Join the family-friendly festivities (and your neighbors) to celebrate the season!
Enjoy FREE food, drinks, music, as well as games, farm activities, and more at the third annual Harvest Fest!
WHEN:
Friday, October 13
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE:
Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm & Garden
49 Pershing Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
The Poughkeepsie Farm Project will be celebrating the connection of food, farm and community with their fall fundraiser, Poughkeepsie Harvest Fest 2023! This event will take place from 3 – 7pm in and around the Environmental Cooperative Barn on the Preserve. Bring your family, your appetites, your dancing shoes, and a picnic blanket to this fun autumnal afternoon!
This event (formerly known as Soup-a-Bowl) features a wide range of hyper-local Hudson Valley chefs and restaurants, artists and entertainers every year. Chefs donate their time to create delicious and creative soups with PFP produce. All-you-can-eat soups are shared with guests with hearty bread and sweet treats.
The headliner entertainment this year will be Hudson Valley-based reggae band, The Big Takeover, and singer/songwriter callie mackenzie.
Offstage, hand-crafted ceramic bowls generously created for this event by Fall Kill Creative Works’ Clay Works & many independent artists will be available. We would like to make a special shout out to these artists for their support of this event!
Join the PFP for waking up the garden and starting seeds and seedlings!
April 26 4:30 – 6 PM @ PFP, 51 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie NY
In this HANDS-ON workshop, we will be deciding what you are going to plant, and learning what seeds go in the ground directly or what gets started inside the house. We will learn how to make sure your soil and garden beds are ready by adding compost, soil, and mulching. By registering for this workshop you will not only help us wake up our Education gardens, but you will be ready to start your garden. Plus, everyone goes home with a little pot, soil and seeds to start growing!
This workshop will be offered in English with Spanish interpretation.
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Únase a nosotros en PFP para despertar el jardín y sembrar semillas y plántulas
26th Abríl 4:30-6 PM @ PFP, 51 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie NY
En este taller PRÁCTICO estaremos decidiendo lo que va a plantar, aprendiendo qué semillas van directamente al suelo o qué comienza dentro de la casa, aprenderemos cómo asegurarnos de que su suelo y camas estén listos. Agregando compost, tierra y mantillo. Al inscribirte en este taller, no solo nos ayudarás a despertar nuestro jardín de semillas y meditación, sino que estarás listo para comenzar tu jardín y ¡todos se irán a casa con una pequeña maceta, tierra y semillas para comenzar a crecer!
Este taller se ofreceráen inglés con interpretación al espanõl.
The Poughkeepsie Farm Project is looking for volunteers to help plant out garlic. At the end of October they planted garlic cloves that will grow throughout winter and spring to emerge as nice, full heads of garlic by early summer. This is a big project and the PFP could really use your help!
There are two shifts available on Thursday, October 27th:
9am-12pm
2pm-4pm
The Poughkeepsie Farm Project is looking for volunteers to help plant out garlic. At the end of October they planted garlic cloves that will grow throughout winter and spring to emerge as nice, full heads of garlic by early summer. This is a big project and the PFP could really use your help!
There are two shifts available on Thursday, October 27th:
9am-12pm
2pm-4pm
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension and Dr. Chad Wall, Field Veterinarian for NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, to learn about the current outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, the threat it poses to NYS poultry production, and how we can protect our birds and stop the spread. This event is for Small Production Flocks as well as Backyard/Hobby Flocks. Topics covered include symptoms of the disease, keeping your poultry safe, and what will happen if the disease is found in your flock or a flock near you. The update will leave ample time for Q&A. Register here!
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County Environment & Energy Team is hosting a program with Dutchess County municipal officials and volunteers (CAC, CSC Task Force, Planning Board, Town Board, ZBA), watershed groups and local residents.
Pollinators are a critical component of our ecosystem, fertilizing the plants in our yards and parks as well as on our farms and orchards. They play an integral part in our local food system and help us grow our local agricultural economy. However, pollinator populations are in sharp decline due to activities such as loss of habitat. Participants will learn about various native pollinator species and the benefits they bring, the activities negatively impacting pollinators, and best management practices for managing our local landscapes with pollinating insects in mind, at both a residential and municipal scale. Participants will hear from two Dutchess County communities about ongoing efforts to establish pollinator gardens and “pathways”, helping to restore habitat connectivity and biodiversity to the region using a collaborative approach.
Join Scenic Hudson at Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens on Saturday, October 2 for Harvest Fest!
Activities include:
?Food (masks required in food tent)
?Dancing + music (dance battle)
?Family/kids craft activities
?Sign-ups for community garden beds
?Help plant blueberries for the farm
?Fun + games
?Giveaways
?Parking on the Street?
Spanish interpretation and/or bilingual assistance will be provided
The Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market is a vibrant, international award-winning seasonal summer Market that operates from May through the end of October on Monday afternoons on the shore of the beautiful Hudson River. We invite you to discover this seasonal Market and celebrate the agricultural bounty of the Hudson Valley!
Free parking
SNAP / EBT accepted all season
FMNP Checks accepted June – October (for fruits and vegetables)
