The Root Cafe is hosting its annual Farmer Trunk-Or-Treat, 3-5 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot at 1500 Main St. in Little Rock’s SoMa neighborhood.
The celebration of the local foods community brings together farmers including Rabbit Ridge, Driftwood and Whispering Willow with local foods-focused organizations, including St. Joseph Center of Arkansas, Dunbar Garden and the Arkansas Local Food Network.
Admission is free; attendees are encouraged to come in Halloween costumes with candy buckets. “Four-legged companions” are also welcome.
Booths will distribute Halloween candy and there will be face painting on the patio, “Garden Games” and story time with Paper Hearts Bookstore. The restaurant is also partnering with Carver-Washington STEAM Magnet Elementary School.
For more information, check out the Facebook page.
Eric E. Harrison
Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and restaurants for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He joined the then-Arkansas Democrat on the copy desk in June 1977 and served for 17 years (including the entirety of the newspaper war) as the paper’s entertainment editor before taking on his current role as features reporter. He is also host of the weekly classical music show “Major and Minor Masterpieces” on public radio station KLRE-FM, 90.5.
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