Edible Flower Festival in South Park, register now!
Denise Schrieber is greenhouse manager for Allegheny County Parks, author of Eat your Roses and is Mrs. Know-It All on The Organic Gardeners Radio Show every Sunday at 7am on KDKA (I'm a co-host.)
It's time for the 12th Annual Edible Flowers Food Fest at South Park on Thursday, July 19th at 7:30 pm at the Buffalo Inn in South Park!
Some of the items on the menu this year include Baked Fish with Lemon Thyme and Monarda sauce, Beef with Roses et Poivre, Tofu spread with Nasturtiums, Peach lavender jam, Springs greens with herbal dressing, Anise Hyssop Pizza, Chicken Mole with Rose hips, Herbes du Provence bread, Rice paper rolls with Nasturtiums and vegetables with an Asian dipping sauce, our Oven Roasted green beans with Onion buds, Green Gazpacho with garlic scapes, Chocolate Bark with lavender, pretzels and salted caramel, the ever popular Rose Petal Ice Cream and more!
Our speaker this year is Susan Marquesen, Penn State Master Preserver talking about how to use and preserve flowers along with recipes.
Some of the items on the menu are now celiac free. This facility is completely accessible and will have dedicated servers for those that need assistance. Please let us know if you need this service when registering.
The cost is $20 cash or check at the door only. Reservations are required since this fills up quickly. You can register at 412-835-1201 with your name, DAYTIME telephone number and the number attending. You can also register online at
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This event is sponsored by Allegheny County Parks and co-sponsored by Penn State Extension of Allegheny County. All proceeds benefit Allegheny County Parks.