Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar.
Fresh Markets and More at Seminole Mall- Every Thursday-Sunday; 9 am-3 pm. Fresh Markets and More is a fun-filled celebration of the world’s most popular culinary ingredients along with a selection of unique arts and crafts all located in the air conditioned corridors of the Seminole Mall. Featuring multicultural foods, fresh produce, prepared foods, gourmet baked goods, arts and crafts, music and more. Will be open every Thursday through Sunday. Seminole Mall- 11201 Park Blvd., Seminole.
Dunedin Green Market- Fridays: 8 am-1 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. and Kennedy Blvd., Downtown Tampa.
Pumpkins on the Porch- Friday, October 29; 6-8 pm. The 2nd Annual Pumpkins on the Porch at Tampa Bay Watch Marine Center is a family event will include pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples, and trick or treating around the facility. The fun filled evening includes a showing of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on the lawn under the stars. Please BYOP (bring your own pumpkin). There will be a limited supply of pumpkins available for a small donation, but we suggest that you come prepared. We'll supply carving stencils and utensils and plenty of candy. Please RSVP to Laura McMurdock at lmcmurdock@tampabaywatch.org. 3000 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde.
Green Halloween at Whole Foods Market- Friday, October 29; 4-7 pm. Ready for a healthier more earth friendly Halloween? Join us along with the Tampa chapter of Green Halloween and Treat your little ones to late afternoon or early evening of natural treats and goodies. Children up to age 12, along with a parent can make their way through our store, visiting the different departments, receiving treats as they go. No tricks here! Outside the store, local area vendors will be providing treats of their own for young and old alike. Reservations are required and can be made at info@divinetampa.com.To learn more about Green Halloween, please visit www.greenhalloween.org. Whole Foods Tampa- 1548 North Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa.
This article appears in Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2010.