Help Lift the Fork - on Pozible
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Fri 01 Aug 2014 - Sun 31 Aug 2014
The Fork on the Road food festival has become a local institution in Adelaide since its first free event at Victoria Square in November 2012. It rapidly became a major success for Splash Adelaide, creating a fevered frenzy of food truck affection that continued to grow throughout last year.
No longer were food trucks seen as the mobile hot dog vendors with tasteless sausages and Coles rolls that were often found at primary school fetes. Entrepreneurs noticed the crowds of thousands that flocked to Fork on the Road, and sensed an opportunity. A whole new breed of food vendor found that the public in Adelaide hungered for new and unusual taste sensations from afar.
Anyone with something unusual to eat was welcome, from
cheese to
chocolate ,
steak to
sausage , and
Mexico to
Malta - and the crowds
loved it!
Fork on the Road rapidly became one of the "must do" free things to do in Adelaide, then it took a turn and branched out to the
post industrial quaintness of Bowden. It wasn't long before fans of the Fork were pleading for organisers to bring this food festival to their neck of Adelaide.
The fans weren't alone, as the government and councils also saw opportunities to leverage on the success of Fork on the Road and promote their own event with a flash Fork in tandem. There were Forks to
welcome migrants , a Fringe Fork at
The Depot , a
Tasting Australia Fork, and in parks around Adelaide. No matter where, people came with renewed appetites and enthusiasm.
Fork on the Road is a one man show, run by Adelaide man Joe Noone. While initially receiving sponsorship from
Splash Adelaide to run these events, and no doubt a contribution from participating food trucks, there is no charge the public at these free festivals. Free family entertainment, activities for kids, and live music are all part of the show at every event - but come at a cost.
Rather than charging admission and changing the spirit of this free food festival, Joe has opted to try
crowdsourcing on
Pozible to seek public funding to continue the third season of Fork on the Road.
In exchange for a donation to support Fork there is a chance to receive a reward - a queue jump ticket, limited edition t-shirts, and special dinner dates for example. The money Joe receives is planned to cover one-off costs, and enable cutting the overheads of running the next season of Fork on the Road.
For an explanation about why the money is needed
look here , otherwise why not just mosey over to
the Pozible page and see if you can find it in your heart to help out and keep this fabulous free food festival happening. But be quick - the campaign ends on August 31, and if the target is not achieved then
Fork gets nothing.
Fork on the Road is one of the most popular free things to do in Adelaide, and we need to keep on Forking!
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#august
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