Plant Science – Vegetables
Mind your peas and cucumbers! The Durham Fair is home to Connecticut’s premier cornucopia of agricultural commodities from Artichokes to Zucchini and almost everything in between! Judge for yourself as each and every vegetable is assessed for uniformity, size, shape, color and quality.
View the largest, plumpest, and most perfect vegetables all in one place!
Highlights
- Exhibits include vegetables, herbs, field and seed crops, grains and forage crops and painted and decorated pumpkins.
- Prize-winning specialty collections, categories for peck of potatoes, largest squash, and largest tomato
- Exotic and traditional specimens
- Fresh from New England farms and gardens!
Vegetables Department Demonstrations
Located at the Presidents’ Hall Personal Skills Demonstration Area.
SATURDAY, September 28, 2024 Fair Hours: 9AM–10PM | ||
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1:00 | PM | How to Grow Vegetables Indoors: presented by Gabriel Zamorano |
4:00 | Meet Your Weeds: presented by Aubree Keurajian | |
SUNDAY, September 29, 2024 Fair Hours: 9AM–6PM | ||
2:00 | PM | Maple Syrup Candy Making: presented by Stacey Cummings & Meghan Prifitera |