[DEHC] Fall Harvest Festival in Mattapan Square, Sat. Sept 16

[Rosanne.Foley at codman.org]

Please Join Boston Natural Areas Network
for the 
 
Fall Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
10:00am-2:00pm
City Natives Nursery
30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan Square

Welcome autumn with this exciting family event
and
Join BNAN and Mayor Menino to hear some exciting news!

Free Event, All Welcome
 
NEW THIS YEAR!   Incredible Crop Olympics!
Enter your own produce in the Incredible Crop Olympics.  Categories 
include Biggest Tomato, Heaviest Zucchini, Largest Sunflower and Most 
Voluminous Vegetable.  Please call BNAN at 617-542-7696 to sign up for the 
contest.  All entries must be received between 10:00 a.m and 11:00 a.m. 
Saturday morning.

FREE PLANT SWAP:  Gardeners are invited to exchange, donate or simply take 
home perennial divisions and other plants.  (Please pre-divide plants into 
smaller pieces and bring containers to take your plants home.)  Master 
Urban Gardeners will be available to give advice on plant  care. 

PLANTS FOR SALE:  Select native plants propogated at City Native Nursery 
will be available for purchase. 

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH:  Enjoy face painting, children's crafts 
and a performance by Bonaparte the Magician.

MUSIC:  Live music by Two for the Show. 

TOUR: The Learning Garden. 

MARKET PRODUCTS:  Take advantage of the gardeners market of honey, fresh 
produce, baked goods and other products produced by community gardens to 
help support their gardens.  Purchase fresh produce grown by the Food 
Project, ReVision Urban Farm,and  Brookwood Farm