Mill-Ghalqa Nhawru l-Borma – which was due to be held last Sunday at the Villa Rundle Gardens in Victoria, was postponed and is now due to take place on Sunday, the 26th of April.

This event is aimed at promoting greater recognition of local vegetables, fruits and other produce, with activities planned during the day to suit all ages. There will be no single-use plastic during the activity.

Visitors will be able to wonder around the beautiful gardens and visit the various stands, including a vegetable section direct from local farmers, who will also be on hand to give information on the fresh and healthy produce and its use in traditional recipes. There will also be a display of agricultural machinery.

Other attractions include a section with fresh Gozitan strawberries, with ideas for their use, such as in smoothies and milk shakes; a section with old coffee and mulled wine and a selection of Gozo wines; artisan products, in particular local honey, molasses and olive oil.Other local delicacies available will be ravioli made with sheep’s cheese, pepper cheeses and white cheeses for which Gozitan people are famous, other local cuisine such as meatballs made with beef and chicken and oven baked local potatoes, bragjoli, local potatoes and local Maltese sausage.

Different children’s games will be held around the garden with the aim of encouraging children to be active, as well as eat good, healthy food.

Other stands at the Villa Rundle will include the local Brownies and Scout Groups and Puttinu Cares.

Entertainment in the morning from 10am to 1pm will be modern songs and from 1pm to 3pm songs with school children led by Marlene Bartolo. Then from 3pm until 6pm Ta’ Verna Folk Band will close the event.

This special event is taking place on Sunday, the 26th of April, from 10.00am until 6pm at the Villa Rundle Gardens, Victoria, Gozo.

Photos by Alain Salvary

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