A 2024 Harvest Fair + Holiday Market listing advertised the event as free.
Advertised attractions included food vendors, live music, crafts and activities for all ages.
The Urban Farm Beyond Fair Day
The Anderson Township Historical Society identifies the Urban Farm as one of its event venues, alongside its Log House, History Room and Research Center.
The Urban Farm as an Event Venue
The Urban Farm is one of the society's event venues.
Earlier listings offer a snapshot of the fair over time. Festivals.com described the 2023 event, held November 4 at the same Urban Farm address, as free with donations welcome. RootSeller's 2024 listing advertised more than 30 artisan vendors, live music and food, and described the event as free and open to all.
Live Music at the Fair
Live music was part of the advertised program; the 2023 listing gives details of an earlier lineup.
The 2023 fair featured a different rotation, with Liz Kelly performing at noon, BluMillion at 1 p.m. and Jake Speed and The Freddies closing out at 4 p.m., according to the festivals.com listing.
A RootSeller listing called the 2024 fair the sixth annual Harvest Fair + Holiday Market.
Township Growth and Greenspace
Anderson Township’s history of its greenspace program records that the population grew from 10,339 in 1950 to 39,939 in 1990. The township also records that voters approved a five-year greenspace levy at the November 6, 1990, general election, according to Anderson Township’s greenspace history. These records document population growth and a greenspace measure, but do not detail the township’s farming history.
