Everything except meals is free
A farm festival is bringing a free family day and a chance to milk a cow back to Mallorytown.
Front of Yonge Township will host its seventh AgriCulture – Beyond the Business of Farming Showcase on Oct. 4 at the Mallorytown Legion, celebrating farming communities across Leeds and Grenville.
The event starts with a Burnbrae Farms-sponsored breakfast at 8 a.m., available until noon, followed by barbecue at noon. Food and other vendors will be on site from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with farming information booths.
Families can take part in pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatable games, pumpkin and face painting, and a colouring contest. Visitors can try milking Maple the Cow.
Musician Chris Hum, known as The Valley Shantyman, will perform in Legion garden from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Everything except meals is free. Mayor Roger Haley said the event is a way to thank farmers for their work.
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