Day: February 26, 2012

Slice of Florida Life at the LaBelle Swamp Cabbage Festival, Armadillo Races

Jenn
February 26, 2012
Armadillo Races
Florida festivals
Labelle Swamp Cabbage Festival
swamp cabbage festival

Eating the state tree seems as savage as the idea of eating the state bird. No, we don’t eat mockingbirds here in Florida but we do enjoy swamp cabbage (also called hearts of palm) which is the young bud of a Sabal Palm, or cabbage tree.