SOIL TO SOUL : COMMUNITY EVENT

THE OPEN DOOR SERIES: This community event is part of Center Street’s commitment to offering accessible workshops and gatherings where anyone seeking community, creativity, and healing can participate regardless of financial circumstance.

Join Sacha Foxx and Jarid Altmark for a donation-based and iconic cooking demo to enhance your culinary creativity.

Learn fundamental tips for shopping for produce, embracing seasonal shopping from local farmers, and how to sustainably repurpose parts of your grocery list that you might otherwise throw out. You’ll get their favorite simple ingredient hacks and recipes that make ordinary meals leveled up with layers of legendary flavor.

Sacha

Meet Sacha Foxx—the flavor fanatic who can’t help but turn every ingredient into a mouthwatering masterpiece. Before moving back to Florida from Chicago, she spent eight years soaking up the Windy City’s bold food scene—think spicy, soulful vibes that still inspire her cooking today. Now settled in Gainesville, she’s all about its farm-fresh treasures, weaving them into her culinary magic. When she’s not crafting beats as a music producer, she’s whipping up feasts for her Altamonte Springs crew—the lucky folks she’s always feeding. We finally said, “Sacha, your kitchen takeovers deserve the full spotlight—let’s feast!” Get ready for a meal packed with heart and a whole lot of flavor.

JARID

Jarid Altmark is a multi-award winning cake artist who’s been featured on Netflix’s ‘ Is it cake? Too’ and on four Food Network television competitions.

Inspired by his Nana’s generosity and traditional Jewish cooking, Jarid fell in love with cooking at a young age. Jarid has facilitated as an art instructor for Soul Journey Retreats, guiding hands-on practices to unlock authentic artistry. When not at work, you’ll likely find Jarid in the kitchen slow-cooking unique flavor combos inspired by international travels and bold global-flavors, harnessing self-control to not eat pastries every day, taking care of his orchids and houseplants, practicing yoga, and loving his partner, Thomas.