Sudbury's Agricultural Fair Kicks Off Autumn Season
Eleven year-old wins Great Pumpkin contest.
The second annual Sudbury Farmer's Market and Agricultural fair let residents of Sudbury take their pick of fresh local-grown foodstuffs from all over the area on the grounds of the historic Longfellow's Wayside Inn. Vendors sold a wide array of organic fruits, vegetables, homemade bakery items and generous cuts of grass-fed beef. There were various activities for children to enjoy during the event, including a magician, petting zoo and a pumpkin-decorating booth. The fair was put on by the Sudbury Agricultural Commission with the goal of raising awareness of where and how food makes it to the dinner table. "You ask kids about where you get chickens or eggs, and they tell you 'oh, over there at the grocery store,'" Vice Chair of the …
