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A Week-Long Celebration of
Local Food!

february 2021
Seven Days of Local Delights is an annual week of celebrating our vibrant local food system. The week is filled with events and workshops on topics ranging from cooking classes to raised bed gardening demos. In addition to workshops, we also partner with the area's best restaurants to offer a Red Hills Special dish featuring locally sourced ingredients. In non-pandemic years, the week is capped by a fundraiser brunch at Kool Beanz Cafe.
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dailY Events!
Attend amazing cooking classes with Chef Jessica at KitchenAble, a virtual wine and cheese tasting with Sweet Grass Dairy, online gardening classes and more!
Monday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Cooking with KitchenAble: Meyer Lemon Tart
On Monday night, Chef Jessica will teach you how to turn a beautiful basket of local Meyer Lemons and into a delicious and beautiful tart. Watch on Facebook!
Tuesday, February 23 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Wine and Cheese Tasting
Join Sweet Grass Dairy and Hummingbird Wine Bar for a fun evening of wine and cheese tasting. Purchase a curated cheese kit includes two limited production cheeses, and more! The two cheeses are a heart-shaped Green Hill, our double cream cow's milk cheese with a white bloomy rind, and Tufo, our truffle flavored Tomme.
Wednesday, February 24 at 6 p.m.
Ask A Farmer: Composting 101
Learn more about composting from local expert and farmer Sundiata Ameh-El. He owns Frenchtown Urban Farm and Compost Community, a local composting company. Watch here!
Thursday, February 25 at 6 p.m.
Raised Bed Gardening 101
This virtual workshop showed how to start a raised bed vegetable garden with UF/IFAS Extension Agents Mark Tancig & Molly Jameson.
They discussed how to choose the best site location, basics of irrigation, planting dates and plant spacing, the difference between treated and untreated lumber, how much and what type of soil to use, and tips for growing spring vegetables.
Friday, February 26 at 7 p.m.
Cooking with KitchenAble:
Creamy Grits with Pork Sausage Gravy
Chef Jessica showed us how to make the best grits ever with heritage stone-ground grits and locally-farmed pork sausage gravy. Watch on Facebook!
Saturday, February 27 at 12 -1 p.m.
Garden Party at the Frenchtown Heritage Hub
Join the Damayan Garden Project and Herbalists Without Borders for an interactive experience expanding the community garden by planting veggies and herbs for the spring.
Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m.
Ask A Farmer: Growing Locally
Join us on Sunday to ask your top gardening and growing questions to Derek Phillips from Handsome Harvest and Daniel Miranda of Legacy Greens. Listen to the audio here!
Restaurant Partners
Tallahassee
The Bark
Red Hills Fancy Bark Night Event
Sunday, Feb. 28 from 6-8
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507 All Saints St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 900-5936
Kool Beanz Cafe
Red Hills Special Thursday - Friday
921 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Sage: A Restaurant
3534 Maclay Blvd S, Tallahassee, FL 32312
Monticello
Tupelo's Bakery & Cafe
Red Hills Special on Saturday, Feb. 27
220 W Washington St, Monticello, FL 32344
thomasville
Liam's Restaurant
Red Hills Special All Week
113 E Jackson St, Thomasville, GA 31792
Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop
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123 S Broad St., Thomasville, GA 31792