Celebrate autumn at Mahoney’s new Fall Fest this Columbus Day weekend, October 8, 9 and 10. There will be activities for children, gardening seminars for both the green and black thumbs, and food tasting for all. Activities are from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, rain or shine, only at Mahoney’s in Winchester.
Children can enjoy free professional face painting, pumpkin painting (small charge for the pumpkin), free popcorn, free hot cider, a kid-friendly maze, free balloons and pumpkin bowling. Be sure to stroll by the Moonlight Rose Alpaca tent to pet live alpaca (Sunday and Monday only).
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Mahoney’s Farm Stand will be packed with seasonal produce such as pumpkins, local corn, apples, squash, and more. In addition, there will be a farmers’ market array of vendors including The Centerville Pie Company, The Muffin Cart, Cape Cod Cookie, Joslin Pasta Sauces, A-1 pickles, The Cape Cod Lady with Chowders and Soups, and more.
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Don’t miss your chance to guess how many gourds are in the 5-foot tall glass case. Winners receive a free Mahoney’s gift certificate to any of their eight locations.
For the gardener (black thumbs included!), there will be free gardening seminars, including: Fabulous Feathered Friends by Harlan Hyde from Aspen Song, Planting Fall Bulbs by the Holland Bulb Company, “Low-mow, No-feed” Pearl’s Premium Grass Seed discussion, Houseplants for Beginners, How to Design Fall Planters; Putting your Perennials to Bed; Putting your Lawn to Bed; Organic Garden Solutions by Bonide; and Organic Fall Lawn Care by Jonathan Green. Seminar times can be found at www.mahoneysgarden.com.
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