Schoolyard Roots Holding ‘A Moveable Feast’ Sept. 23-28

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Local nonprofit Schoolyard Roots will bring back its popular local food celebration, “A Moveable Feast,” for a fifth year Sept. 23-28, with restaurant specials, a kickoff party and a weeklong silent auction to support garden education in Tuscaloosa schools.

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More than a dozen restaurants and cafes will offer a “Schoolyard Roots Special,” with a dish or drink created with ingredients grown by local farmers.

A portion of sales will benefit Schoolyard Roots, which provides hands-on gardening education for more than 4,300 students at 12 Tuscaloosa city and county elementary schools.

The event begins with a free kickoff party Sept. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Sanctuary on 25th, featuring live music, a silent auction, a specialty cocktail with herbs from Schoolyard Roots gardens, and a new Plant Spin game.

An online silent auction also opens Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. and runs through Sept. 28 at 5 p.m., with items from area farmers, artists and artisans.

Participating restaurants

• Chuck’s Fish
• Five
• Central Mesa
• River
• Sugo
• Southern Ale House
• SAH Dockside
• Jalapenos Downtown
• The Alcove
• Black Warrior Brewing Company
• Druid City Brewing Company
• Monarch Espresso
• Turbo Coffee
• The Sanctuary on 25th.

Local farms contributing ingredients include Snow’s Bend Farm, Leavelle Farms, Southern Food Lab, Fat Squirrel Peppers, Underground Forest, Wallace Homestead, Hale Farms and Schoolyard Roots Gardens.

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