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March 7th through March 11th 2023
Tours, Experiences, and Workshops for the whole family!
Festival Location:
17391 Durrance Road, North Fort Myers, FL 33917
Festival Location:
17391 Durrance Road, North Fort Myers, FL 33917
Here’s just a sampling of the fun activities from 2022:
Rosy Tomorrows Cooking Demonstrations – 10:30 am – In Praise of Lard
Tropical Tasting Lunch – Enjoy a farm-fresh lunch in our community garden! Offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!
At-Home Kombucha – Wednesday 1:30pm –
Fall in love with fermentation! In this workshop, you will learn everything you need to know about how to brew your own kombucha at home. The workshop will include a demonstration of the step-by-step process and a tasting of homemade kombucha. Participants will also take home a kombucha starter kit that includes SCOBY, starter liquid, and everything else that you will need to start making your own kombucha!
Edible Backyard Design Workshop – Friday 10:30 am – Learn the basics of backyard perennial edible garden design beginning with principles of agroforestry and food forest design. Explore several examples of perennial gardens at ECHO that illustrate various design principles. Guests will have the opportunity to create simple perennial plant arrangements based on design tools learned in the workshop.
Tropical Tasting Lunch – 12:00 – Enjoy a farm-fresh lunch in our community garden! Offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!
Cooking With Tropical Plants – Friday – 1:30pm
9:30 |
Edible Landscaping Tour, Candle Making |
10:30 | Herbal Salve Making |
11:00 | Gardening through the Three Seasons in SW Florida |
11:30 | Garden Pest Management, Live Painting in the Garden |
1:00 | Rain Barreling, Live Music in the Garden |
2:00 |
Aquaponics, Guide to Edible Landscaping |
9:30 |
Bones Coffee Tasting & Show |
10:30 | Cooking with Tropical Plants |
11:45 | The Wok of International Flavors |
1:30 | Growing and Cooking with Mushrooms |
Mason Jar Herbs & Bites – Thursday 10:30 am –
Discover the fun of growing herbs from seed on your kitchen window! In this workshop, you’ll assemble a cute mason jar filled with soil, drainage rocks, seeds, and everything else you need to make your herbs grow right in the mason jar. Just add water! While you work, you’ll learn about how to successfully grow your herbs indoors and taste recipes that use harvested herbs just like what you will be growing. At the end of the workshop, you’ll take home your mason jar ready to grow herbs with your choice of herb seeds.
Tropical Tasting Lunch – Enjoy a farm-fresh lunch in our community garden! Offered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!
Hands-On Grafting Workshop – Thursday – 1:30pm
Start your grafting journey with this hands-on workshop that includes a hands-on, step-by-step grafting seminar, root stock, scions, and wrap. Grafting knives will be provided for the workshop or feel free to bring your own. Afterward, you will take home your grafted trees!
Super Foods at Home – Thursday – 1:30pm
Award-winning Chef David Robbins presents sustainable and nutrient-rich foods that can be easy to incorporate into your kitchen. Learn how perennials like moringa, katuk, and cranberry hibiscus can go from landscape-to-plate in a matter of minutes.
About the Chef:
Born and raised in Waimea, Hawaii, Chef David Robbins grew up working on his family’s all-natural produce farm. With over 15 years of professional experience in Bonita Springs, Naples, South Beach, and Miami, Chef David is now the Chef de Cuisine at Harvest & Wisdom at Shangri-La Springs Historic Hotel and Organic Dining. He and his team have won numerous awards over the years. They are excited about sharing creative, healthy, and delicious local food with you fresh from the ECHO farm.
Singer/song-writer Emily Mollin is a country-pop artist who was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. Artists that influence and inspire Emily’s style are Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert, and Fleetwood Mac. Emily grew up doing musical theatre and spent time performing at Manatee Performing Arts Center and Venice Players Theatre. She now is pursuing her passion as a singer-songwriter, gigging at local restaurants, festivals, and social events.
17391 Durrance Road
North Fort Myers, FL 33917
239.543.3246
info@echonet.org
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ECHO, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization registered under EIN: 23-7275283.