BOSTON, Mass. — The Trustees, Agricultural Hall, Grow Boston, The Department of Conservation and Recreation, and a growing partnership of grassroots urban agriculture practitioners are proud to present the ninth Urban Agriculture Fair on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the beautiful Roxbury Heritage State Park. This free, family-friendly event will create a vibrant hub of hands-on learning, fun and games

Boston celebrates the agricultural bounty of the waning summer with games, demos, delicious free food from Fresh Food Generation, and a panoply of interactive activities for all ages.

“The Fair becomes a delightful space for cross pollination, where everyone teaches, everyone learns, and everyone has fun,” said Annabel Rabiyah, The Trustees’ Regional Engagement Manager for Boston and Urban Outdoors. “This is community members sharing their skills and showcasing how simple it is to grow, cook, and celebrate agricultural thriving throughout Boston’s neighborhoods. Together, we’re sowing the seeds of community resilience and self-reliance, and this is our chance to share it with the next generation of urban farmers.”

Event highlights include:

• Educational demonstrations on gardening, beekeeping, mushroom growing, composting, maple sugaring, acorn and other native nut processing, growing and nurturing backyard fruit trees, raising chickens and caring for pigeons in your backyard, and more.
• Live music from Boston’s own Branches Steel Orchestra.
• Free food from Dorchester’s Fresh Food Generation, and juice from Baba Rumas.
• Kids art activities from Yes2ArtKidz.
• Hands-on cooking classes using farm-fresh produce featuring hot sauce from Michelle Green Thumbz, Dry Spice blends from Heal The Hood, and Canning by Elnora Thompson of Nightingale Garden.
• Fresh cider-making with an antique cider mill, and a pedal-powered smoothie machine.
• A judging table, where gardeners and farmers are encouraged to enter their homegrown fruits and vegetables for a chance to win ribbons, prizes, and bragging rights, including the coveted “Pome d’Or” gold ribbon and $100 cash prize.
• Community conversation on race, power, and land access in the city led by leaders from Paige Academy.

The Trustees steward 56 community gardens in several neighborhoods in Boston where residents may rent a plot to grow food and flowers.

For more information, volunteer opportunities, judging-table and other contest registration, visit https://tinyurl.com/Urban-Agriculture-Fair, or contact arabiyah@thetrustees.org.

About The Trustees

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