Every year, our Harvest Fair brings people flocking to our campus, eager to celebrate the change of seasons. Play, shop, snack, and visit the farm! This wonderful tradition offers community and fun for all ages! Entrance is free. Activity tickets may be purchased at the Fair entrance.
Before we had Harvest Fair, Sacramento Waldorf School hosted a Winter Faire, which started more than 50 years ago at our old school site on Watt Ave.
In 1971, Winter Faire became the Harvest Faire, when the school moved to its current location on Bannister Rd. A few years later, in 1977, the first Harvest Faire Quilt was raffled off at the event, becoming one of our signature focuses every year.
The first Harvest Faire quilt was a schoolwide collaboration, each quilt square created by a class or school family. The original quilt was sewn together by Sacramento Waldorf School Alumni Parent and current Grandparent, Patricia Wood.
For more than the past decade, Stacey Donohue, a Sacramento Waldorf School alumni parent and current parent, has made our coveted Harvest Faire and Auction quilts. They are wonders to behold! Every year, when the quilt tickets are turned into Ms. Valerie at the front desk, she hears, “This is the winning ticket!”
The students incorporate eco-friendly and sustainable products into all Sacramento Waldorf School events and activities that can be composted on our farm rather than going to a commercial composting facility.
Composting on our farm not only enriches the soil, but it also reduces our carbon footprint.
We are grateful to everyone who comes together to make Harvest Fair a great success.