Seattle Tilth’s annual Harvest Fair at Meridian Park is coming up this weekend, Saturday, September 6th:
After an especially hot Seattle summer, local farms and gardens are overflowing with colorful and delicious produce. Experience the amazing flavors of summer! Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair invites you to participate in fun activities to enjoy harvest season and glean some ideas and inspiration to take advantage of the bounty. Now in its 27th year, this family friendly festival is on Saturday, September 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Meridian Park (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle).
Join in the fun! Press cider from local apples, enjoy tasty food, nuzzle a goat or chicken, make an herb crown, listen to live music and join the parade. Local and organic farm stands will be overflowing with fresh produce at the height of harvest season. The Harvest Fair is a great place to stock-up on fresh foods, farm crafts, native and edible plants, garden supplies and sustainable goods. You can also learn tips for canning and cooking — or bring goods to trade at the barter organized by Backyard Barter.
See the full schedule of activities and the list of participating farmers, vendors and organizations.
Activities include:
- Workshops
- Live music
- Local food trucks and tents
- Organic farmers market
- Urban farm demonstration
- Sustainable vendors
- Kids parade (noon)
- Barter (1-3 p.m.)
- Canning and cooking demonstrations
- Cider pressing
- DIY herb crowns
- Seed swap
- Raffle
- Kids crafts in the children’s garden
Volunteers are needed to help make it all happen and volunteering is a fun way to participate. Sign-up to volunteer!
City Fruit staff and volunteers are continuing to pick up fallen apples at Meridian Playground so that we all can enjoy the park more. We especially want the park to be tidied up for the Harvest Fest.
If you want to help, come to Meridian this evening (Thursday) at 6 pm. Or you can pick up apples any time in buckets or boxes. Leave them by the dumpster next to the Meridian public rest room.