Eat-The-Garden Tour July 9, 2017

Eat-The-Garden Tour  ~West Kootenay Events
A SLOCAN MAKER, BAKER, GROWER TOUR | July 9, 10am-4pm, Slocan Valley
This year the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op are putting their very own KOOTENAY-FOOD-LOVERS spin on the Slocan Valley Art & Garden tour! We dipped our toes in and organized a hugely successful tour last year, and this year we are making it a little more delicious!
It will be the same great day of art and garden awe you’ve come to expect over the years, but with more farms and amazing food offerings at each site this year! We are rounding up the region’s most talented food crafters and teaming them up with local farms and gardens to offer you a delicious day of hand crafted everything!
If you are a crafter, maker, baker or grower, then mark your calendar for Sunday, July 9th! The garden tour attracts hundreds of art and garden enthusiast each year, and we curate garden locations that truly allow your art, craft & food offerings to shine and entice waves of visitors all day long! Sign up to participate today.
Slocan Valley Farmers — We’d love to add you to the map! You’ll be match you with a food vendor who can serve up some of your seasonal offerings in style! Show off your green thumb and market your products, what a day for a farm stand sale!
Gardeners – Let’s accent your stunning yard with art and food and festivities. Everyone loves a new addition to the map, so shake off your shyness and open up your yard to the wonder of respectful explorers.
Artists & Crafters— This is the perfect day to show off your works to a huge and diverse community. You must be the crafter / maker in order to vend (no re-sellers please) and we’ll ensure your matched with only a small selection of complimentary artisans at an ideal site for your showing of work. Diverse mediums are always welcome, and we’re open to musical additions also.
Food Vendors – We’d love to team you up with a farm you can source some ingredients from to offer visitor a true taste of the garden they are exploring. You’ll need to be self-powered units in most cases, but we do have a few site that can accommodate access to power. Don’t wait to long as we are only booking 1 food vendor per site to ensure your day is a success! (Last year we welcomed over 400 visitors to the tour)
Those interested in participating, please contact; info@kootenayfood.com | Dayna 250-355-0055 | But don’t wait long, space is limited!