[Originally published in Fifteen Minutes, September 22nd, 2011]
Photo #1: A booth offers lessons on jam-making at the Third Annual Urban-Ag Fair. The event, held Sunday afternoon in Harvard Square, showcased locally-grown foods and encouraged visitors to try urban agriculture.
Photo #2: “It’s about getting people excited about old-fashioned skills, which people in the city are becoming interested,” says Alexa Photopoulos ‘05, standing at the jam booth.
Photo #3: The Urban-Ag fair emphasized foods that are easy to produce with limited land in the middle of the city: jam, honey, herbs, and small plants like tomatoes.
Photo #4: The Charles Square Farmers Market featured these Cortland apples from Kimball Fruit Farm in Pepperell, MA. They’re perfect for baking.
Photo #5: Kimball Farm offers a variety of produce, including these heirloom tomatoes, as well as “pick your own” opportunities.
