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DEVAL L. PATRICK

Governor

TIMOTHY P. MURRAY

Lieutenant Governor

Ian A. Bowles

Secretary

September 10, 2009 - For immediate release:

State Agricultural Officials Kick-Off Apple Season with the Massachusetts Apple Festival

WHAT:

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Scott Soares and representatives from the New England Apple Growers Association will celebrate apple season at the Massachusetts Apple Festival at the Boston Public Market in Dewey Square. Samples of Massachusetts apples, apple cider, and cider donuts will be available. There will also be an apple pie making demonstration and information on local apple varieties, recipes, and pick-your-own apple farms.

 

WHO:

  • DAR Commissioner Soares
  • Executive Director for the New England Apple Growers Association Russell Powell
  • Boston Public Market Representatives
  • Massachusetts Apple Growers

                                                             

WHEN:

Thursday, September 10
Noon  - 6 pm

                       

WHERE:        

Boston Public Market
Dewey Square, Boston  

 

DIRECTIONS: 

The market is located across from South Station on the Rose Kennedy Greenway