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APRIL: Today in Food History

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See also FOOD FESTIVALS for April

APRIL IS:

• [Alcohol Awareness Month] (since 1987)
   
• Defeat Diabetes Month (National Diabetes Month is November)
   
• Fresh Florida Tomato Month [Florida Tomato Commission] - fresh tomatoes are harvested from every growing district in Florida in April.
  · Florida Trivia  ·  Tomato Facts ·  Tomato Quotes
  
  · Tomato Kitchen Tips  ·  Tomatoes and Taxes
   
• Global Child Nutrition Month
  · [Global Child Nutrition Foundation]
  · Food Scarcity & Hunger Articles
   
• Grain of the Month: Sprouted Grains
  [Whole Grains Council]
   
• National B.L.T. Month
  · Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich Trivia
   
• National Garden Month [National Garden Bureau]
  · Garden Quotes
   
• National Garlic Month · Garlic Trivia & Facts
  · Garlic Articles  ·  Garlic Quotes  ·  Garlic Tips
   
• National Grange Month [National Grange - advocates for rural America and Agriculture]
   
• Grilled Cheese Month  (origin unknown)
  · International Grilled Cheese Recipes
   
• National Pecan Month [Nat’l Pecan Shellers Assn]
  · Pecan Facts & Trivia  · A Nut from America
   
• National Soft Pretzel Month
  · History of the Pretzel
  · Soft Pretzel Recipe  · Another Pretzel Recipe
   
• [National Soyfoods Month] (Began in 1996 by the Soyfoods Assn of North America)
  · Soybean Facts & Trivia
   

VARIABLE DATE EVENTS

DAYS

• Easter Sunday (April 5, 2026 - can be March or April)
   
• National Arbor Day [Arbor Day Foundation]
  (April 24, 2026 - last Friday in April - many states observe different dates according to best local tree planting times)
   
• National Banana Day  (April 15, 2026 - 3rd Wed)
  · Banana Trivia and Facts
   
• National Burrito Day (April 2, 2026 - 1st Thurs)
  · Burrito Recipes
   
• [Stop Food Waste Day]  (April 29, 2026 last Wed)
   
• [Bermuda Peppercorn Ceremony] (April 22, 2026 - usually held on the Wednesday closest to St. George’s Day, April 23).  A major annual ceremonial event in St. George, when the Governor officially receives one Peppercorn from a Freemason official. In 1816 Bermuda's capital moved from St. George to Hamilton City. The old stone State House, built in 1619, was given to the Freemasons for an annual rent of One Peppercorn.
   

WEEKS

• Egg Salad Week in 2026 is April 6-12 (week after Easter, March or April) Dedicated to the many delicious uses for all of the Easter eggs that have been cooked, colored, hidden and found.
   
• National Library Week (April 19-25, 2026)
    [American Library Association]
   
• National Public Health Week: April 6-12, 2026 (1st full week in April) [American Public Health Assoc.]
   
• National Procrastination Week was last month
   
• Stewardship Week - April 26-May 3, 2026 (last Sun in April to 1st Sun in May) [Nat’l Assoc. of Conservation Districts] To encourage conserving natural resources for our future.
   
• UK: National Gardening Week: April 27 - May 3, 2026  [Royal Horticultural Society] Encouraging gardners to share their love of gardening.