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Weekly harvest provides food for local families
Local farmers and volunteers work to give back to the East Gainesville community May 10, 2021 | 6:05am EDT UF professor Hannah Mathews, 43, washes kale after volunteering to help harvest vegetables at Siembra Farm in Gainesville on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. She was among many volunteers who worked to harvest extra vegetables to give to local families in East Gainesville. (Photo by Joelle Wittig) Photo by Joelle Wittig | The Independent Florida Alligator
Known as the “veggie girl,” Tuesday Gilliam harvests vegetables at local farms each week to distribute excess food to East Gainesville residents.
Gilliam, 40, organized an event at Siembra Farm in East Gaine
In the world of vegetables, one rarely hears of someone claiming the collard as their favorite.
But a local group of produce experts is hoping to raise the lowly collard s profile, in hopes that people will embrace it, plant it, cultivate it and cook it.
During a nationwide and virtual event, collards are the center of attention in Gainesville for a week of education and fun.
In collaboration with the Culinary Breeding Network, The Heirloom Collard Project is putting together a four-day celebration, with guest speakers, which runs through Thursday.
“Any real southerner will tell you that collards are like the best vegetable,” said Melissa DeSa, community programs director at Working Food. “Part of the fascination is that they have a long history here in Gainesville.”