Free seedlings. Gourmet sorbet.
Compost. Chickens. The Newburgh Urban Farming Fair had something for everyone.
Held on Saturday, April 29 on Grand Street in Newburgh, this annual celebration
of the city’s focus on agriculture brought together local farms, community
organizations, vendors, donors and the arts to and promote food production and
environmental conservation within the City of Newburgh.
The fair was part of Newburgh
Last Saturdays, a monthly celebration of the arts, culture, and community in
historic downtown Newburgh.
Attendees met
chickens and goats, learned from Cornell Master Gardener’s “Ask a Gardener”
service, experiment with composting and waste management, and meet gardeners
from almost a dozen of Newburgh’s community gardens. Other activities included
a bee demonstration as well as seed planting projects with local food educator
Hudson Valley Seed and Michaels.
A highlight of the
fair was a free performance of “Dirt; The Secret Life of Soil” by
Arm-of-the-Sea Puppet and Mask Theater. The Malden-on-Hudson-based performance
group combines art, ecology and social action to create works performed at
cultural centers, festivals, community venues and schools around the U.S.
Food vendors included
local granola, gourmet sorbet, sausage and cheese, and a baked goods. A farmers
market offered vegetables, eggs, and info on CSAs.
The Newburgh Urban
Farming Fair’s mission is to “Nourish a healthy Newburgh through access to
fresh food and urban gardening education.” The event is a collaboration of community
organizations including Downing Park Urban Farm, NHS Center for Hope, and Hudson
Valley Seed.
Newburgh Urban Farming
Fair: www.facebook.com/newburghurbanfarmingfair
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