Volunteer or Sponsor the Truro Agricultural Fair

We must be the change we wish to see in the world. — MAHATMA GANDHI

Volunteer on the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend

All kinds of people work together to create the fair and have fun doing so, smiling and tapping their toes while listening to fiddlers and bluegrass bands. We share a day of bringing real happiness to others. So whether you are 8 or 88, we’d love to have your help at this multi-generational celebration. We can’t create a community fair without the help of the community – and we’d love to have you on board!

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Just fill out our Volunteer Registration Form to become a part of the Truro Agricultural Fair.

“It’s a 2 hour shift and a great way to ‘do something’ for our community. I enjoy the laughter, the food, the music… I love to be a part of it all!”

Sponsor our Work

Our individual and business sponsors are an integral part of our success. We welcome all levels of support through a tax-deductible donation. We also encourage you to support those who help us create a more sustainable Cape Cod! Together with our sponsors we celebrate the local harvest and ensure its future. We sustain our community’s health, and the health of the land and water resources that support us all. We educate people on what they, as individuals, can do to make a difference. If you believe in our work, please join us as a sponsor!

Sustainable CAPE – Center for Agricultural Preservation and Education, the fair’s umbrella organization, is a is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that receives and disperses funds and donations.

The Harvest Market at the Truro Agricultural Fair

Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. — MICHAEL POLLAN

Our Harvest Market is the center of our Agricultural Fair.  It offers a wide variety of the fresh, local goods available. All farmers and harvesters aim not only to sell directly to the fairgoer, but to offer knowledge & expertise as well. Come buy fantastic food just harvested from the land or sea – and learn how you can help sustain our community’s health and environment!

Get Involved!

If you’re interested in selling your Cape Cod harvest at the Fair, please contact us. We’d love to get you involved!

PLEASE NOTE: The Ag Fair exists to celebrate local food and highlight relationship to the health of our bodies, community & environment. Please note that we grant booth space ONLY to Barnstable County harvesters, restaurants offering local foods, and like-minded folks & organizations educating about health and environmental sustainability.

To sell other items please contact Truro Treasures and/or the Wellfleet Oysterfest. Thank you!

Contests at the Truro Agricultural Fair

The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. — PAUL CEZANNE

The Harvest Contest

Enter your home harvest goods to win! Categories:

Longest Cucumber | Heaviest Tomato | Biggest Squash | Green Beans | Strangest Veggie | Tallest Sunflower | Best Looking Dozen (eggs) | Most Interesting Varietal | Most Beautiful Bouquet

Drop-off entries from 8:30-9:30 a.m.

The Barnyard Beauty Contest

Bring your farm animal to compete for a blue ribbon! Animals must be caged with water and food; a shade umbrella is suggested (unless its a large animal). If you plan to bring large animals, you will need fencing. We will provide people to tend to the animals during the day. Categories are subject to final entries. (Sorry – no dogs or cats). Drop off at 8am, pick up at 4pm.

The Pie-Baking Contest

Who can bake the tastiest pie? Judges will decide based on overall taste, consistency of filling, and crust quality. Local ingredients mean bonus points! After judging, all pies are sold at the Bake Sale to benefit the fair. Drop off at 8:30-9:30am.

Pie-Baking Regulations: Due to MA State law no pies needing refrigeration can be sold. For example: custard, cream-filled, cheesecake.

Register here for our contests. And don’t forget to sign up early at the fair for the last (but certainly not least!) contest.

The Kids’ Pie-Eating Contest

How fast can you eat a mini-pie? Heats start on the hour from 11:00 on. Big Kids (grown-ups!) at 3:00. No pre-registration; sign-up at the Fair!

Cost to enter: $0
Memories of receiving a ribbon: Priceless!

The Truro Ag Fair’s Zucchini 500

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. — Hodding Carter Jr.

It’s the greatest spectacle in vegetable racing! A limited number of axles, wheels, and zucchinis will be available for children who wish to create race cars on site on a first-come basis starting at 10 am. Or harvest (or buy locally) your own zucchini, add wheels, decorate, and bring your speedster to the fair.

Register & Build 10-11:30
Judging at 11:30
Races begin at 12:00

Details: One Z-500 entry per participant only, personally delivered and registered by entrant. A zucchini must be the MAIN part of the entry and may be decorated, carved, painted, or embellished. Each entry must be self-propelled – no motors or additional assistance. The overall width including wheels should be no wider than 7 inches.

Bake for the Community Bake Sale

We eat every day, and if we do it… with a focus and care it can be a wonderful thing. It changes the quality of your life. —ALICE WATERS

A large part of our fund-raising for next year’s fair comes through our bake sale proceeds. It’s a wonderful, feel-good way to participate as a key part of the fair’s operations. We are not kidding when we say that your baked donations make a very real difference to our future. And we aren’t just talking dollars and cents – we  get so excited to buy and try all that amazing deliciousness that comes from the kitchens of Cape Cod. Please join our league of community bakers, invite friends to join in our local baking-palooza, and… Bake On !

Drop-Off: Please drop all baked items between 8-9:30am (though if you’re later… well, that’s okay too). We will keep the goods rolling them out as the day goes along!

Bake Sale Regulations: Due to MA State Law, we are unable to accept baked goods needing refrigeration. All custards, cream-fill pastry, or cheesecake are designated PHFs… those are Potentially Hazardous Foods to you and me apparently.

“This is a bake sale extraordinaire. It’s like an amazing old-fashioned multi-generational Thanksgiving with excitement and gratitude and deliciousness all mixed in… The main difference is the green turkeys are alive and well and gobbling away over by the other Barnyard Beauties!”

Educate at the Truro Ag Fair

The Truro Agricultural Fair celebrates Barnstable County’s agriculture, aquaculture, fishing and farming and educates about the health of our bodies, community and environment. In the spirit of collaboration we invite you to join us in encouraging each of our fairgoers to support our local food system, community health and/or environmental sustainability. If you would like to educate at the fair, please fill out the downloadable application and send it to us!

The Agricultural Fair Silent Auction

You can’t find these experiences anywhere else! From a painting of Pamet Harbor by Robert Cardinal, to a dinner cooked for you and your friends by Chef Michael Ciraldi, to a lobstering charter (keep your catch!), to a sunset dune tour, these experiences are what make the Outer Cape an extraordinary place to be. Come peruse the generosity of friends and neighbors and bid on an adventure. Support Sustainable Cape while giving yourself something wonderful to look forward to in the coming year!

If you can’t make the silent auction on the day of the fair, use our Absentee Bidder Form to bid on our top items.

This Year’s Donors: Please Support Our Supporters!