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Celebrating Agriculture - A day filled with agricultural displays, family events, food and entertainment! There is no admission charge. Parking is free too. SEE 2009 SCHEDULE for the 9th annual Celebrating Agriculture. There will be a White House Egg Decorating Contest, and the CT Poultry Association will be sponsoring an Omelet and Crepe Cooking Demonstration at 11:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. See more on events. Also see 2008 photos.
For more information, download the schedule, or Celebrating Agriculture is a fun, free, educational day showcasing the benefits agriculture provides to the region, as well as the challenges farms face today. It is held at the Woodstock Fairgrounds on Route 169, Woodstock, CT. See Directions and the 2008 Photo Gallery, and article in the Woodstock Villager.
The Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, which extends from Northeastern Connecticut into South Central Celebrating Agriculture started in 2001 as part of an effort to promote community education and participation in agriculture, as well as to support We also invite growers and producers to sell their products and demonstrate processes, as well as local organizations. Woodstock Connecticut, as the host of this event, exemplifies a town working with its agricultural industry to maintain agriculture as an integral part of both its economic and environmental future. We hope that community members will learn more about forestry, farming, recreational agriculture, and all the other important faces of agriculture, and enjoy a nice day of good food and fun for all ages. We also encourage educators to invite their students so they can learn more about this essential part of our lives. Be a part of Celebrating Agriculture! Volunteer your time to help make the event a success. We have many jobs available, from directing traffic to running tables at the breakfast. We especially need people for set up and clean up activities. For more information and specific tasks still needed please contact Nancy Ferlow, Volunteer Coordinator via email at nancy.ferlow@ct.usda.gov or call her at 860.871.4049 (voice mail: 9013-149). Thank you in advance! Please select the thumbnail of the desired document. PDF files are in Adobe Acrobat format and will open in a new window for viewing, download or printing. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free here. To return to this page, simply close the document.
Participation of exhibitors, vendors, agriculture enterprises, and non profits are invited to display and/or sell their locally produced farm products, crafts, and/or food, as well as to provide agriculture education. Any uncertainty of the participants' qualifications will be determined by a vote of the Celebrating Agriculture committee. More information.   Winner of Eastern States Exposition Education Sector Award |
Massachusetts, is considered 
consumer purchasing of local farm products. Each year, our goal is to welcome more people to learn who our farm neighbors are, and how to support local agriculture to enrich and maintain the open space -- the working landscape -- of our area. 
