CARP FARMERS’ MARKET GARLIC FESITVAL – 2018
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
*All events take place in the Events Tent.
Saturday, August 11, 2018
8:00 am – Welcome to our 19th Garlic Festival
9:30 am – The Best Garlic Contest – Garlic growers vie for the red ribbon in 5 categories. View the entries at the Events Tent until 12:30
10:00 am – Best Garlic Contest Awards – Awards for Best: 1) Single Bulb Hardneck Garlic, 2) Single Bulb Softneck Garlic, 3) String Braid, 4) Pigtail or French Braid, 5) Decorated Braid
10:00 am – Garlic Tasting Event begins – and will continue through to Sunday afternoon. Taste and compare different varieties of garlic from our garlic vendors.
10:00 am – Garlic Shots – get your fix of raw garlic for the day – while supplies last.
10:30 am – Celebrity Chef Demo – Tristan Hertzog of From the Ground Up Culinary, a private chef service showcasing produce from the Ottawa Valley. Tristan is very passionate about agritourism/culinary tourism and loves to showcase the uniqueness of the farmers of the Ottawa Valley and the products they work so hard to grow.
11:30 am – Braiding Garlic with Catherine Cheff from Cheff Fields Farm (Alpacas, Garlic & Honey). Catherine has been growing and braiding award winning garlic for over 20 years. Catherine will share her braiding techniques with both hardneck and softneck garlic to help you store your garlic longer over the winter.
12:00 pm – Celebrity Chef Demo – Chris Jestin from The Cheshire Cat Pub. ‘The Cat’ is known as much for its modern take on traditional British cuisine as keeping the tradition of the British pub alive. One of Carp’s treasures.
1:00 pm – Jim Craig Memorial Award – for Best Booth. Jim was our Market Manager for many years, and many credit him for shaping the Carp Farmers’ Market into the great market it is today. Every year all of the Garlic Festival booths are judged for such things as overall appearance, creative use of garlic in displays, incorporating elements of education, and more. As you visit from booth to booth today, you can imagine the difficulty the judges have. The winner will be presented with a Golden Garlic Pendant, designed and made by CFM vendors Eric and Christine Brackenbury, and will have their names engraved on the ‘Best Booth’ plaque.
1:15 pm – Growing Great Garlic with award-winning Garlic Grower John Moore. All about growing great garlic. Questions welcome.
2:00 pm – Health Benefits of Garlic with Devorah Belinsky from Yellow Moon Farm, Eganville Ontario, BA, BSc, MSc. Join Devorah for a participatory workshop on garlic and nutrition, for you and your animals.
3:00 pm – The Festival closes for the day. See you on Sunday.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
10:00 am – Doors open for Day 2.
10:00 am – Garlic Tasting. Taste and compare different varieties of garlic. Events Tent.
10:00 am – Garlic Shots – get your fix of raw garlic for the day – while supplies last. Events Tent.
10:30 am – Braiding Garlic with Catherine Cheff from Cheff Fields Farm (Alpacas, Garlic & Honey). Catherine will be back to share her braiding techniques with both hardneck and softneck garlic to help you store your garlic longer over the winter.
11:30 am – Growing Great Garlic with award-winning Garlic Grower John Moore. All about great garlic. Questions welcome.
1:00 pm – Celebrity Chef Demo – Tristan Hertzog of From the Ground Up Culinary, a private chef service showcasing the Ottawa Valley. Tristan is very passionate about agritourism/culinary tourism and loves to showcase the uniqueness of the farmers of the Ottawa Valley and the products they work so hard to grow.
3:00 pm – The 2018 Garlic Festival is closed. See you next Saturday for a regular Carp Farmers’ Market (or next year for our 20th Garlic Festival).