The Alva Garden Club’s annual Strawberry Festival is set for Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Alva Methodist Church, 21441 Pearl Street in Alva.
The festival’s highlights are servings of homemade strawberry shortcake, hundreds of plants for sale, a bake sale and a book sale.
Craft vendors, fresh produce and non-profit vendors and food trucks also will be featured.
The plant sale features donated plants from Owl Creek Landscape Nursery, Natives of Corkscrew Nursery, Elata Natives, Maree Farms and Keepsake Plants. In addition, members of the club also grow their own plants for the sale. Cuttings are offered, as well.
Admission and parking are free! Rain or shine, the festival will go on.
Proceeds from this annual event fund the maintenance of two community gardens in Alva, activities at The Alva School and other charitable projects in the community.
