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    Cleveland Metroparks "Farm & Garden Day" - Experience Fresh From Dirt To Dinner

    News & Press | May 2012

    Cleveland Metroparks "Farm & Garden Day" - Experience Fresh From Dirt To Dinner

    Posted: May 1, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or -



    DAN CRANDALL - 216-635-3274



    Ohio has a rich history of farmers and gardeners,
    and Cleveland Metroparks Garfield Park Reservation is no
    different.  At one time, most of Garfield Park Reservation was
    farm land and it will be again at Cleveland Metroparks �Farm &
    Garden Day.�



    Spend a day down on the farm at Cleveland Metroparks �Farm &
    Garden Day� event on Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
    Garfield Park Nature Center in Garfield Park Reservation in
    Garfield Hts.



    The free, �Farm & Garden Day� event features live farms
    animals, including cattle and a petting area with horses, chickens,
    rabbits, and goats.  Visitors can sample hand-churned butter
    and popcorn at the tasting-stations, participate in the egg and
    sack races, enjoy children's hands-on crafts and activities, farm
    equipment, photo opportunities, and hay-wagon shuttles.  Kids
    can also enjoy jumping in a huge mound of straw and throwing
    fistfuls in the air!



    Event-goers can meet with local vendors and exhibitors,
    including Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, Crystal Moon Acres,
    Garfield Heights Historical Society, Gaughn Bee Dancin', Handrosh
    Farms, OSU Master Gardeners, and Spring Mist Farms.



    Presentations and demonstrations can also be enjoyed: Beekeeping
    Demonstration at 11:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., Composting Presentation
    at 12:15 and 2:30 p.m. and Container Vegetable Gardening
    Presentation at 1 and 3:15 p.m.



    Plus, visitors can purchase some plants at the Heirloom Plant
    sale, featuring: orange, yellow, red, and green peppers, blue and
    red kale, broccoli, beefsteak, cherry and celebrity tomatoes, red
    leaf and romaine lettuce, Swiss chard, white bok choy, red leaf and
    lavewa spinach, zucchini, yellow and spaghetti squash, cantaloupe,
    moon and star watermelon, and more.



    Visitors can also enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides for $2/person,
    too. 



    And, refreshments will be available for purchase.



    Garfield Park Nature Center is located off the Broadway Avenue
    entrance of Garfield Park Reservation in Garfield Heights - north
    of the I-480/Broadway Avenue exit.



    For more information, call 216-341-3152 or visit
    clevelandmetroparks.com.



    Celebrate farming and enjoying food fresh form dirt to dinner at
    �Farm & Garden Day� in Cleveland Metroparks - part of your
    life, naturally!



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