Sunday, Nov 10, 2024
11:00am–3:00pm
Plimoth Grist Mill
Join us for Grain Fest at the Plimoth Grist Mill and let your curiosity pop with kernels of knowledge.
In the past, grains such as corn and wheat went from farm, to mill, to table. Today, the Plimoth Grist Mill works with local and regional partners to reinvigorate their production. At Grain Fest, you’ll learn how you can be a part of the growing local grain chain while meeting farmers, millers, bakers, and other partners who grow and make things with grains.
Visit the Plimoth Grist Mill – in beautiful Jenney Pond Park – for an outdoor festival full of music, games, story time, and free samples of treats made with stone ground grains straight from the Mill. Don’t miss this chance to mill around with baker, author, poet, and musician, Jonathan Stevens (Northampton, MA). Stevens will be helping guests get hands on with grains, and signing his new book, The Hungry Ghost Bread Book: An Offbeat Bakery’s Guide to Crafting Sourdough Loaves, Flatbreads, Crackers, Scones, and More.
All outdoor Grain Fest activities are open to the public and free of charge. Admission is required for entry to the Plimoth Grist Mill’s inside exhibits.
Festival Activities
Exhibitors and Activities
Ivory Silo Farm, grain seed giveaway
Here and There Grains
Hands-on Grain Grinding, Sifting and Winnowing
Plymouth County 4-H and Cooperative Extension
Goat Walks Plymouth
Water Powered Milling at the Plimoth Grist Mill (1 – 3 pm, admission required for entry to the Mill)
Music
Shady Roosters, 12 – 2:30 pm. Generously funded by the Plymouth Bay Cultural District.
Food and Drink
Local Grain Tasting
Sample cornbread, Indian pudding, rye bread, and other tasty treats made with local grains donated by The Tasty, Bramhall’s Country Store, and The Artisan Pig.
Beer Garden
Independent Fermentations beer brewed with New England grown grains. With guest brewery Seventh Wave Brewing and their Back to the Grind Bitter.
Local Foods Market
Al’s Backwoods Berrie Co: Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
Skinny Dip Farm: Vegetables and Locally Grown and Milled Cornmeal
Wilde Flour Baking: Jalapeno Cheddar Loaf, Donuts, and other Baked Goods
Seaspray Bread: Multigrain Miche Bread, Scalded Rye and Pepeta Bread, and Cornmeal Porridge Loaf
Food
Warm Beverages and Food by Gillis Family Tavern
All outdoor Grain Fest activities are open to the public and free of charge. Admission is required for entry to the Plimoth Grist Mill’s inside exhibits.