RiW Grow Local, Eat Local Food Festival

Rooted in Wyoming (RiW) Executive Director David Johnson and board member Hanne Wellborn made an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse to invite the community to the RiW Grow Local, Eat Local Food Festival taking place at 3 – 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Bridges. 

Presented by RiW and the Freedom Foods Co-op this will be RiW’s  8th Annual Fundraiser, showcasing local producers, highlighting local resilience and celebrating the cultivation of a collaborative culture, thoroughly rooted through local food and Sheridan County’s producers.

H. Wellborn

The event will have plenty to do for the kids, such as games and bouncy house. The festival will also feature a separate Food Freedom table with a variety of locally sourced condiments and cheeses. This Food Freedom table will help connect patrons with local producers that can provide the abundance of their labor directly to the public thanks to the Wyoming Food Freedom Act (WFFA). 

According to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, in 2015, the Wyoming Legislature passed HB0056, creating the Wyoming Food Freedom Act, W.S. 11- 49-101 through 11-49-103, which became effective March 3, 2015 and was amended July 1, 2017. The general purpose of the WFFA is to allow for the sale and consumption of homemade foods

H. Wellborn

The event will also feature the music of A Band Named Sue, The Tinderwoods and Victoria Haun. While enjoying the food and atmosphere, attendees will also have the opportunity to see what RiW has been working on at the Bridges location. 

D. Johnson

Tickets can be purchased by clicking here as well as an option to donate and support the RiW mission. Tickets come with a free cold beverage.