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5th Annual Roselle Festival!

Sat, Oct 17th, 2026 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT

Celebrate the Season at the 5th Annual Roselle Festival!  

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon filled with community, creativity, and the vibrant beauty of roselle hibiscus. Wander the fields for U‑Pick roselle, enjoy farm‑fresh food, explore hands‑on workshops, listen to live music, meet local makers, and experience the heart of Frog Song Organics through guided tours and family‑friendly activities.

It’s a joyful, immersive celebration of local agriculture, seasonal flavors, and the people who make this community special.

Event Highlights:

• U‑Pick Roselle Hibiscus
• Guided Farm Tours
  • 1:45 PM & 3:45 PM — Overview Tour with Amy Van Scoik
  • 2:15 PM & 4:15 PM — In‑Depth Tour with John Bitter  
• Food & Beverage
  • Tropical Eatz — Caribbean‑inspired dishes featuring seasonal farm ingredients
  • Frog Song Kitchen — Pasture‑raised meats and vegan‑friendly mains, sides, desserts, and beverages
• Live Music All Afternoon
• Workshops
  • Paid and free options available.
  • Roselle 101 with Gina Zdankowski — Learn the history, health benefits, and culinary uses of roselle, with tastings of teas, jams, and more.
• Facepainting
• Local Vendor Market
  • Shop handmade goods, seeds, and unique items from regional makers and organizations including Know Your Earth and Alachua County Conservation Trust
• Farm Stand & Local Goods
  • Take home organic produce, pasture‑raised pork, cane syrup, jams, herbal teas, and partner products like coffee, hot sauce, and ferments.

Admission

Last‑Minute Gate Admission – $15

Same‑day tickets may be purchased at the gate for $15, valid for entry before 3:00 PM. Payment can be made online or with cash at check‑in.

Free Entry (3:00 PM–5:00 PM)

Guests arriving between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM may enter the festival at no cost.

Learn more in the event link below!

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Past Event Log

Farm to Table Meat & Greet Dinner

Sat, Sep 5th, 2026 5:45 PM – 8:15 PM EDT

Join us for a beautiful evening on the farm featuring a variety of pasture‑raised pork dishes prepared by our in‑house chef. The dinner menu highlights several cuts of pork and sausages paired with peak‑season produce for a true farm‑to‑table experience.

After dinner, enjoy a guided stroll with John and Amy to learn how we raise our pastured hogs, practice rotational grazing, and steward the land that supports our animals.

Evening Schedule:

• 5:45–6:15 PM — Arrival & Check‑In
• 6:00–7:00 PM — Family‑Style Farm‑to‑Table Dinner
• 7:00–8:00 PM — Guided Walking Farm Tour
• 7:00–8:00 PM — Pop‑Up Farm Stand Open for Shopping

Our pop‑up farm stand will be stocked with items featured in the menu, along with specialty goods such as cane syrup, jams, teas, and partner products including coffee, hot sauce, and ferments. Guests may also place orders for freezer bundles and pick them up at the end of the evening. Availability is based on what’s on hand that night.

Restrooms and handwashing stations are available onsite. Accessible parking provided.

**Please leave pets at home. Service animals are welcome**

We love connecting with our community, old and new faces. We hope to see you there!

Spring Cooking Classes

Click here to purchase tickets for the family!

Sat May 30th 9AM – Pesto Class

Sat June 6th 9AM – Biscuits & Gravy Class
**CANCELLED – Apologies to those who were looking forward to this class!**

• ADA Restrooms and hand washing available on site.
• Pets must stay at home.

We’ll have a selection of items our handmade canned goods available for sale – including cane syrup, pear cider vinegar, coffee, hibiscus tea, frozen pasture-raised pork and more! You can also make your order ahead of time for pick-up on the day of the class.

Mother’s Day Brunch – Sunday May 10th, 2026

Click here to purchase tickets for the family!

Farm grounds open 11:00 am-1:00 pm, a walking farm tour will be provided at 12:30.

