You definitely want to get this event onto your calendar. It is such a great opportunity to meet with Seattle-area organizations that hum in tune with our green and healthy lifestyle! ~Wendy
Contact: Liza Burke
http://www.seattletilth.org/
Harvest Festival Celebrates Urban Garden Revival
Millions of new gardens have sprung up across the nation this year and Seattle Tilth is inviting everyone who has had their hands in the soil to gather together and celebrate harvest season. At Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair, people can find out what next steps they can take in their gardens this fall and winter, enjoy demonstrations and workshops on cooking, food preservation, and composting, and get ideas for living more sustainably. People are also invited to come enjoy the tasty food stands and live music. This free event is held on Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. behind the Good Shepherd Center in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle (4649 Sunnyside Ave N; Seattle, WA 98103).
There will be free hands-on activities to engage people of all ages. People can meet urban livestock such as backyard chickens, goats and bees, and ask their owners questions. The art of canning at home will be taught by Master Canner/Food Preserver Jessica Dalley and PCC Cooks will demonstrate cooking with fresh ingredients. Master Composters will be showing people how to compost food scraps and yard waste in the demonstration garden. For a small fee you can also take a class on how you can turn your yard into a veggie garden in “Lawns to Lettuce” or how to grow vegetables this winter (pre-registration is required online at http://www.seattletilth.org/).
“People see the value of food that is grown locally,” commented Andrea Platt Dwyer, Executive Director of Seattle Tilth. “Whether you are growing some of your own food, or buying it from a local farm, people care about the quality of their food and the health of the environment. The Harvest Fair is a chance to celebrate this community effort. It’s basically a big festive party with opportunities to learn something, too, and everyone’s invited.”
The Harvest Fair offers a lively organic farmers marketplace. This is a great time of year to buy in bulk from local farmers and support their work. Also available will be locally grown plants including fall veggies, natives, ornamentals, and fruit bearing shrubs, gardening supplies, books and locally made goods. Food vendors specializing in fresh local ingredients will be serving up tasty meals and snacks. Activities in the Children’s Garden will engage the young ones. Local organizations and businesses will provide opportunities for people to learn how they can get involved with issues such as energy conservation, transportation, land usage, health, food, human rights, green building, education, horticulture, and reusing building materials. And full lineup of exciting local folk music will keep things lively all day.
So, if you’re a new or experienced gardener, a foodie, urban homesteader, environmentalist, or interested community member, come celebrate the urban garden revival and the culmination of the growing season at Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair. For more information, visit: seattletilth.org.
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Seattle Tilth’s mission is to inspire and educate people to garden organically, conserve natural resources, and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.