The Homegrown Local Food Cooperative brought a farmers market to the Orlando Public Library on Thursday, September 15. The downtown branch was filled with local producers offering samples of their wares accompanied by the live music of a Mariachi band.
The not-for-profit cooperative offers local and sustainably produced foods through their online virtual farmers market where food doesn't get any fresher. Produce from Farm Members is harvested and delivered the same day. The library event was a chance for the public to meet the producers and taste how much better locally grown food is.
Here are some of the participating producers:
Orenda Herbal providing lovingly handcrafted, herbalist formulated organic products for mind, body, and spirit.
Sunchowder's Emporia, producer of an amazing assortment of handcrafted fresh fruit jams, chutneys and pickled items. All of their products are made in small batches, never using preservatives, commercial pectin, additives or colorings of any kind. Locally grown produce is used whenever possible.
Grower Jim, the source for a wide variety of common and unusual fruits, as well as organically grown vegetable plants, herbs, fruit trees and other edible and ethnobotanical items.
Raphsodic Cooperative Company Bakery and Store specializing in scrumptious cakes, delectable cupcakes, lip-smacking cookies, gooey brownies, yummy bars, sexy mini tarts, scrumdiddleumptious pies and more! All products are 100% vegan, 100% cruelty- and animal testing-free products and services, there is no dairy, no milk, and no cholesterol in anything.
Joe's Oat Patties offering organic vegan creations made with love. Their line of oat patties made from a combination of herbs, spices, and some of the best grains mother earth has to offer mankind will take you on a trip around the world.
Heavenly Flan, producer of gourmet flans made from natural ingredients, caramelized with organic sugar and Lake Meadows cage free eggs. Free of chemicals, preservatives and gluten.
Elements Design Collection, creator of rejuvenating water and aromatic soaps rich with the varied scents of earth’s flowers and herbs. All products are hand-made with vegetable glycerin, essential oils and natural additives, and Reiki energized. Beautiful molded soaps are sold individually and in themed packages with hand painted boxes.
Whether you want to grow your own fruits and vegetables or enjoy the harvest of an organic grower, sustain the planet and support a strong local economy by eating seasonal foods that are fresher, tastier and more nutritious than anything you'll ever find at a grocery store. Visit the Homegrown website to find out how you can get fresh food and organic products from over 50 local producers through one convenient online ordering system. From farm to your table the same day through home delivery or pickup in Downtown Orlando.
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