East Palo Alto Collard Greens Festival Website
Collard greens lovers everywhere! Get out your favorite recipes and get
ready for the 10th annual Collard Greens Cultural Festival, Saturday, July 25, 2009 from 12 noon to 7:00 PM . Come out and bring the whole family
because there's something for everyone! Relax to sounds of smooth, soothing
Jazz, or the down home, guitar thumping rhythm of the Blues. Get your groove
on with some serious Funk, or rejuvenate your spirit with soul-stirring
Gospel. If that's not enough to intice you, take a look at
what events we've cooked up this year. For all of you seasoned chefs, greens experts,
vendors, potential sponsors, and advertisers, click here to sign up for this year's festival.
The Festival celebrates collard
greens because collard, mustard and turnip greens were one of the
basic foods that historically sustained African Americans as a people.
Collards spread from Africa to Europe centuries ago and were brought
to North America by slaves. Forced to create meals from leftovers,
slaves created the famous southern greens. One-pot meals also represent
a traditional method of food preparation, which is linked directly
back to West Africa. They have been popular ever since in the American
South traditionally prepared by boiling or simmering slowly with
a piece of salt pork or ham hock and typically served with freshly
baked or fried hot water corn bread. Click
here to learn about the history of your local Collard Greens Festival!