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Christopher Smith, left, helped Sam Greene of Island Grown Schools crush apples to make fresh cider. —Dena Porter
Finn Robinson was still chewing the last of his pumpkin pie as he won the 11-15 age group blue ribbon. —Dena Porter
Isabelle Scheffer-Lew loved the face painting her daughter Vera got at the Harvest Festival. —Dena Porter
First time pie baking contest entrant Adrian Weir and her son Charlie took home the blue ribbon for her apple cranberry walnut pie. —Dena Porter
Signe Benjamin, left, and Jennifer Blum, right, from the Vineyard Conservation Society, helped get the word out about the Beach Befriender cleanup program that Laurisa Rich created. —Dena Porter
Three year old Coco Decker and two year old Valeri Leaf had fun playing in the corn pool. —Dena Porter
Despite the endless rain, families came out for the day of festivities and to see the animals. —Dena Porter
This Holstein Hereford mix calf named Cheese had a big smile while being cared for by Charlotte Goeckel. —Dena Porter
Norah Van Riper demonstrated yarn spinning on this Hopkins great wheel from the 19th century. —Dena Porter
Caolan Mailey with his dad Michael had a great time making his candy corn and cocoa bag of goodies. —Dena Porter
Josephine Liotta learned about this friendly snake from Felix Neck Naturalist Sydney Pigott. —Dena Porter
The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society held its Harvest Festival on Saturday.
The day of festivities included pie-eating contests and farming demonstrations; several farm animals were on hand for viewing; and there was face painting, music, good eats, and more.
Photographs by Dena Porter


