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Swallowtail 8th Annual Spring Festival

  • Swallowtail Farm 17603 Northwest 276th Lane Alachua, FL, 32615 United States (map)

Our annual celebration of Spring bounty, of the farm and the rockstars of our surrounding community - agricultural, culinary, musical and otherwise, and of all things right and beautiful in our lovely little corner of the world. Cheers!

$15 adults   -   kids 12 & under free    -    Rain or Shine    -    No Dogs    -    No Camping

Music:
Ricky Kendall & the Healers
Wax Wings
Macaxeira Samba
Michael Claytor
Uncle Mosie
Captive Eddies

Workshops:
Seed Saving 101 with Melissa Desa of Forage Farm
Bee Keeping Basics with Ken & Cecilia Young
Fermentation 101 with Suzanne Webber of Local Cracker Farm
How to Make Biochar with Joseph Pierce of Mosswood Farm Store

Demonstrations:
Printmaking with Molly Kempson of Spottyboy Press
Pottery with Bridget Fairbanks of B Practical Pottery
Glass Blowing with Bryan & Matt of Note Glass
Blacksmithing with Leslie Tharp of Leslie Tharp Designs
Heriloom Rose Garden with Pam of Angel Gardens

Activities:
Uber Booth Fun Photo Booth
Face Painting with Zipporah Skywalker
Rainbow Warrior Hula Hoops

Farm Tours: Guided Tractor Ride with Noah
1:00 3:00 & 5:00pm

Food & Drink:
Fables Catering & Such
Mayflower Cellars
Humble Pie
Off the Griddle
Jersey Creamery