarmNet joins with the First United Methodist church to welcome local growers, businesses, and the community to celebrate the eighth annual Sweet Potato Round-Up and Fall Farming Festival on November 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.
The Sweet Potato Round-Up features locally-grown, heirloom, organic sweet potatoes, offered by FarmNet growers and other growers in the community. These sweet potatoes have been grown (slip to harvest) without chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or pesticides. This year’s local harvest has been very light, so to supplement local production, we will enjoy organic sweet potatoes from out of the area shared by Wright’s Natural Market.
Several varieties will be on sale, including Georgia Jets, Purples, Beauregards, and possibly some Centennials and Nancy Halls. Sizes will vary from small (fingerlings) to extra-large, and quality ranged from A to C. All will be naturally grown following organic principles.
Buying and using these sweet potatoes supports local organic agriculture, local growers, community gardens, and the FarmNet gardens and markets project. It also keeps resources in the community, demonstrates food sovereignty, and supports those who have made a commitment to urban agriculture in and around New Port Richey.
Besides the fresh spuds, the event features sweet potato recipes, sample tasting of dishes, and locally-acclimated seasonal vegetable seeds. Included will be a program with presentations on sweet potato growing and culture, New Port Richey FarmNet and the local agrarian project – and possibly local agrarian literary offerings.
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