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The Herring Run Watershed Association
Native Berry Festival 2008
When: Saturday, June 21st, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Rain date, Sunday, June 22, 12:00-4:00
Where: Herring Run Park at Belair Rd. near Chesterfield Ave. 21213 (by the movie shed).
Cost: Free admission! Brewers Art beer, Andy Nelsons BBQ, berries, native trees/shrubs, and crafts will be on sale.
Bring: A dessert to enter into the contest! Native berries include cherry, blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, mulberry, strawberry, serviceberry, and raspberry.
Dessert competition rules.
2007 winning recipes
RSVP: call 410-254-1577 or email Ashley or Joel.
Details: Join us for a merry berry day in the park! Eat finger-lickin BBQ, enjoy live bluegrass/folk music and cheer on competitors in a native berry dessert contest at the Native Berry Festival. Celebrity judges: Rob Kasper, the Baltimore Sun; Ann Kostlow, Sofia's Crepes; and Jeff Smith, Chameleon Cafe, will decide winners of the dessert contest.
- Plenty of games and crafts for the kids
- Local vendors selling their wears
- Urban Forest Project exhibit: Spawning in Herring Run
- Brewer's Art beer
- Andy Nelson's BBQ
- Native berries and plants for sale
Come socialize with fellow residents from our watershed's 50 neighborhoods. Contest for most environmentally friendly transportation to festival.
The event is free and open to the public. Proceeds from BBQ, beer, and dessert sales will go towards the Herring Run Watershed Center. Bring your appetite!