Maynooth Fall Fair Contests

6th Annual Maynooth Fall Fair Contests

Saturday, September 1, 2012

At Maynooth Community Centre

- Flower Arranging Contests
- Veggie Contests
- Kids, only, Contests
- Photo Contests
- Pickling and Preserving Contests

Everyone is Welcome to Enter Contests!
Flowers and produce MUST be grown by the entrant.

Entry Time: Friday, August 31, 2012
5 to 8 pm
Judging: Friday, August 31, 2012
8 to 10 pm (closed to the public during judging)

Open to the Public: Saturday, September 1, 2012
9 am to 4 pm.

The café will, once again, be serving
drinks and sweet ‘nibblies’.
Proceeds from the café and the miscellaneous sales table to
benefit the Bancroft Horticultural Society projects.
Contact Persons: Christine Hass (613) 338-5303
Wendy Melanson (613) 332-1032

Maynooth Fall Fair Contest Categories

~ open to all ages ~

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

*Trophy for Best Arrangement*

1. Anniversary Arrangement - an arrangement to be used for
a special occasion. Your choice of flowers, foliage and
container, to be viewed from all sides. *Trophy awarded*

2. Autumn Winds - an arrangement using wild flowers and
grasses.

3. Sidewalk Café - a small arrangement using any suitablysized
garden flowers, in a coffee mug.

4. Memories of Our Forests - an arrangement using woodland
material (eg. - flowers, foliage, roots and branches, moss,
fungi, etc.). *Trophy awarded*

5. Autumn Sunshine - an arrangement of orange, red and
yellow flowers, using a vegetable as a container.

6. Rose-in-a-Bowl or Brandy Snifter - 1 rose, fully open, with
own foliage, floating in water. *Trophy awarded*

7. Awesome Orchids - your best specimen, in flower (must be
owned by entrant for at least 3 months).

8. Snapping Dragons - something unique using snapdragons.

9. Artistic Stars - an arrangement using the brightest stars of
your late summer garden. *Trophy awarded*

10. Unique Entry - your choice of materials and design, related
to gardening. *Trophy awarded*

11. Dazzling Dahlias - an arrangement showcasing dahlias.

VEGGIES

Please label variety of vegetable,
on entry slip, whenever possible.

*Trophy for Best Vegetable*

1. Beans (green) - 5, uniform in size, with some attached stem
2. Beans (any other colour) - 5, uniform in size, with some attached
stem
3. Beets (round) - 3, 2” to 3” in diameter, washed (not scrubbed), with
tops trimmed to 2”

     4. Beets (cylindrical) - 3, uniform in size, washed (not scrubbed),
                                       with tops trimmed to 2”
     5. Broccoli - 1head, with no sign of flowering
     6. Cabbage (green) - 1 head, outer leaves may be removed, if
                                  desired
     7. Cabbage (red) - 1 head, outer leaves may be removed, if desired
     8. Carrots - 5 , uniform in size, tops trimmed to 2”
     9. Cauliflower (any colour) - 1 head, with lower leaves intact
    10. Corn - 3 ears, 1/3 of the circumference of the husk removed, along
                     with silk
    11. Cucumbers (pickling) - 5, uniform in size, under 6”
    12. Cucumbers (slicing) - 3, uniform in size, 6” and over
    13. Garlic - 3 uniform bulbs, each with at least 4 cloves, with stems
                     trimmed to 1” and roots trimmed to 1/4”
    14. Lettuce - 1 head, any variety or colour, with roots attached, in
                           water
    15. Onions - 3, uniform in size and colour, tops trimmed to 2”. Not to
                      be peeled.
    16. Peppers (sweet) - 2, uniform in size, with 1/2” stem attached
    17. Peppers (hot) - 2, uniform in size, with 1/2” stem attached
    18. Peppers (banana-type) - 2, uniform in size, with 1/2” stem
                                   attached
    19. Potatoes (white) - 3, uniform in size, brushed clean
    20. Potatoes (red) - 3, uniform in size, brushed clean
    21. Potatoes (any other colour) - 3, uniform in size, brushed clean
    22. Pumpkin (Mini) - 1, clean, with short stem
    23. Squash (Zucchini) - 2, uniform in size, any variety, stems trimmed
                                        to 1”
    24. Squash (any other summer squash), e.g. Spaghetti, Vegetable
          Marrow, Crookneck, Patty Pan, etc. - 1, clean, with stem trimmed
                          to 1”
    25. Squash (Acorn) - 1, clean, with short stem
    26. Squash (any other winter squash), e.g. Hubbard, Butternut,
                     Turban, Delicata, etc. - 1, clean, with short stem
    27. Tomatoes (over 8 oz.) - 3, uniform in size
    28. Tomatoes (under 8 oz.) - 3, uniform in size
    29. Tomatoes (Roma or Plum) - 3, uniform in size
    30. Tomatoes (Mini) - 1 cluster, with individual fruit not to exceed
                              1 1/2” in size

