October 6, 2003
Harvest Festival October 11 features live music,
tasty food, and more
By Jennifer McNulty
Grab the kids and celebrate the changing of the seasons at the annual
UCSC Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Harvest Festival offers events and activities
for all ages. Photo: Laura Ridenour |
Live music, tasty food, and crafts for kids are only some of the fun
that will be available at the UCSC Farm. Admission is free for kids
12 and under and members of the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden;
adult admission is $5; UCSC students are $3 with ID.
Horse-drawn hayrides will supplement the ever-popular tractor-drawn
Farm tours, and bakers are encouraged to enter the second-annual Apple
Pie Bake-Off (see below for entry rules).
As always, face painting, pumpkin painting, and apple pressing will
be available for the little ones, while adults will enjoy tasting apples,
browsing displays, and attending workshops.
Major business sponsors include Christiansen Associates Gardens &
Designs, New Leaf Community Markets, Odwalla, and Stonyfield Organic
Farms. For more information call (831) 459-3240. For directions to the
UCSC Farm, call (831) 459-4140 or see www.ucsc.edu/casfs.
Schedule
11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Mariposa (Folk music for adults and kids)
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Apple Pie Bake-Off entries
11:30 to 4 p.m.: Apple tasting featuring varieties grown at the
UCSC Farm & Garden
12-1 p.m.: Choosing Landscape Plants for the Home Garden with
Christof Bernau, Garden Manager, UCSC Farm
1-2:45 p.m.: Estudiantina San Patricio (Latin American Folkloric
music)
1:15-3 p.m.: Cooking Fresh from the Garden with chef Jozseph
Schultz of Jozseph's Extraordinary Culinary Events
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Walking tour of the Farm
2-3 p.m.: Growing and Using Herbs for Health and Nutrition with
herbalist and acupuncturist Darren Huckle
3 p.m.: Winners of the Apple Pie Bake-off announced
3:15-5 p.m.: Kuzanga (Marimba music)
4-5 p.m.: Growing and Using Herbs for Health and Nutrition with
herbalist and acupuncturist Darren Huckle
Official Rules for the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden Apple
Pie Bake-Off
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Pie Entry
12:45 p.m.: Official Judging Begins
3 p.m.: Presentation of Awards
1. The Friends of Farm & Garden Apple Pie Bake-Off is a nonprofessional
baking competition open to Harvest Festival attendees (entry to the
Harvest Festival is $5; Friends of the Farm & Garden members and
children 12 and under are free).
2. Contestants are responsible for submitting a written (preferably
typed) recipe with their pie.
3. Contestants are responsible for supplying all ingredients and cooking
the pie prior to bringing it to the bake-off.
4. All entries in this contest must be homemade.
5. A representative of the Friends of the Farm & Garden will assign
each contestant a number. Contestants should verify the number on the
bottom of their container is the same number assigned by the representative.
6. Contestants' entries are judged 70 percent on taste and 30 percent
on presentation, creativity, and composition.
7. The decision of the judges shall be final.
All pies must be entered by 12:30 p.m. at the Farm & Garden Harvest
Festival, UCSC Farm.
For additional copies of the bake-off rules contact Joan Tannheimer
at (831) 459-3240.
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