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Upcoming Event

Community Banquet

Event Details

Date
2022-11-05
Location
Concrete Plant Park (1368 Westchester Ave)
Start Time
12:00
End Time
16:00

Join local foragers and community chefs in a day celebrating food, community, and our connection to land! Enjoy wild food recipes and delicious drinks safely foraged and prepared by our community chefs.  Enjoy music from DJ Hassan with a special performance at 12:30 from Danza de Tradicion Grupo Tolteca Chichimeca. Pop-up photo-booth provided by Roy Baizan, Bronx Photographer and land steward. Special alter for honoring those we’ve lost, prepared by Odalys Burgoa. Leave with FREE produce distributed by partners at Rap4Bronx.

Special thanks to our participating foragers and community chefs including:

Candace Thompson – Journei Bimwala – Sana Salman – Umair Khakoo – Pao Lebron – Maya Marie of Deep Routes – Joanna Borerro – Sam, Gloria, and Beatriz of Gustiamo

This event celebrates the end of a Edible Banquet workshop series, led by Journei Bimwala of Bronx River Alliance and Candace Thompson of Solar One at Stuy Cove Park as they introduced easy ways to make wild foods into delectable drinks and tasty snacks fit for a Wild Food Banquet. LIVE streamed to viewers through the Bronx River Alliance YouTube Channel, you can revisit the series by visiting Youtube.com/BronxRiverAlliance.

Registration for the Community Banquet is not necessary but helpful for communication and planning! Register HERE