UNIQUE CATEGORIES

1. Largest Potato - any variety
2. Harvest Basket - must contain at least 5 different veggies,
grown in your own garden
3. An Herb Bouquet - cut, in a vase, at least 5 different types
4. Most Gross Zucchini
5. Largest Sunflower Head
6. Craziest Carrot - What do you see? Give it a name.

PRESERVES & PICKLES

For each entry, please submit 1 sealer of appropriate size, sealed
with a metal snap lid. Entries will not be judged if opened before
entering, or if sealed with wax. Sealers must be labelled, as to
contents and date of preserving.

        1. Canned Beans (judged without opening)
        2. Canned Peaches
        3. Canned Pears
        4. Canned Raspberries
        5. Canned Tomatoes (judged without opening)
        6. Fruit Butters - Apple
        7. Jam - Apricot
        8. Jam - Blackberry
        9. Jam - Blueberry
        10. Jam - Peach
        11. Jam - Plum
        12. Jam - Raspberry
        13. Jam - Rhubarb
      14. Jam - Strawberry
        15. Jelly - Apple
        16. Jelly - Currant
        17. Jelly - Mint
        18. Jelly - Red Pepper
        19. Mincemeat - Green Tomato
        20. Pickles - Beans
        21. Pickles - Beets

        22. Pickles - Bread and Butter
        23. Pickles - Cucumber (Dilled)
        24. Pickles - Green Tomato
        25. Pickles - Mixed (minimum of 3 different vegetables)
        26. Pickles - Mustard Pickles (bean, carrot, mixed or other
                                                     vegetables)
        27. Pickles -Onions
        28. Relish - Corn
        29. Relish - Cucumber
        30. Salsa

PHOTO CONTESTS

These contests are open to all age groups, with photos having
been taken on either a film camera or a digital. Each photo must
be original with no alterations of any kind. Each entry should be
4” x 6” size and be mounted on 6” x 8” piece of black paper. The
entrant’s name and category should be written on the back of the
paper. Only one entry per person, per category.

1. A Bird’s-Eye View
2. Looking Up
3. Looking Back
4. “Blowin’ in the Wind”
5. Cute Critters
6. Dramatic Sky
7. Catch the Action
8. Lavish Lilies
9. Blowing Bubbles
10. Far From Home

KIDS’ CATEGORIES

These classes are open to any children 12
and under, or to those in any school, in the
grade specified. Ribbons will be awarded
to the winners of each class.

Junior and Senior Kindergarten: A
hand-printed Alphabet Sampler, of both
upper and lower case letters (e.g. Aa, Bb,
Cc, etc.)

Grade One: A hand-printed four-line poem

Grade Two: Anatomy of a plant (a plant drawing, with a minimum
of 5 labelled parts)

Grade Three: Leaf Collection (a minimum of 6 different types of
leaves, mounted and labelled - can be from plants or trees)

Grade Four: “Mediaeval Times” (a drawing of something from
mediaeval life, with a short written description, beneath

Grade Five: “Open Response” (a written response to the question:
Why should communities hold Fall Fairs?)

Grade Six: Create a poster that could be used to advertize a Fall
Fair

Grades Seven to Twelve: Make a collage with a pioneer theme

Anyone 12 years of age, and under:

1. Best drawing of a farm scene
2. Funniest Animal - made entirely of veggies!