To celebrate the growth of Pinellas County's community garden scene, the Clearwater Community Gardens, Dunedin Community Gardens and Clearwater Garden Club will produce a collaborative summer brunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at Clearwater's Fort Harrison Hotel.
Tickets cost $20 each, and proceeds from admission sales will benefit the gardens.
"We wanted to recognize the efforts of so many people who have given of their volunteer time to create these community gardens in Pinellas County," said Howard Warshauer, chairman of Clearwater Community Gardens, in a statement.
Alongside grub like lemon-peppered chicken, omelets, fried green tomatoes, cinnamon French toast and seasonal veggies, the brunch will offer gardening discussions and a quiz contest, raffles and prizes. Guest speaker Larry Jaffe, who promotes human rights through his art, and music will also be featured.
Valet parking is available at the hotel, but there's also free parking at the downtown meters and parking lots.
This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2015.