We've had a garlic festival held by the American Civic Association (ACA) in Binghamton, New York, for many years.
It's a fundraiser for the Association, which has many programs to benefit immigrants, and was (sadly) the site of a 2009 mass shooting, which I've blogged about before. (No links today. I've blogged about it too many times.)
That festival even helped the community heal.
Here is a post from the 2011 festival.
This year, for the first time, the festival isn't on the grounds of the ACA but, rather, at our historic zoo.
Sad to say, the festival has been declining in recent years, and COVID didn't help matters. The sponsors hoped the change in location would help.
Well, a lot of people showed up for the food, the entertainment, and, yes, the garlic.
I am not going to complain about the drought or the relative lack of garlic for sale (We got there an hour after it opened and vendors were already selling out) or anything else (like the lack of parking, which was a little surprising).
I'm just going to show you the garlic.
There's a whole world of garlic out there, and it's nice to be surprised. (We bought one of these bags)
German white is more common than some of these other varieties.
Ah, that beautiful garlic. I could just wish there were more vendors, but it was a nice fundraiser and people were enjoying another summer day outside.
You can't go wrong with that.
...at Ross Park did you ride the carousel?
ReplyDeleteWhere would we be without garlic? I love cooking with garlic. Glad you enjoyed the festival.
ReplyDeleteI used to grow garlic in my vegetable garden back when I was still doing vegetable gardening. I've pretty much given it up now except for tomatoes, peppers, and squash. But garlic is quite easy to grow and is such an essential in the kitchen, it is very worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteOur town was having garlic festival at our farmer market today.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
I think covid and climate change has been hard on many festivals. A local town has a peach festival and the vendors brought peaches in from out of state to sell because the cold weather early and the hot weather late decimated the crop.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome festival! Husby has been trying to grow garlic. He's had some moderate success. Maybe one day we'll have our own booth!
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean that the festival is bouncing back? If parking was difficult and vendors were selling out, I'd take that as a good sign.
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