44th Annual Greenfield Harvest Fair

This Saturday Oct 5th is the 44th Annual Greenfield Harvest Fair, held right at our own Meeting House!

This year’s Fair is chock-full of festivities and fun:

• Over 20 local vendors and crafters, indoors and out
• Delicious homemade foods including chilis, chowders, soups and more
• Pony rides courtesy of Kilkenny Horse Center and hay rides courtesy of Ray Cilley and Mike Steere from 12:30pm to 2:30pm
• Children’s games area and pumpkin decorating
• Face painting courtesy of the Hillsborough Gleaners
• Bake sale featuring homemade pies, breads and other goodies
• Our perennial White Elephant sale - whether you put down something old or pick up something new there's sure to be something here for everyone!
• A HUGE Silent Auction and Raffle with thousands of dollars of goods and services including a family membership to the Mariposa Museum, dinner and a movie with the Peterborough Diner and Peterborough Community Theater, tickets for the Palace Theatre in Manchester, ski passes for Crotched Mountain, Granite State Whale Watch tickets, a class at the Sharon Arts Center, Park Hopper tickets for Disney World, and much more!

We're especially excited that this year's fair will feature several budding artists and crafters in our first ever Youth Vendor section, open from 10-11:30am.  Stop by to pick up a special treat made by our very own under 12 crowd! 

The 4^th grade class at Greenfield Elementary School has already gotten into the spirit and created special Harvest Fair flags that will be used to decorate the Greenfield Meeting House and grounds on the day of the Fair.  

The Harvest Fair will be held rain or shine from 9am-3pm and admission is free.  All PTO proceeds go directly to benefit the students of Greenfield Elementary School.

And don't forget that the Friends of the Library book and yard sale will be held on the Library grounds to coincide with the Harvest Fair!  Local businesses The Riverhouse Cafe, Envisage Nail Spa & Boutique, and Forget Me Not Antiques and Collectibles are also getting into the act, from providing music on the day to donating a percentage of their daily revenues to the Greenfield Elementary School PTO.

Be sure to come by Saturday and check it out!

SEASON OPENING - FORGET ME NOT ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES

FORGET ME NOT Antiques and Collectibles will open for their 9th season on Saturday, May 11.  Watch for the sign on the common and the open flag at 22 Slip Road. 

They have lovely Mother's Day treasures, vintage glass, teapots, jewelry, postcards, music and more.  They will also be at the Peterborough Antiques Market in Depot Square on Sunday, May 12.  Appointments welcome.  547 3403  
 
  

COMMUNITY GARDEN BEDS AVAILABLE

Like to grow your own fresh, organic vegetables, fruit and flowers? 

Don’t have the space, enough sun, or maybe the know-how?

Why not join the Greenfield community gardeners?  We are a group of enthusiastic gardeners, some with years of experience, others new to growing vegetables, but all enjoying the opportunity to grow together in the sunny community garden by the Town Offices.

Raised beds (4’ x 8’) all ready to be planted cost a one-time fee of $50  A small number of lower cost or free beds are also available. 

Call Diane Boilard at 547 6662 for more information.

Greenfield Women's Club book scholarship

Applications are available from Conval HS guidance office, Harvester Market or the Library. A $750 book scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who is a Greenfield resident and has been accepted into a university, college or technical school.  Application deadline May 13.  More information:  Carele Mayer 547 2258.

Launching Our Blog

Welcome to the Greenfield Happenings blog, sponsored by The GIVers.

This is an easy place to see what's happening around town.  Whether it's at Oak Park, the Town Hall, the Library, or just around the corner from your house, we have a lot to offer each other.  And this blog promises to be neat, sweet, and to the point.  What kinds of happenings can you expect to find?

1. Town events (e.g. Blueberry Jamboree, Town Meeting)
2. School events (e.g. NHDI, Open House)
3. Library events (e.g. workshops/classes, contests)
4. Meetings that impact you - we won't bore you with every meeting that happens in town, but if there's a specific public interest point we'll try to let you know about it

This is also the place where you can post items that you would like your neighbors to know about.  If you are holding a yard sale, if your cat or dog has gone missing, if you have something to sell or give away, just add a comment to the blog and get the word out to your friends and neighbors.

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