Specialty Crop

This free, family friendly event attracts more than 1,500 people each year (see website for specific date and location). The expo includes a trade show and educational workshops, and focuses on three themes: gardening, backyard living, and outdoor recreation. Gardening workshop examples include tips for growing vegetables, fruits, and flowers; harvesting produce; and food preservation. Backyard workshop examples include tree care, turf management, landscaping to attract pollinators and hummingbirds, and raising chickens. Outdoor recreation workshop examples include bird watching, Dutch oven cooking, and hunting for mushrooms and other edible foraging. Additional attractions are the Kid’s Corner, horse-drawn wagon rides, and a petting zoo of barnyard animals.