FARMINGTON — Celebrating local foods and the opening of the summer season for the Sandy River Farmer’s Market, the third annual Fiddlehead Festival: Local Food Day on Saturday, May 3, offers a presentations, antique tractors and food.

“There’s something for everyone at this great growing-season kickoff event,” Luke Kellett, an organizer and sustainability coordinator at the University of Maine at Farmington, said in a statement. “It’s a festive atmosphere and a great place to make connections with locally grown and native wild food resources.”

The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with most events on the UMF campus, Lillian Lake, a sponsor, said. Academy Street will be closed to allow a display of antique tractors and stations for other presenters.

There will be music performers, including the Franklin County Fiddlers, and children’s activities. The event also involves downtown restaurants and businesses, Lake said.

Local food vendors and farmers will set up in the court outside the Emery Community Arts Center, where most programs will be held.

The schedule of programs for the day includes:

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10 a.m.: Fiddlehead talk/walk, Dave Fuller

10:30 a.m.: Keeping a dairy goat for milk, cheese and fun, Jordan Kimball.

11 a.m.: Pressure canning without fear, Kimberly Trider-Grant.

11:30 a.m.: Build a simple hoop house for season extension, Joshua Grams.

12 p.m.: Lunch break

12:30 p.m.: Making your own wine, Kennebec Home Brew Supplies.

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1 p.m.: The no/low-knead fantastic bread method, Paul Stancioff.

1:30 p.m.: Some edible wild mushrooms of Western Maine, Cynthia Stancioff.

2 p.m.: Rocket stove construction, Chris and Ashirah Knapp.

2:30 p.m.: Fiddlehead walk/talk, Dave Fuller.

More information is available at www.mainefiddleheadfestival.com.

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