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October 2009

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October Calendar Winner: Heather Aboody
Cranberries at Old Colony Bog, South Yarmouth.


Make a Jack-o-Lantern with a local pumpkin


 Culinary Events and Farm Festivals





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Click for the Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Listing
2 - 12
Topsfield Fair - www.topsfieldfair.org
8 - 10
Northeast Highland Cattle Association's Annual Fall Gathering and Show, Mallary Arena, Big E, Springfield. Junior show, 11th at 9AM with the open show at 10AM. Spectators welcome with no admission charge. An excellent opportunity to speak with multiple Highland breeders and see a sampling of their stock all under one roof. For info. contact Marion Beausoleil, NEHCA, 860-429-1392 or jbeau1@peoplepc.com.
10-12
Shades of Autumn at Tower Hill Botanic Garden - www.towerhillbg.org
10 - 11
5th Annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration - A.D. Makepeace, Wareham - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This fun family event features juried crafters, activities for children, cooking demonstrations, pony and wagon rides, and much more. The highlight of the day is a guided tour of a working cranberry bog.
12
Columbus Day
16
Second Annual Urban Barn Dance & Harvest Supper: A Farmers Market Fundraiser and Harvest Celebration - 6:30-9:30pm, Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Tickets are just $50 each and include both dinner and dancing! Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended: call MA Farmers Markets at (781)893-8222 or staff@massfarmersmarkets.org
17
Cape & Islands Farm Bureau Presents the Falmouth Cranberry Harvest & Farm Festival (rain date-Sunday, October 18). John Parker Road Bogs (between Rte 28 & Sandwich Road)--E. Falmouth - 10 AM to 3 PM - ON THE BOG - FREE TO ALL
31 Halloween

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