by Francie Randolph | Feb 27, 2013 | News, Sustainable Cape News, Truro Agricultural Fair
February 27, 2013 Founders of the new Truro Agriculture Fair, Randolph, Rein and DeWitt told Ag Board Chair Fred Dabney of the early success of the first new Massachusetts Ag Fair to be started in decades (in Truro), a fair which attracted some 7,500 visitors. They...
by Francie Randolph | Nov 9, 2012 | Farmer-in-the-School Program, News, Sustainable Cape News
Vol. XX, No. 4, Fall 2012 When it comes to improving the health of our kids, we’re learning that the carrot-and-stick approach is not always best; the carrot-and-zucchini approach is better. That’s the thought behind a statewide Farm to School program that has shown...
by Francie Randolph | Oct 30, 2012 | News, Sustainable Cape News, Truro Agricultural Fair
Volume 12, Issue 3, October 31, 2012 “Truro, MA – You’ve heard of the Indy 500 over Memorial Day, but what about Truro’s Zucchini 500 over Labor Day? Billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Vegetable Racing, the event took place on Sunday, September 2 at Sustainable...
by Francie Randolph | Sep 15, 2012 | News, Sustainable Cape News, Truro Agricultural Fair
September 15, 2012 …It was, you see, time to walk the dog with M. and head over to the Truro Agricultural Fair – a once a year event where the best in flora and fauna produced on the Cape Tip are displayed with pride – before all groove to the sounds of...
by Francie Randolph | Sep 15, 2012 | News, Truro Agricultural Fair
September 15, 2012 I also recently visited the Truro Agricultural Fair to partake in the “Zucchini 500” 2012 Race. I consider state agricultural fairs a great Massachusetts tradition because, according to Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs Association, the first...
