Truckee garden tour to highlight edibles

Slow Food Lake Tahoe is putting on a tour of local, High Sierra edible gardens on Aug. 13 from 9am-2pm.

Sites range from beginner container garden to a high production permaculture greenhouse.

The tour will begin and end at the Truckee Demonstration Garden located at the Truckee Regional Park.  A variety of Truckee home gardens in Sierra Meadows, Olympic Heights and Prosser will be visited with light refreshments at each stop.

Tickets may be purchased online; $10 for adults and no charge for children. Check in will begin at 8:30am at the Truckee Demonstration Garden.