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AgStravaganza!

• Saturday, April 14, 2018, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

There will be no AgStravaganza! in 2019, but be sure to join is for 2020 on Saturday, April 11th!

Bring the whole family to the Ithaca Commons on Saturday, April 11^th (2020) from 10:00am to 4:00pm for AgStravaganza! and learn about local agriculture and its importance to Tompkins County’s economy. This FREE, fun, family-oriented event will include big farm equipment, little farm animals, and educational exhibits. Visitors can talk with a soils expert, spin the ‘Wheel O’ Dairy’, and have Cornell Dairy ice cream samples served by the Tompkins County Dairy Princesses. 4-H members will be on hand to show and talk about their animals including a calf, sheep, bunnies and poultry. You also can learn about other 4-H clubs and how to join one, or how to become an independent 4-H member. Rounding out the farm animal contingent will be critters from Laughing Goat Fiber Farm, Cabin View Alpacas, and Spot Hollow Farm, which will offer sheep shearing exhibitions throughout the day.

More than 20 local farms will set up displays on the Commons including CSA farms for our annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair, including vegetable, cheese, beer, hard cider and meat producers. Stroll the Commons while you chat with farmers, sample some farm products, and learn how CSA (direct purchasing) can benefit your family. Participating CSA and direct marketing farms include: those mentioned above and Full Plate Farm Collective, Six Circles Farm, Grisamore Farms, Glenwood Farms, Heller's Farm, MacDonald’s Farm, Parulski Farms, Lively Run Dairy, Green Tree Garden Supply, Hillcrest Dairy, Hopshire Farm & Brewery, West Creek Family Farm, Grisamore Cider Works, The Piggery, Shelterbelt Farm, Sno*Farm Creamery, Sweet Land Farm, and TC3 Farm.

CCE-Tompkins’ Master Composter Volunteers and Tompkins County Solid Waste will help us all learn more about reducing our waste stream, with on-site collection for the containers left over from ice cream, and from the tasty delights offered by our local-foods vendor, The Piggery.

The Ithaca Commons is located at 171 E. Martin Luther King Jr./State Street and Cayuga Street between Seneca and Green Streets in downtown Ithaca, New York. Garage and street parking are available nearby.

For more information, contact the Agriculture program at (607) 272-2292.
Sponsored by Tompkins County Farm Bureau with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

Fee

FREE!

Location

Ithaca Commons
171 East Martin Luther King Jr. / State Street
Ithaca, New York 14850

Last updated February 21, 2019