NJ Cranberry Harvest Festivals 2010

 

OCTOBER 2nd & 3rd • Saturday & Sunday 11-5:00pm

Bordentown: 21st ANNUAL CRANBERRY FESTIVAL 

Fine arts & crafts; vintage vehicle show; music & entertainment for everyone!
Questions? Contact Jackie Reed  at (609) 298-8066.

OCTOBER 9th • Saturday 10:30-4:00pm

Wells Mill County Park: 16th ANNUAL PINE BARRENS JAMBOREE

Featuring the sounds of the Jersey Pines, traditional crafts of the Pines, nature and history programs, kids' programs and Piney Vittles!

Questions? Contact Wells Mill County Park at (609) 971-3085.

OCTOBER 10th • Sunday 11-4:00pm

Whitesbog Village: 15th ANNUAL PINELANDS DISCOVERY FESTIVAL

This daylong event, held at historic Whitesbog Village in Browns Mills, celebrates all aspects of the Pine Barrens. This year expert speakers and tour guides will bring visitors on real and virtual tours of the ecosystem and its history. Musicians celebrate the region in song and exhibitors proudly show their wares. Releasing a rehabilitated wild bird marks the official start of the festivities and the importance of this region as a haven for wildlife. Great food and children's activities round out the day. Parking is $7.

Questions? Contact pines@bcc.edu or call (609) 893-1765.

OCTOBER 16th & 17th • Saturday & Sunday 9-4:00pm

Chatsworth: 27th ANNUAL CRANBERRY FESTIVAL

The Cranberry Festival is a celebration of New Jersey's cranberry harvest, the 3rd largest in the United States, and offers a tribute to the Pine Barrens & Culture.

The main attraction is the diverse showing of many artists & craftsmen, some of whom will be demonstrating their crafts as well as displaying them for sale.

Admission to the festival is FREE.
A donation of $5.00 will be accepted if you use our highly recommended parking area at the school located off of Second Street.

Questions? Contact lgiamalis@aol.com.

March Directors Meeting

Yesterday we had a meeting of our board of directors. Among many other things (including the Cranberry Marketing Committee meeting that I talked about earlier), we discussed the impact of proposed budget cuts at a county and state level, the New Jersey Agricultural Society's annual dinner, and weather monitoring systems. We talked briefly about setting up a meeting of our public relations committee to explore options for the sale of our award-winning film, New Jersey's Red October, which was produced by Nancy O'Mallon and has aired on NJN and WHYY (read a very nice review here). I was happy to hear that Ocean Spray is planning to send its mobile tour to the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival this year to distribute product samples (although that hasn't appeared on their website yet).

The first public event of the year where we'll have a presence is the Burlington County Earth Fair at Historic Smithville Park. It's a nice event, never too crowded, but still plenty of people there. According to the information sheet the organizers sent us, it "will be another great day of family fun, including entertainment, environmental displays, demonstrations, workshops and activities for the whole family with a theme of 'sustainable green living'." The weather has been pretty good every time I've been there, although one year it was unseasonably hot. The Earth Fair will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, rain or shine. If anyone has any suggestions for displays or interactive activities (especially for kids), please let me know.