2011 Heritage Harvest Festival

Heritage Harvest Festival

This third festival is special because it is Riverton's 175 year celebration as well! Festival Photos from 2009

2010 article: www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/life-style/food/3497968/Oldies-but-goodies and Harvest photos from 2010

2011 Festival Saturday/Sunday March 26th & 27th 2011

An educational weekend of displays, workshops and family fun all themed on heritage fruit and veges, how to choose them, grow them, harvest them and preserve them. Workshops on seed saving, cider making, preserving fruit, propagating berries, what to plant in Autumn etc.

Talks, displays, competitions and activities Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm pm Aparima College Hall (optional gold coin donation) Full list of activities

Workshops 9.30 -5.00 Aparima College classrooms on Saturday and Sunday Pre registration essential to guarantee a place! $6.00 per workshop or 4 for $20. Full list of workshops plus one new workshop scything 3-4 Sunday! Childcare $4 hour must book before 10.00 each day.

Environment Centre open for registrations 10-4.30 daily until 25th and registrations at Aparima College Hall from 8.30am Saturday and Sunday morning of the festival

Pot luck Traditional Heritage Feast Saturday night from 7pm at Flecks Hall $5 adult, accompanied children free. more information about the feast

You could be the Champion of the Harvest and win $100 of vouchers and the 2011 Heritage Harvest Trophy made by Peter Aalders. The Trophy

Riverton Environment Centre is open both days- diplays, information, organic food, eco products.