Lowell, MA – September 2, 2014. Mill City Grows (MCG) is hosting their 3rd Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 20th, from 1-5pm. Harvest Festival is being held at the Rotary Club Park & Community Garden, located at 10 Chase St, Lowell.
Harvest Festival is a day dedicated to celebrating Lowell’s local food system and welcoming in the Fall season. Co-Directors Lydia Sisson and Francey Slater invite the public to taste the flavors of the season with neighbors and friends. This FREE event will include many fun activities including apple cider pressing, harvest soup, seasonal crafts, healthy cooking demonstrations, local food vendors, a farmers’ market, community garden tours, family friendly games, and the chance to win raffle prizes.
“Harvest Festival is a wonderful event that brings the community together to celebrate all of the hard work of the season,” says Co-Director Francey Slater, “Mill City Grows’ gardeners and volunteers are growing over 18,000 pounds of food in the city of Lowell this year, and we are so inspired by them every day! Harvest Festival lets us shine a light on this incredible work that so many residents, organizations, and community partners make happen!”
At Harvest Festival, you can check out local food vendors including Sweet Lydia’s, who will be selling her homemade seasonal marshmallows, s’mores, and caramel apples; Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus, who will be featuring hot cider, hot chocolate, and espresso drinks; UTEC Fresh Roots, who will have delicious seasonal sandwiches; and Spiceventure Food Truck’s internationally inspired, locally grown menu items. Mill City Grows’ Mobile Market will also be on hand, offering fresh, local produce grown at our Urban Farms.
The Lowell Parks & Recreation Department, Lowell Community Health Center’s Teen BLOCK, the Boys & Girls Club, South Bay Early Intervention, Raising a Reader, YWCA’s GreenTeam, Lowell National Historic Park, Lowell Bike Coalition and Project Bread will offer games, activities and information, including face painting, crafts, nutrition activities, as well as many fun and interactive games for all ages.
Generous event sponsors ensure that this event remains free and open to the public: Microdesk, Align Credit Union, Eastern Bank, Enterprise Bank, Life Alive, Susan Mitchell & Jim Waldo, Lowell General Hospital, The Lowell Plan, and Next Step Living.
We hope you will join us for this wonderful celebration and learn more about our local food system!
For more information please visit www.millcitygrows.org or email info@millcitygrows.org.
