Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar.
Dunedin Green Market- Fridays: 8 am-1 pm, Saturdays: 9 am-2 pm (through April). Featuring fresh, local produced goods such as baked good, ready-to-eat-foods, organic plants and herbs, coffee, honey, seafood, clothing, and so much more. The Dunedin Green Market is located in Pioneer Park at the cross streets of Douglas Avenue and Main Street in Downtown Dunedin.
Tampa Downtown Market- Fridays (through May); 10 am-2 pm. The vision of the Tampa Downtown Market is to provide local residents and businesses of the community with the freshest, highest quality, most nutritious, and most reasonably priced food and gourmet products. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Tampa Downtown Market intends to provide a vehicle to educate the community on the importance of good health as we create more business opportunities and residential benefits. Located in Lykes Gaslight Square- Tampa St. & Kennedy Blvd., Downtown Tampa.
Urban Oasis Hydroponic Farm Market- Fridays 10 am-6 pm; Saturdays 10 am-4 pm. Get fresh, organically grown hydroponic veggies straight from this CSA farm in Carrollwood. Open to the public. Arrive early for best selection! 5416 West Linebaugh Avenue, Tampa, 813-293-3276; urbanoasisfarm.com
The 4th Annual Trashy Fashion Show- Friday, April 22; 7-9 pm. One man’s (or woman’s) trash is another’s fashion accessory at the Trashy Fashion Show. This unique “trashion” show will feature more than 30 innovative fashions by amateur eco-designers that were created using at least 75-percent reused or recycled materials. Designs will be donned by models who will strut down a 30-foot catwalk and will be judged by a panel which will include environmentalists, fashion editors and designers. Each designer is also required to submit an environmental fact which is read on stage as their design is modeled. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event or at the Largo Cultural Center by calling 727-587-6793 or visiting LargoArts.com. $10. Central Park Drive, Largo. For more information, visit LargoRecycles.com or call 727-586-7424.
This article appears in Apr 21-27, 2011.