Harvest Festival schedule of events

Saturday, October 4

Musical Entertainment

11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Banana Slug String Band

12:50-1:10 p.m.
Mr. Hedge of KPIG radio plays the musical saw

1:30-2 p.m.
"The Beetless'" Gardening Songbook sing-along led by author Chris Roth

2-3 p.m. and 3:20-4:20 p.m.
Cajun dance music with Jr. Buclieu and the I-10s

Workshops (no charge)

11:30 a.m.
Joe Schultz, chef at India Joze restaurant, discusses "Zesty Cooking from the Garden"

1 p.m.
Orin Martin, UCSC Alan Chadwick Garden manager, discusses "Apple Varieties of Note"

2 p.m.
Becky Lynch of Organic Matters discusses "Natural Images--A Photography Workshop"

3:30 p.m.
Sean Swezey, UCSC entomologist, discusses "Beneficial Insects for the Garden"

Workshop (materials fee)

Ongoing
Making wreaths, swags, and arrangements with dried flowers

Talks

12:30-12:50 p.m.
Opening remarks by Carol Shennan, director of UCSC's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

1:10-1:30 p.m.
Brian McElroy, president of the Friends of the Farm & Garden and a former apprentice, discusses "The Impact of the Apprentice Experience"

3-3:20 p.m.
Sibella Kraus of the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture discusses "Linking Communities to Their Food and Farmers"

3:30-4:30 p.m.
Alumni Showcase Hour: Former apprentices from UCSC's ecological horticulture training program discuss their current activities

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