Food as Medicine Field Day

Join UF/IFAS and the Norman Fixel Institute for Food-as-Medicine Field Day 2026: From Plants to Medicine for Parkinsons Disease and Beyond on October 28 in Citra, Florida. This free event will bring together researchers, health professionals, growers, students and community members to explore the connection between agriculture, nutrition and human health.

The program will feature presentations on velvet bean as a natural source of L-DOPA, Parkinsons disease, plant-based foods, medicinal plants, genetics and crop production, along with networking and a field demonstration. Norman Fixel Institute neurologist Dr. Michael S. Okun will present The Parkinsons Plan: Dopa4All.

October 28, 2026 | 9 a.m.4 p.m.
2556 W. Highway 318, Citra, FL 32113
Free lunch for registered participants. RSVP by October 21.