We’ll have a selection of items our handmade canned goods available for sale – including tasty gifts for mom like cane syrup and elderberry syrup! You can shop ahead through our online store for fresh produce, and we’ll have your order packed and ready for pickup the day of the event:

https://frogsong.localfoodmarketplace.com

CANE BOIL – January 11, 2025

Thank you to everyone who braved the chilly weather and joined us for our 2025 Cane Boil & BBQ! We hope you had a great time enjoying the farm-fresh menu, live music, and getting a behind-the-scenes look at how we preserve our organic sugar cane crop. We also hope you had fun with the carrot and sweet potato u-pick experience!

Our delicious cane syrup is available for purchase on our website and at the farmers markets we attend, so you can have a taste of the event at home.

For an event recap and recipe for the old fashioned lard biscuits we served, click here!

If you missed the event and would like to see how cane syrup is made on the farm, you can watch Farmer John in action on our YouTube Channel. 

SPRING FESTIVAL – March 16, 2024

This was our biggest event with over 500 people in attendance! We’re so grateful for the love and support from our community. We couldn’t have pulled this off without our team members and our amazing vendors & educators.

Schedule of Events:

Gate opens – 1:00 pm
Live Music – (V)OWLS – 1:30-3:15, AmBe 3:45-5:30

Fermentation workshop – 2:00 pm

Hayride Farm Tour – departing every hour 1:30-4:30 pm

Walking Farm Tour – departing every hour 2:00-5:00 pm

Food & beverages available for purchase will include:

• Chicken hand pies – made with local pasture-raised, soy-free & organically raised chicken
• Pasture-raised pork sausage from our farm
• Sweet potato ice cream (vegan & GF)
• Carrot cake (vegan & GF)
• Veggie yellow curry & basmati rice bowls from Radha’s Kitchen (vegan)
• Cold brew coffee & beans from Sweetwater Organic Coffee
• Kombucha and fresh sugarcane juice from Berryland
• Locally brewed beer from Cypress & Grove (by donation)
• Fresh veggies & frozen pork from our farm
  (We accept SNAP for groceries!)
• Carrot U-Pick $5

Additional educational booths & vendors include:

• Angela Minno, local author and farmer & meet Violet the goat
• Bread of the Mighty – nutrition education & recipes
• Crochets by Kata – handmade crochet items

CANE BOIL –  January 13th, 2024

We had a great turnout, and guests learned about sugar cane, cover crops, pastured pigs and more on our tours.

We promise to make more food next time as we sold out WAY faster than expected. We will also do pre-sale meal tickets to have a better estimate of how much to prepare. We apologize to anyone who didn’t get a plate and hope you’ll give us another try at our next event. Thank you to our team for all of their work to make our farm and these events possible. We were all thrilled to see customers travel from Orlando, St. Augustine, and Sarasota, and visitors all the way from Washington State! Seeing people care about where their food comes from gives us some hope for the future, and we are honored to share the experience of being on the farm with you.

We didn’t even have to pull anyone’s car out of the mud with a tractor, so the day was a success!

ROSELLE FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, OCT 28

The second annual Roselle Festival was last weekend, and we’re already counting down to next year! Thank you to our wonderful team, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and the 400+ attendees who shared the day with us and picked over 300 pounds of fresh roselle from our fields! Other highlights included music from Gumbo Limbo Cajun Band and Brasileiro, farm tours, tractor rides, cooking demos, and a crop maze. Special thanks to Visit Gainesville for additional support! Ready for another day on the farm? Stay tuned for our winter Cane Boil dates!

Thank you, Strawberry and Sunflower U-Pickers!

Saturday, May 13 from 2-5pm
Saturday May 20 from 2-5pm

Join us at the farm for two special weekends. Our luscious, certified organic berries are $5 per pound. What makes them extra special is that they are grown without plastic mulch. We have worked on improving our system for over a decade using only hay mulch in our fields. The natural fertility of our soil and amendments help create one of the most flavorful berries you have experienced.

We’ll also have Tulsi iced tea and strawberry lemonade from our farm, along with a few other goodies available for purchase. We accept SNAP for eligible foods including frozen meats, fresh produce, packaged jam, coffee and tea.

If you registered for the event in April and didn’t get a chance to pick, we’d love to see you!

2023 SPRING FESTIVAL

Click here for our 2023 Spring Festival Highlights 

We are so excited to welcome everyone to our farm on Saturday, April 15! Read below for our field report on strawberries and see the complete U-Pick lineup: calendula flowers, sunflowers, sweet onions, snow peas, and potatoes!

