Urban Agriculture Fair 2025

Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at Roxbury Heritage State Park, 183 Roxbury St, Boston, MA  02119 for the Urban Agriculture Fair. The Trustees, Agricultural Hall, Grow Boston, The Department of Conservation and Recreation, and a growing partnership of grassroots urban agriculture practitioners are proud to present the ninth Urban Agriculture Fair! This free, family-friendly event will create a vibrant hub of hands-on learning, fun & games. Learn directly from local urban farmers and gardeners who are on the ground feeding our community, and helping us stay connected to the land.

Event Highlights include:

• Educational demonstrations on gardening, beekeeping, mushroom growing, composting, maple sugaring, acorn and other native nut processing, growing and nurturing backyard fruit trees, raising chickens and caring for pigeons in your backyard, and more!
• Live music from Boston’s own Branches Steel Orchestra
• Free food from Dorchester’s Fresh Food Generation, and juice from Baba Rumas
• Kids art activities from Yes2ArtKidz
• Hands-on cooking classes using farm-fresh produce - hot sauce from Michelle Green Thumbz, Dry Spice blends from Heal The Hood, and Canning by Elnora Thompson of Nightingale Garden
• Fresh cider-making with an antique cider mill, and a pedal-powered smoothie machine
• A judging table, where gardeners and farmers are encouraged to enter their homegrown fruits and vegetables for a chance to win ribbons, prizes, and bragging rights, including the coveted “Pome d’Or” gold ribbon and $100 cash prize!
• Community conversation on race, power, and land access in the city lead by leaders from Paige Academy

For more information, volunteer opportunities, judging-table and other contest registration, visit the website or contact arabiyah@thetrustees.org.