This Saturday, September 8, Seattle Tilth will hold its 25th annual Harvest Fair at Meridian Park (4649 Sunnyside Ave N). The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature everything from cider pressing to cheese making.
From Seattle Tilth:
The Harvest Fair is a lively event with workshops, demonstrations, family activities and tasty food. See urban goats and chickens, talk to beekeepers and cheese makers, swap seeds and barter home made goods! Local organic farm stands will be abundant and overflowing with fresh produce at the height of harvest season. Stock-up on native and edible plants, local books, garden supplies, farm crafts and sustainable goods.
Workshops and demos include yoga for gardeners, fermenting foods, natural dyes, seed saving, making mozzarella cheese, edible mushrooms and cooking demonstrations. Food donations are being collected for the food bank at the BEET Hunger booth.
Activities include:
- Raffle to win a chicken coop, beekeeping starter kit or year’s supply of Organic Valley milk
- Seed swap
- Cider pressing
- Urban livestock area
- DIY herb crowns
- Barter hosted by Backyard Barter (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- Kids crafts in the children’s garden
- Organic farmer’s market
- Sustainable vendors
- Kids’ parade
- Live music from Slap and Tickle, Mostly Water, Creepin’ Critters, Holy Crows, Bucharest Drinking Team and Nyamuziwa Marimba
To learn more about the event, click here.
