The Pennsylvania Organic FarmFest will offer various outdoor activities at the Centre County Grange Fair Grounds on Aug. 2 and 3.
Among the events is the Homemade and Homegrown Market where artisans and farmers are featured on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. An organic food court, vendor booths and live music will be throughout FarmFest as well.
“One of the highlights of last years’ FarmFest was the Homemade and Homegrown Market,” said FarmFest education coordinator Lee Rinehart. “This year will be even better as we have included the Organic Valley Stage placed right in the market where the public can listen to local bands and hear some innovative talks from our keynote speakers.”
FarmFest can be used as a platform for farmers and vendors to promote an organization, sell merchandise, and fundraise. Restaurants and food trucks specializing in local, organic and sustainable food are also invited to be a part of the organic food court.
New to FarmFest this year is the Outdoor Trail2Creek Symposium and the Natural Health Symposium.
The Outdoor Symposium will celebrate diverse outdoor resources by highlighting area outfitters, outdoor gear, environmental groups, and outdoor clubs. At the Natural Health Symposium, participants can see businesses and organizations that specialize in all forms of natural health.
Those in attendance at FarmFest can visit commercial and non-profit exhibitor booths throughout the festival that feature FarmFest sponsors such as Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), The Fertrell Company, the PA Women’s Agricultural Network (PA WAGN), Organic Valley Family of Farms, Horizon Organic, Nature’s Best Organic Feeds, and the Homemade & Homegrown Title Sponsor, Bell and Evans.
The festival is a zero waste event, where vendors and the public are encouraged to recycle and use reusable containers and packaging.
Those in attendance at the festival can spend the night in their tent, RV, or one of the Grange Fair canvas tents.
Vendor applications are still being accepted.
If you are interested in becoming an exhibitor of the Outdoor Symposium or the Natural Health Symposium or would like more information on vending at the Homemade and Homegrown Market contact Kathryn Tokarz at (814) 422-0251 or kathryn@paorganic.org.
