* Harvest Weekend at Fruitlands Museum

10/11 – 10/12: Harvest Weekend, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard – Enjoy the abundance of the New England landscape in this weekend celebration of the autumn harvest! Learn about Native American gardening and how local Native peoples prepared for the winter long ago. See examples of livestock raised in regional farms and find fresh food sources near you. Discover how flax is transformed into linen, and then try your hand at weaving on a tape loom. Make seasonal crafts for your hearth or front door. Taste local fruits and vegetables and quench your thirst with switchel – a refreshing tonic for farmers of old.