Carver Sweet Potato Growers Arts and Crafts Assn. Festival
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Celebrate the nutritional value of the sweet potato and its impact on Alabama's agriculture industry. The festival Commemorates the memory of Dr. George Washington Carver and his sweet potato research. Sweet potato growers gather to share cultivation tips, showcase new products, enter their products in competition, and... yes, to sell sweet potatoes. There's arts and crafts competition, music, sweet potato pies and sweet potato ice cream. Third Saturday.
Carver Sweet Potato Growers Arts and Crafts Assn. Festival
Phone : 334-727-8320 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: www.tuskegeealabama.org
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