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Fall Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide

Please Join BNAN for the
Fall Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide

Saturday, September 26, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
City Natives
30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan

This fun event has grown from a small plant swap among a few avid community gardeners into a fall festival with activities for gardeners of all ages. Welcome autumn with this exciting free family event. All are welcome.

INCREDIBLE CROP OLYMPICS: Enter your own produce in the Incredible Crop Olympics. Categories include Biggest Tomato, Heaviest Zucchini, Largest Sunflower and Most Voluminous Vegetable. You can call BNAN at 617-542-7696 to sign up for the contest or submit your entry before 11:00 a.m. on the day of the event, or click here to download entry form.

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 propagated at City Native Nursery will be available for purchase.

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH: Enjoy face painting, children's crafts and more.

MUSIC: Live music by local performers

TOUR: Take a self-guide tour of the Learning Garden or stop by the BNAN table and ask for a MUG volunteer to give you a guided tour.

MARKET PRODUCTS: Take advantage of the gardeners market of honey, fresh produce, baked goods and other products produced by local gardeners.