Farmer's Market

Gainesville has a farmer's market every Wednesday in the downtown plaza from around 4 to 7. There's lots of fresh, organic, local produce; live music; jewelry; and hacky sack-playing. I often intend to go after work, but rarely make it for several reasons, most of which have to do with a word that starts with the letters "N-A-P."


Kim and I carpooled to work yesterday, and decided to stop by the market on our way home. I bought some delicious-smelling basil and beautiful kale for a dollar! The latter is in the bottom of this photo.


I'm going to make green lasagna with both the kale and the basil.

Find out where farmer's markets are in your area and where to buy other locally produced food here: http://www.localharvest.org/.

Local Food Documentary

A friend of mine is a documentary filmmaker here in town, and is making a film about students at a local high school who won a state culinary competition and are now going to California to compete in the national competition with Florida dishes that use local food. It's pretty exciting, and there's a fundraiser for his film coming up (see below).

Locally Grown Films & Fundraiser: Monday, April 28
Hippodrome State Theater (25 SE 2nd Place)
Showings at 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Join us to celebrate Earth Day in our own way on Monday, April 28 at the Hippodrome Cinema as we highlight two local films, Gimme Green and Green Monster: It Came from the River.

Directed by Gainesville's own Eric Flagg and Isaac Brown, the award-winning Gimme Green is a humorous look at America's obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. The second film, Green Monster, was created by St. Johns River Keeper and PRC Digital Media; it documents an unprecedented algae bloom and answers community questions about it.

Sponsored by INDIGO, Satellite Magazine, Video Rodeo, and the Hippodrome Cinema, entrance is a $3-$5 sliding scale. Proceeds will benefit a new documentary, called Seeds, by Eric Flagg on the Eastside High School Culinary Arts program as it competes with other schools around the country using locally-sourced food. A trailer of the new documentary will also be featured with the movie showings.

Times: 7PM (1st Showing), 9PM (2nd Showing). Both times will include both movies and a Q&A with the directors afterwards.