It’s the 18th annual International Mango Festival at the South Florida attraction, which this year is celebrating the Mangos of India.
It runs Saturday, July 10 and Sunday, July 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and features everything for the mango lover—mango tree sales, mango-inspired cooking demonstrations, mango tastings, a display of more than 200 mangos from Fairchild nurseries, a children’s program that includes a mango puppet show, mango theater, a spectacular mango brunch on Sunday and this year, the mango-chutney cook-off.
Read on for the detailed schedule:
Mango Conferences and Workshops
Saturday, July 10, 2010 (Garden House)
1:00 p.m.The Mangos of India, Richard J. Campbell and
Noris Ledesma, FTBG
2:00 p.m. Research Update: National Mango Board,
William Watson, National Mango Board
2:30 p.m. Grower’s Perspective of Mango Improvement Programs,
Noris Ledesma, FTBG
3:00 p.m.Alphonso, Kesar and the Indian Grower,
Bhaskar Savani and Ajit Shirodkar
3:30 p.m.Growing Locations and Varieties for Indian Mangos in the
Americas: Recommendations, Richard J. Campbell
4:00 p.m. Summary and Discussion, Panel of speakers and experts.
Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Crane, University of Florida
Sunday, July 11, 2010
9:45 a.m. Selecting and Growing the Perfect Mango (Lecture Tent),
Jeff Wasielewski, FTBG
10:30 a.m .Grafting mangos (Lecture Tent), Erik Teitig,
Pine Island Nursery
1:00 p.m.Indian Mangos (Mango display tent),
Baskar Savani and Ajit Shirodkar
2:00 p.m. Mango Pruning (Lecture Tent), Erik Teitig,
Pine Island Nursery
Cooking Demonstrations
Saturday, July 10
10:00 a.m. Chef Billo Jolly, Green Mango Chutney
11:00 a.m. Chef David Bracha, River Oyster Bar
12:00 p.m. Chef Gail Goetsch, Essensia
2:00 p.m.Aria Kagan, Food Network Star contestant
Sunday, July 11
11:00 a.m. Chef Jeff O’Neill, Gibraltar
12:00 p.m.Chef Jay Mariadoss, Indian Palate
1:00 p.m.Chef Madhur Jaffrey, Mango Chutney
2:00 p.m.Chef Gonzalo Rivera, La Marea
Saturday and Sunday
MANGO TASTINGS AND EVALUATIONS
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Corbin Building (Limited quantities)
Taste a variety of mangos and discover your new favorite.
MANGO CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Visitor Center Ballroom
Cooking demonstrations from top chefs will take place on the hour. Please see schedule above.
MANGO CUISINE SAMPLINGS FROM REGIONAL CHEFS
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon, Garden House (Limited quantities)
Samplings from Creative Tastes, JoAnna’s Marketplace and Whole Foods
MANGO SMOOTHIES
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Garden House Lawn
Enjoy famous Fairchild Farm mango smoothies with Indian mango pulp.
MANGO TREE SALES
Shop our great selection of curator choice mango trees while supplies last. Experts will be on hand to help with your selection.
MANGO MEDICS
Our mango experts will be located next to the tree sales this year, and are at hand to help you with any questions you may have about your mango tree or help in the selection of a new tree. You can also bring a sample of your ailing mango tree in a sealed bag and our mango medics will come to the rescue. Workshops will also be presented here.
KID’S ACTIVITIES
Children will enjoy making art, learning to cook, doing yoga and more!
• Art
Kids will be able to make mango leaf puppets, get their faces painted, create their own original mango art and more.
• Cooking Demos for Kids
Chefs Christina Staalstrom and Alicia Toledo will teach kid-friendly cooking lessons!
• Yoga
Little Mango Yogis is a class for all kids! We’ll do yoga poses, play yoga games and enjoy the fun of yoga with Rina Yoga teachers!
MANGOS OF THE WORLD DISPLAY
View the greatest display of mangos ever assembled inside the Garden House and in the Mangos of India Tent on the Garden House Lawn.
INTERNATIONAL FRUIT MARKET
Our fruit market is filled with mangos from the Fairchild world collection, as well as mangos from: Puerto Rico, Mexico, Haiti, and more. Mango hostesses will help you taste and purchase one-of kind mango varieties from Fairchild’s collection.
MANGOVILLE
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Garden House Lawn
All things mango can be found in our marketplace! From mango honey and mango soaps to Chef Allen’s mango sauces, ketchup and salsas we have it all. Don’t miss Crackerman Crackers’ delicious mango lentil dip on homemade crackers, mango chutney, jams and jellies, mango teas, spices and more.
TROPICAL MANGO ALE TASTING
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
by Whole Foods Market and St. John Brewers
MANGO MUSIC
Listen to the dynamic sounds of Indian sitar and tabla players in the morning, and lively Afro-Cuban jazz in the afternoon.
BIKE VALET
This year ride your bike to the garden and use Bike Valet! Green Mobility Network will be here Saturday and Sunday offering their unique bike valet service at the South Gate. Receive $5 off admission for adults and $2 off for children when you use this service.
Sunday Only
MANGO BRUNCH – reservations required
11:00 a.m., Garden House
The culinary event of the summer! Our Mango Brunch features six of South Florida’s top chefs preparing their favorite mango dish just for you. Staring off with our famous mango bellini and a special mango tasting, this event will have mango lovers on cloud nine. For tickets and information, call 305.663.8058.
MANGO AUCTION AND BOLLYWOOD DANCE PERFORMANCE
2:30 p.m., Garden House
You won’t want to miss this exciting and colorful dance, performed by Geeta and company. And then stay seated for the action packed mango auction! Bid on one of the rare varieties of mangos from the Mangos of the World Display and you may be able to win your own plate of irresistible ‘Julie’ or ‘Alphonso’ mangos. Our dancers will be the models as the prices rise and the drama unfolds. Who will go home with the best mangos?
Admission: Free to Fairchild members and children 5 and under. Non-members: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65 and up and $10 for children 6-17. If you ride your bike to the Festival and use the bike valet, admission is $15 for adults and $8 for children.
