Planting Potatoes and Poppies
Sun, Mar 17
|Fairview, NC 28730, USA
Help us get the first crops into the ground and learn about Jewish traditions relating to potatoes and poppies. All are welcome!
Time & Location
Mar 17, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Fairview, NC 28730, USA
Guests
About the Event
Tickets/RSVPs open 4 weeks prior to the event (2/25). You will receive our address upon registration.
Come to Yesod Farm+Kitchen on Sunday, March 17, 1-4pm, for a volunteer day as we plant potatoes and poppies! Both crops have been valued for their use in food and medicine by many Jewish communities across the world.
As we approach the Jewish holiday of Purim, come learn about and plant poppyseeds – one of the most popular flavors in Purim treats from Persian nan-e berenji to Ashkenazi hamentaschen.
Potatoes are a comfort food and staple for many. We will share stories of familial and Jewish cultural relationships to potatoes. Together we will prepare the soil, dig ditches, and plant potatoes.
This event is outdoors and distanced, but please **bring a mask** in case there are times where we need to be in closer proximity.
All are welcome. This includes families, folks of diverse…