Coastal Companion

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Nocatee’s Farmers Market in Spring

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Nocatee’s Market growing in popularity! Here you can find everything from fresh, local produce, to baked goods, flowers, and a variety of creations by local artists.

Nocatee Farmers Market is now open from Noon until 4 pm.You don’t need to worry about missing out on lunch. Instead, come hungry and enjoy pulled BBQ, local crab cakes, British meat pies, hummus or tabouli, and much, much more.

Vendors will setup at the roundabout at Crosswater Parkway and Preservation Trail (take County Road 210/Nocatee Parkway east from US 1 or west from A1A to the intersection of Crosswater Parkway and travel south. The market will be on the left side of the roundabout).

The Nocatee Farmers Marke is open on Saturday, February 21st, March 21st, April 18th, May 16th and June 20th. For more information on upcoming events visit Nocatee.com.

Winter Camellia Festival at Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC

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If you are interested in gardening, this is definitely an event for you. The 2009 Winter Garden Festival is taking place at Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina this month. Magnolia Plantation is America’s oldest garden and the last large-scale, romantic-designed garden in the United States.
During the festival there are daily tours of the gardens led by Johnson or Miles Beach, director of Magnolia’s camellia collection. The festival also features a lecture series on a variety of topics for gardening.

For more information, call (800) 367-3517 or visit www.magnoliaplantation.com for more details.

First Garden Tour in 2009 – Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Florida

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For those interested in gardening, here’s an interesting event. The first Garden Tour of the year is taking place at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in February.

This is an opportunity to learn about evergreen plants. Participants need to register in advance on the website www.Jacksonvillezoo.org. Saturday February 7th at 9.00 am.

Ticket to the event are $10 per person for Zoo members and $20 per person for nonmembers. Admission to the Zoo itself is included in the cost.

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