By David F. Rooney The Second Annual Garlic Festival drew an enthusiastic crowd of garlic lovers to Stu Smith’s and Sarah Harper’s home on Track Street East on Saturday. From 11 am onwards successive waves of friends and customers dropped by to purchase their favourite varieties of the stinking rose. And bulbs were not only things finding their way into shopping bags. There were pickled garlic scapes and bulbs organic squash, potatoes and other fresh edibles, jars of garlic syrup and containers of potent powdery mixtures of garlic scapes and hot peppers with names like Garlic Ghost, Dragon Dust and Reaper Madness. Here are a few photos from this small local festival: Stu Smith and Sarah Harper(right) looked pretty pleased with their Second Annual Revelstoke Garlic Festival at their East Track Street property on Saturday, Sporadic waves of people dropped in to buy garlic. Besides the bulbs you’d expect to find, there were, bouquets of the stinking rose, garlic syrup, garlic scape powder mixed with dried and powdered hot peppers. With names like Dragon Dust, Garlic Ghost and Reaper Madness you just knew it would be a spicy treat. David F. Rooney photo Bruce Thomas and Simon Hunt provided some really good live music. David F. Rooney photo Clothing designer Melanie Parent had a stand at the festival selling her original creations. If you’d like to see more of her one-of-a-kind hoodies and other designs please check out her website and online store at www.aparentclothing.com. David F. Rooney photo Ian Richardson of Rocky Ridge Farm had garlic, potatoes, gourds, squash and other organic veggies. David F. Rooney photo If you like garlic then the Garlic Festival was the place to be on Saturday. David F. Rooney
