Some 30 people enjoyed an outdoor cocktail hour and food demo at the historic Avish Estate, home of the Waterfront Botanical Gardens’ (WBG) educational programming, on Sunday, Aug. 4. The event was the first collaboration between The J’s Jewish Outdoor Farm & Environmental Education program (JOFEE) and the Botanical Gardens. It included a fusion of Israeli and Kentucky cocktails and cuisine. Chef Mat Shalenko conducted the food demo, and the WBG horticulturalist updated the group of on the progress in transforming an old landfill site into a world-class botanical garden and model for sustainable redevelopment. (Community photos by Jessica Budnick)
