Every year for the past 15 (at least) we have participated in one of the oldest and best fairs in the country, Tunbridge World’s Fair. It’s always in mid September right when the weather is turning from summer to fall and when gardens are ready for harvest. Tunbridge World’s Fair is in effect our Orange County fair and is more than 150 years old.
Stephanie is the superintendent of the Dodge/Gilman Building which hosts all of the vegetable competitions (and others) like largest pumpkin or zuchini, biggest sunflower head or tallest sunflower, and has classes for every category of vegetable so people can win small premiums and blue/red/or white ribbons. Also hosted in her building is the Christmas tree and wreath competition and a booth co-sponsored by Redrock Farm and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association. I run the booth and see over the tree and wreath competition, plus enter Christmas trees in the competition. This year Redrock Farm won a 1st premium/blue ribbon in the Fraser fir competition, a blue ribbon in the tabletop Christmas tree competition, and a 3rd premium in the balsam fir competition. We also sold lots of seedlings.
The idea of having a booth at the World’s Fair is to promote farm fresh Christmas trees from our farm and other farms in Vermont and New Hampshire. As a side light we promote our seedlings locally.
Throughout the fair several thousand people come through the Dodge/Gilman exhibit and we get to meet all kinds of interesting people. We also get to see most of our local customers who come at Christmas time to cut a tree.
Booth and wreath competition at the fair
Information and seedling sales
Christmas tree competition
