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Cape & Islands Farm Bureau presents
Cape &
Islands Farm Bureau presents . . .
FALMOUTH
CRANBERRY HARVEST
&
FARM
FESTIVAL
Saturday;
October 17, 2009 (rain date-Sunday, October 18)
John
Parker Road Bogs (between Rte 28 & Sandwich Road)--E. Falmouth
10
AM to 3 PM - ON THE BOG - FREE TO ALL
Come
enjoy an old-fashioned family celebration of a
cranberry
bog being wet harvested before your eyes!
TASTE
THE MANY HOMEMADE CRANBERRY TREATS
Baked
goodies, cranberry juices, cranberry breads, jellies, relishes, etc.
See
an antique CRANBERRY SEPARATOR remove the chaff from your own bag of
fresh berries
--delicious
Portuguese food available under tent while listening to the Falmouth
Fiddlers
--live
entertainment under the tent--50s & 60s music byThe Grand Daddios--reminisce with experienced local farmers--listen to their stories--guided
bog walks describing historical remnants, bog plants and animals by
experienced guides
Historical
displays on cranberry farming and harvesting
Demonstrations
of old-time crafts, i.e., wool spinning, Nantucket basket making,
Cranberry wreath making, etc.
Free
Children's Activities and Cranberry games
Create
a Bog-In-A-Cup--face painting--a live bee hive used to pollinate the
Cranberry flowers--find
the queen bee--sample honey--dance
to "The Cranberry Bounce" with the Carol Sykes' Suzuki
Violinists--talk with a live Clown, Cranberries, Pumpkin and a
roaming Ventriloquist
Peruse
tables of Cranberry Soaps, Candles and Jellies
Have
your fortune told by the Bog Oracle--buy a ticket for a raffle of
special items or a Festival Tee Shirt--make your own free Holiday
arrangement--visit our $1 and $2 table
CONNECT
WITH OTHER FESTIVAL FARMS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND FUN!
Coonamessett
Farm--Cape Cod Winery--Andrews' Farm--Crooked Pond Tree Farm--R
F Morse Greenhouse--Coonamessett Bog Tree Farm--Waquoit Feed and
Grain Co--Allenby
Tree Farm--Cranberry Company's Cranberry Bog Tour--Smithfield Farm--Soares
Nursery--Jack & The Beanstalk--Quissett Gardening--Total
Salon--MA Farm Bureau
Read
about Falmouth Agricultural Commission--Friends of Falmouth Farms
For
more information, call 508-457-1809 or e-mail: pleaselouise@comcast.net
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