Heritage Harvest Festival
Celebrate the harvest and the legacy of revolutionary gardener Thomas Jefferson at the eighth annual Heritage Harvest Festival. It will be held on the west lawn of the president’s home at Monticello, Virginia, September 13, 2014 (with pre-fest events September 11 and 12).
Jefferson, fondly known as America’s “Founding Foodie”, championed vegetable cuisine, plant experimentation and sustainable agriculture. Taste a bounty of heirloom fruits and vegetables and explore organic gardening and seed-saving. Saturday’s complete schedule is online and includes activities included in the general admission price as well as premium workshops (such as Herbal Syrups and Elixirs).
Learn about Edible Landscaping at a workshop September 11 with edible landscaping pioneer Rosalind Creasy and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange’s Ira Wallace (reservations required).
(Photo courtesy of Heritage Harvest Festival)
