Once you travel beyond the deep fried fair food and hundreds
of vendors, hidden behind the exhibition halls, you will find a huge,
three-acre, tribute to California’s vast agricultural heritage, at an exhibit called,
The Farm.
California gardeners got two green thumbs up for their above
average participation in home gardening efforts last year, in a market study
done by the Scarborough firm. Sacramento tied 4th in US cities in Top Local Market
for Home Gardening, reporting 58% of Sacramento home owners had gardened within
the previous 12-months. The national average was 49%.
The State Fair took note, recognizing a strong, community-wide desire
to grow their own food, while acknowledging space can be limited, adding an
exhibit called Urban Farming to The Farm this year.
As you walk beneath the trellised squash, you are surrounded
by displays of square-foot gardening, vertical vegetables, meal specific
groupings such as salsa or spaghetti, edible landscaping, companion planting
and more. Each with detailed instructions, volunteers happy to explain, and a
smartphone scanner for easy recall access when you get home.
You can learn tips on drought tolerant herbs from the water-wise-guys in the Save Our Water tent and get hands on cooking lessons in the
daily, Dirt to Dish demonstration on the Bring the Farm Home
patio.
Click here for water-wise irrigation tips.
Speak Your Mind