All about Garden Fest
Garden Fest, at Bakersfield College, beginning its 9th year, has become Bakersfield’s premiere springtime garden event. Garden Fest is an open house featuring the Environmental Horticulture and Agriculture programs that draws thousands of visitors to the Bakersfield College campus for a day of family fun.
In 2005, the BC Environmental Horticulture program held a plant sale called, the "Environmental Horticulture Plant Sale." (Not too catchy of a name.) To improve sales, the following year the name Garden Fest was officially adopted and the event had 8 participants. Each year the event grew larger and more popular, Garden Fest has now become an event attracting over 150 participants with vendor booths featuring gardening, pets, farmer’s market, cooking, outdoor leisure, arts & crafts, and environmentally friendly home improvement ideas.
Garden Fest seminars and interactive projects will be presented at the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) Country Garden Stage by industry professionals who will inform and entertain attendees about gardening, floral design, pet care, cooking and more. Scheduled this year and back by popular demand, will be a presentation by the California Living Museum, CALM, who will be bringing some of California’s wild animals for the kids to see and learn about.
Last year’s event had150 vendor booths composed of nursery, landscape, pet, and home improvement businesses, community gardening clubs, schools, Bakersfield College clubs and organizations, community organizations, forestry, parks and recreation, arts and crafts vendors, and green organizations to educate and inform the public. Garden Fest also features a farmer’s market and food prepared by the outstanding BC Culinary Arts Department.
In 2005, the BC Environmental Horticulture program held a plant sale called, the "Environmental Horticulture Plant Sale." (Not too catchy of a name.) To improve sales, the following year the name Garden Fest was officially adopted and the event had 8 participants. Each year the event grew larger and more popular, Garden Fest has now become an event attracting over 150 participants with vendor booths featuring gardening, pets, farmer’s market, cooking, outdoor leisure, arts & crafts, and environmentally friendly home improvement ideas.
Garden Fest seminars and interactive projects will be presented at the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) Country Garden Stage by industry professionals who will inform and entertain attendees about gardening, floral design, pet care, cooking and more. Scheduled this year and back by popular demand, will be a presentation by the California Living Museum, CALM, who will be bringing some of California’s wild animals for the kids to see and learn about.
Last year’s event had150 vendor booths composed of nursery, landscape, pet, and home improvement businesses, community gardening clubs, schools, Bakersfield College clubs and organizations, community organizations, forestry, parks and recreation, arts and crafts vendors, and green organizations to educate and inform the public. Garden Fest also features a farmer’s market and food prepared by the outstanding BC Culinary Arts Department.
Our Mission
Garden Fest 2014
The Mission Statement for Garden Fest is:
Sow the Seeds of Knowledge.
Sprout the Spirit of Sustainability.
Cultivate an Appreciation for Agriculture.
Nourish the Compassion for Caring.
Unite our Community, our Country, our World.
Bloom for a Beautiful Tomorrow.
Garden Fest is a one day event designed to raise awareness about the importance of agricultural education, promote environmental responsibility and sustainability, and to promote and unify our community. And have fun while learning about it.
The Mission Statement for Garden Fest is:
Sow the Seeds of Knowledge.
Sprout the Spirit of Sustainability.
Cultivate an Appreciation for Agriculture.
Nourish the Compassion for Caring.
Unite our Community, our Country, our World.
Bloom for a Beautiful Tomorrow.
Garden Fest is a one day event designed to raise awareness about the importance of agricultural education, promote environmental responsibility and sustainability, and to promote and unify our community. And have fun while learning about it.
