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Agricultural anniversary: Acton Ag Day celebrates 20 years

Last Saturday’s balmy weather brought out a bumper crop of shoppers and strollers.

Children, with a little help from adults, prepare to launch a series of veggie racers on “The Famous Scimone Farm Speedway” during the 20th annual Ag Day in Acton Center on September 6. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Children, with a little help from adults, prepare to launch a series of veggie racers on the Vanderhoof Hardware-sponsored Scimone Farm Speedway during the 20th annual Ag Day in Acton Center on September 6. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

This year’s Ag Day marked two decades of the town’s salute to its agricultural past, present, and future. Last Saturday’s balmy weather brought out a bumper crop of shoppers and strollers who stocked up on fresh produce from Acton farms and checked out tables staffed by community non-profits (including The Acton Bridge).

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Mary Jean Laviolette of Arena Farm arranges hibiscus plants for sale. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Mary Jean Laviolette of Arena Farm arranges hibiscus plants for sale. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Jennifer Osburn of Maynard pulls a wagonful of hibiscus and other plants from Arena Farm. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Jennifer Osburn of Maynard pulls a wagonful of hibiscus and other plants from Arena Farm. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Jordan Jarvi of Colonial Gardens and youngsters at the “Wheel of Horticulture.” Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Jordan Jarvi of Colonial Gardens and youngsters at the “Wheel of Horticulture.” Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Jarvi came to Ag Day with a stack of trivia questions to ask of children. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Jarvi came to Ag Day equipped with a stack of horticultural trivia questions to ask of children. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
After answering a trivia question, Ellis Way, 4, of Acton, spins the Colonial Gardens “Wheel of Horticulture” to learn his prize. The wheel is a new addition to the yearly celebration of Acton farming. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
After answering a trivia question, Ellis Way, 4, of Acton, spins the Colonial Gardens “Wheel of Horticulture” to learn his prize. The wheel is a new addition to the yearly celebration of Acton farming. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Racers line up on the Scimone Farm Speedway. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Racers line up on the Scimone Farm Speedway, sponsored each year by Vanderhoof Hardware. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Annabelle Stone, 1, of Acton, collects her veggie racer. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Annabelle Stone, 1, of Acton, collects her veggie racer. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Concordian Eamon Judge, 3, launches his veggie racer onto the Scimone Farm Speedway track with help from his father, James Judge. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Concordian Eamon Judge, 3, launches his veggie racer onto the Scimone Farm Speedway track with help from his father, James Judge. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
A veggie racer is plucked from the ever-popular Scimone Farm Speedway, where kids decorated and applied wheels to the vegetables of their choice before letting them fly down the track. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
A veggie racer is plucked from the ever-popular Scimone Farm Speedway, where kids decorated and applied wheels to the vegetables of their choice before letting them fly down the track. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Thanks for stopping by to meet members of The Acton Bridge staff on Saturday. We’ll be announcing the lucky winner of our framed photo by Ken McGagh soon…

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