Pepper Sunday

Pepper Sunday

Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Sunday, July 30, 2017
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Hot or sweet? Peppers are a global favorite for home gardeners, and there are so many kinds to grow and use.

Sharpen your pepper skills—from plant care to cooking with peppers, to DIY salsa—at our Pepper Sunday celebration. With Chef Series demos, horticulturist tours, volunteer Q&A stations, and Family Drop-in programs, there’s something for everyone.

Vendors will offer plenty of pepper products—and you can compare flavors with pepper-seasoned popcorn too.

Highlights

  • See many varieties of peppers growing in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden—hot and sweet—plus a collection of peppers growing in containers including a special focus on Brazilian and South American varieties.
  • Get harvesting tips.
  • Watch demonstrations throughout the day.


    Demonstration Schedule
    noon—Pepper Mixology with Kasey Eaves
    1 p.m.—Better Container Gardening: Peppers with Annie Novak
    2 p.m.—Pepper Sauces 101 with Annie Novak
    3 p.m.—Better Container Gardening: Peppers with Annie Novak

  • The Rooftop Growing Guide

    Meet Annie Novak, author of The Rooftop Growing Guide. Stop by the Garden Shop or the Wheelbarrow to buy the book, and she can personalize and sign it for you.

  • Take a pepper tour at 1 or 3:15 p.m. with the Fruit & Vegetable Garden horticulturist (tours last about 20 minutes).
  • See demonstrations at the Garden Chef Series  on cooking with peppers, including an additional bonus demonstration by Viviana Proano of Whole Foods Market.


    Garden Chef Demonstration Schedule
    11 a.m.—Viviana Proano of Whole Foods Market
    1:30 p.m.—John Manion of La Sirena Clandestina and El Che Bar
    2:30 p.m.—John Manion of La Sirena Clandestina and El Che Bar
  • Explore pepper history.
  • Learn how to make your own salsas and pepper sauces.
  • Join in kids' activities: pepper prints, pepper tic-tac-toe, and making a dried pepper mix to take home.