Eat Your Yard Jax to host 6th annual Persimmon Festival

Eat Your Yard Jax will host its sixth annual Persimmon Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in Jacksonville.

The festival is the nonprofit’s largest annual fundraiser. It celebrates local food, edible plants, sustainability and community education.

Activities include:

• Persimmon tastings and locally inspired food
• Live music
• Local vendors
• Children’s activities
• Educational demonstrations and speakers
• Edible and native plants for sale

The event will highlight Northeast Florida’s local food community. The farm is located at 6500 Utsey Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32219.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. Information and tickets are available at eatyouryardjax.org.

What is a persimmon?

A persimmon is a bright orange fruit, often about the size of a tomato or small apple. Ripe persimmons taste sweet, with notes of apricot, date or cinnamon.

Some varieties are crisp and can be eaten like an apple, while others must ripen until very soft, according to UF IFAS.

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