Our last market of the year on Wednesday October 3, 2012, the Harvest Market, will host our Harvest Fair, in celebration of Calgary’s Urban Agriculture. Based on the Fall Fairs of many a rural community, it will be an opportunity for our local horticulturalists, young and old, to show off their green thumbs. We are giving this advanced warning so you can start developing your future prize vegetables and fruit. Ready, Set, Grow!
The Harvest Fair is co-sponsored by the Community Gardens Resource Network, a program of the Calgary Horticultural Society sponsored by Encana and the Calgary Foundation and the Calgary Permaculture Guild. Details for the 2012 will be available online soon!
2011 Harvest Fair Information
Download the 2011 Hillhurst Sunnyside Harvest Fair Rules (PDF) or check them out below:
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Harvest Fair
Rules and Regulations 2011
- The fair will be held during Farmers’ Market hours 3:30-7:00 pm on Wednesday October 5th at the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Assocation.
- All entries must be received between 4:30 and 7:00 pm on October 4th and will remain on display until 7:00 on October 5th. Items must be picked up by 7:30 pm as the Market will not be responsible for any exhibits left after 7:30 pm, and will be disposed of as the organizers see fit.
- The Farmers’ Market will not be liable for any loss or damage to the entries.
- All entries must be raised or made by the exhibitor. Infringement of this rule will result in disqualification.
- All produce entries must have been grown within the city limits of the City of Calgary. All created entries (jams, pies) must contain ingredients produced within the city limits, although not necessarily grown by the maker. Exceptions to this rule would be flour, sugar, salt, spices, and other simple sundry items.
- All entries which include photographs must have been created in the year of the competition.
- Each exhibitor must complete an entry tag. Entry tags may be purchased at the front desk of the Community Hall when dropping off your entry at the HSCA building on October 4th. The entry fee is $1.00 for 18 years and up, free for under 18.
- All entries must be entered into a specific category and age class. An individual may submit multiple entries to any category.
- Only Harvest Fair volunteers are allowed on site during the judging on Tuesday evening.
- No name will be visible to the judges until after the award has been made.
- The decision of the judge or judges shall be final in awarding of ribbons. In the absence of competition in any category, judges may award such ribbons as they deem the entry worthy of.
Categories
Adult
Biggest Pumpkin (by weight)
Biggest Zucchini (by weight)
Biggest Tomato (by weight)
Biggest Potato (by weight)
Best Tomato (based on appearance, colour and taste)
Best Carrot (based on appearance, colour and taste)
Best Corn (based on appearance, colour and taste)
Most unusually shaped vegetable
Largest Sunflower head (by diameter)
Best Pie (based on appearance and taste)
Best Jam
Best Pickle
Best Honey
Best Illegal Chicken Operation (entry by photographs)
Best community garden plot (entry by photographs)
Best guerrilla garden (entry by photographs)
Best Scarecrow (entry by photographs)
Miscellaneous (for display only)
Teen (12-17)
Biggest Pumpkin (by weight)
Biggest Zucchini (by weight)
Biggest Tomato (by weight)
Best Scarecrow
Most unusually shaped vegetable
Best Pie (based on appearance and taste)
Best Chocolate Chip Cookie
Child (6-11) and Little ‘uns ( 5 and under)
Best Vegetable person
Best Photography (one category for each two years of age)
Best Drawing (one category for each two years of age)
