Go Get Your Hands Dirty! How soil can make or break your garden. Info on soil testing, samples of different types of soil, info on composting etc. Kids get to create their own mini compost bin and/or fill egg cartons with soil to grow beans. For free!
Tomatoes! How to keep plants healthy and what to do with a Big Bounty: Info on growing tomatoes, choosing types, diseases etc. We will have recipe ideas for people who have an abundance of tomatoes. Info on canning. Plus kids do a free fun tomato craft and/or plant bean seeds in egg cartons.
Put Garden Pests in their Place! Info on how to identify and manage various garden pests. We will have examples of pests and the damage they can cause. Kids make free crafts - bird feeders with peanut butter and bird seed.
Regenerative Gardening. How Your Garden Can Make a Difference. Info on how what and how you plant can improve the quality of the land and water around you. Plus info on what regenerative agriculture is in the big picture. Kids get to make free crafts - bird feeders and yarn stick people.
Pollinator Power! Info on the importance of pollinators and how to create a pollinator-friendly yard/garden. Kids get to make any of the free projects we still have from earlier in the week.
Learn about Quilting Time: 11am-5pm Location: Horticulture / Domestics Arts Building
Take a break from walking the fair and come knit. Bring your yarn and needles. Arm, finger and loom knitter's welcome, too. Supplies available to try it out. Time: 11am-5pm Location: Horticulture / Domestics Arts Building
Learn how to weave a wall hanging on a stick frame loom. See the wall hanging made by fair goers in 2024. Time: 11am-5pm Location: Horticulture / Domestics Arts Building
Celebrating their 50th Anniversary, guild members will demo various Fiber Arts. Supplies and equipment available to try it out, too. Time: 11am - 5pm Location: Horticulture / Domestics Arts Building