Where can you see a chicken tractor, beautify your home, try delicious locally-grown produce and burrow like a gopher tortoise?
The Georgia Southern Botanical Garden will celebrate the bounty and beauty of autumn with the Farm and Forest Festival and Plant Sale on Saturday. The event, an annual tradition, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Garden, 1505 Bland Avenue in Statesboro.
Trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs and other plants specially selected for the South Georgia climate and soil will be available for purchase, along with gardening advice and suggestions.
“Blueberries, sparkleberry, hazelnuts, chard, and kale are among the edible plants that will beautify your home and energize your taste buds,” said Garden assistant director Robert Randolph. “Oaks, black gum, Japanese maples and other species of trees will provide shade and value to your property.”
The Festival and Plant Sale offers plenty for adult visitors as well. The Statesboro Farmers’ Market will be at the Garden, with gorgeous local peas, greens, tomatoes and other mouth-watering produce for sale. Handcrafted cheeses, baked goods, jams, and crafts will also be available. The Farmers’ Market, which began last year at the Garden, has grown steadily through the summer and will continue through November.
“Usually held in downtown Statesboro, the Farmers’ Market returns to the Garden to celebrate its roots and to participate in one of the most fun events of the season,” said Garden board member and Market founder Debra Chester. “The Garden provides a wonderful, green atmosphere that connects all this wonderful produce to the land from which it came.”
The Georgia Southern Botanical Garden will celebrate the bounty and beauty of autumn with the Farm and Forest Festival and Plant Sale on Saturday. The event, an annual tradition, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Garden, 1505 Bland Avenue in Statesboro.
Trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs and other plants specially selected for the South Georgia climate and soil will be available for purchase, along with gardening advice and suggestions.
“Blueberries, sparkleberry, hazelnuts, chard, and kale are among the edible plants that will beautify your home and energize your taste buds,” said Garden assistant director Robert Randolph. “Oaks, black gum, Japanese maples and other species of trees will provide shade and value to your property.”
The Festival and Plant Sale offers plenty for adult visitors as well. The Statesboro Farmers’ Market will be at the Garden, with gorgeous local peas, greens, tomatoes and other mouth-watering produce for sale. Handcrafted cheeses, baked goods, jams, and crafts will also be available. The Farmers’ Market, which began last year at the Garden, has grown steadily through the summer and will continue through November.
“Usually held in downtown Statesboro, the Farmers’ Market returns to the Garden to celebrate its roots and to participate in one of the most fun events of the season,” said Garden board member and Market founder Debra Chester. “The Garden provides a wonderful, green atmosphere that connects all this wonderful produce to the land from which it came.”