This event is free and open to the public, and we ask attendees to RSVP in order to receive fest day updates.  Click here for details and RSVP.

Music Lineup sponsored by PPM Solar

1:30pm-3pm: Ruckus

3pm-4:30pm: Patchwork Duo

4:30pm-6pm: Ambient Benevolence

Culinary Lineup

Radha’s Kitchen: Vegan Fusion

Berry Land 352: Kombucha, Lemonade, Sparkling Apple Cider, Coffee, Chai Tea

Frog Song Organics Pastured-Pork Hot Dogs (Smoked or Salt Link)

Strawberry Short Cake

House made beverages available for sale and local beer by donation

Shop our farm stand for locally grown organic veggies and goods

Special Events and Education

1:30pm-2pm Farm Walking Tour with Amy Van Scoik. An educational stroll with Farmer Amy. Learn about our practices, explore the farm, and meet the animals during this interactive, guided tour. Bring your questions and walking shoes!

2:30pm-4pm Mindful Nature Walk and Tea with Candace Jones. A wellness experience led by certified nature therapy guide Candace. Participants will explore the farm using smell, sight, taste, and touch, followed by an informal tea ceremony. Sun protection, comfortable shoes, a journal and pen are recommended for this slow paced, sensory walk.

3:30pm-4:30pm Ask a Farmer! Q&A with Farmer John. Farmer John is passionate about sharing his knowledge to grow more organic farmers and gardeners. Join him for an hour of education, information sharing, and community during this interactive Q&A session.

All Day:

Organic Strawberry U-Pick ($5.00/lb.)

Sweet Onion U-Pick ($1.50/each)

Snow Pea U-Pick ($4.00/lb.)

Calendula U-Pick ($7/cup)

Sunflower U-Pick ($2/each)

Potato U-Pick ($1.50/lb.)

Full Farmer’s Market Stand

Kid’s Games and Activities -Corn Crib, Hay Bales, and prizes!

Merchandise and Shopping

Special Edition Spring Festival Shirt (pictured)

Hats & Totes – rep your favorite organic farm!

“Farm Box” in Individual ($40) & Family Size ($65). Can be purchased online & picked up at the Festival for convenience. Try a CSA box without the commitment. An easy way to try the best of what this season has to offer, along with being a good value. Includes seven to nine different items.

Strawberry Jam – Amy’s homemade jam, made with love and our delicious organic strawberries

Full selection of pasture raised pork

Cane syrup (samples available)

Helpful Tips & Info

• This is a rain or shine event!
• Parking is limited, please plan to carpool. RSVP to help us be prepared, and stay in touch in case of any event changes. Donations are welcome to help us cover the cost of the hosting the event, and to raise money for our future commercial kitchen and restroom structure.
• This is a 100% outdoor event. Handwashing stations will be available and we hope everyone will use them!
• Good items to bring: picnic blanket, camping chairs, hat, closed-toed shoes or mud boots, refillable water bottle or cup, reuseable shopping bag, umbrella or rain coat.
• Cash, credit cards and SNAP accepted on site for farmers market items.
• Please leave pets at home!

Strawberry Field Report

*Strawberries, unfortunately, will not be one of the abundant u-pick items. We are experiencing our most challenging strawberry crop in a decade. We attribute this mainly to the freeze that we had at the end of December, where we used water to save our citrus trees. The days of running sprinklers saved our trees, but it reduced the fertility in the soil. We traded off a strawberry crop for 2023 for the potential of citrus over the next decade. We also experienced pest pressure which caused cosmetic damage to the fruit that did grow. Our yields are the lowest we have ever seen, and those who have visited our U-Pick before will recall that previous years were much more abundant. We’ve been watching field conditions carefully, but the abundant yield has not appeared yet. Knowing there were just a few sweet and delicious gems out in the field, we set up a reservation system for strawberries. We’ve now closed reservations to the field.

Normally this time of year we are swimming in strawberries, sometimes picking over two hundred pounds at a time. This year is a bit different but we will make the best of it. As farmers we are at the mercy of the weather and natural cycles, and in control of very little beyond how we interact with our soil and crops. We are still making a limited amount of jam with the berries that we are harvesting, so make sure to pick up a jar while it lasts. We’ll enjoy this sweet treat and look forward to a more abundant strawberry crop next year!