Want help in planning a fall garden? Curious about bee keeping or keeping chickens? Would you like tips for applying feng shui tips your garden?

Presentations on these subjects and more are part of the Edible Garden festival, which takes place at Copia Saturday and Sunday. In addition, the festival will offer an artists’ marketplace, cooking demonstrations, food and wine, live music and hands-on crafts for kids.

Admission to Copia on these two days is by festival ticket only. For more information about the Edible Gardens festival, visit www.copia.org

The schedule of activities includes:

Music in the South Garden

Saturday                    

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Wild Catahoulas

2-5 p.m.: Zydeco Flames

Sunday                      

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Le Jazz Hot

2 to 5 p.m.: Pride and Joy

Meyer Food Forum cooking demonstrations

Saturday

Noon:  Oliver Said, executive chef/co-owner of Kitchen on Fire Cooking School

1 p.m.: Sara Deseran, cookbook author and senior food editor, 7x7 magazine

2 p.m.: John Ash, chef, author, food and wine educator and IACP’s Cooking Teacher of the Year 2008  

3 p.m.: Oliver Said

4 p.m.: John Ash

Sunday

Noon: Jill Hough, food writer, recipe developer and culinary instructor, Copia

1 p.m.: Tori Ritchie, food editor, author and host of Fine Living’s Ultimate Kitchens   

2 p.m.: Marie Simmons, teacher, food writer and James Beard award-winning author

3 p.m.: Tori Ritchie

4 p.m.: Marie Simmons

 

Garden presentations

Saturday

Noon: “Planning Your Fall Garden,” Colby Eierman, director of gardens, Benziger Family Winery

1 p.m.: “Beekeeping and Colony Collapse,” Serge Labesque, beekeeper

2 p.m.: “Keeping Chickens in Your Backyard,” James Stamp, founder, Wine Country Coops  

Sunday

Noon:  “Feng Shui for Your Edible Garden,” Flin McDonald, founder, Living Spaces

1 p.m.: “Beekeeping and Colony Collapse,” Serge Labesque, beekeeper    

2 p.m.: “Growing Wonderful Roses,” David Alosi, head gardener, Trefethen Winery & Lynne Andresen, Rosarian

3 p.m.:“Water-wise” Planting in Your Yard” Yvonne Rasmussen, Master Gardener

2008 Edible Gardens Festival 

Saturday, Aug. 23

Sunday, Aug. 24

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission:

Adult: $15

Seniors/student (with ID): $10

Children (age 12 & under) and Copia members: Free