Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar.
Dunedin Green Market- Every Friday (through April); 8 am- 1 pm. 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 and runs every Friday.
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 & gourmet products. The mission of the Tampa Downtown Market is to serve as a community-gathering place where local farmers, producers, and artisans can offer fresh agricultural and related products to generate a sense of local pride and further the economic development of Downtown Tampa. 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.
Ellenton Farmers Market- Saturdays; 8 am – 1 pm (year-round). Ellenton Farmers’ Market will be the largest year-round market in florida that specializes in “green” natural, organic and environmentally friendly products that makes for a healthier lifestyle and a better environment. Located just North of the Prime Outlet Mall in Ellenton, Florida (exit 224, Old Exit 43, off I – 75).
The Ocean Conservancy's Pinellas and Manatee County Shoreline Cleanups- Saturday, December 19; 9 am-12pm. This is a chance to get out and enjoy our beautiful Florida beaches. The fun starts at 9 am at Blackthorn Park in St. Pete and Riverside Park in Palmetto where you can join the Ocean Conservancy to help clean up trash, fishing nets, and other dangerous trash from our coastline. Come with a hat, close-toed shoes and a refillable water bottle to take part in the beach clean up. The Ocean Conservancy will provide bagels and coffee, making it breakfast too. The Pinellas Blackthorn Park group will meet at the North Skyway rest area off I-275 at 9 am. Riverside Park (a.k.a.: Green Bridge) off of US-41 is the place to meet in Manatee County at 9 am. Please contact Jamie to RSVP: jmcwade@oceanconservancy.org or 727-895-8652, and let them know which cleanup you’ll be participating in.
St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market- Every Saturday; 9 am to 2 pm (through May). Featuring locally grown fresh produce, prepared foods, tempting baked goods, plants, flowers, herbs, handcrafted gifts, live music, and more! Downtown St. Petersburg in the Al Lang Stadium parking lot / 1st Ave. S and 1st St. Open October 3 through May 29.
This article appears in Dec 23-29, 2009.