The Boston Local Food Festival is a festival on the waterfront at Fort Point Channel that supports healthy local food for all when you are here with your wheelchair van rental Boston. The festival is held in early October.

What you will find

When you are here with your wheelchair rental van Boston, you will find freshly harvested produce and seafood; food prepared with locally grown foods; see demonstrations, Throwdowns, and competitions by chefs and other food experts; see live local music; tastings from hand-crafted wines and local beers; interactive workshops; and learn about sustainable practices.

A zero waste festival

When you visit the Boston Local Food Festival with your Boston wheelchair van rental, y will find this is a zero waste festival. That means that 90% of the waste is recycled, reduced, or reused to have the least amount of impact on the environment. The waste bins here have bins for composting, recycling, and trash. Vendors that participate in the festival are required to serve their food in biodegradable dishware, use recycled materials as much as possible, bring minimal paper and plastic waste, and compost any food scraps. And you can also do your part for the festival by bringing your own fork, spoon, cup, cloth napkin, and re-useable shopping bags. Try to recycle and compost everything you can.

Something for free

When you come with your Boston wheelchair van rental, you will find that this is a healthy festival with free admission. The dishes that you can purchase are all under $5, though there are also free samples and tastings. You can engage with the chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs to learn about gardening, cooking, nutrition, health, and exercise. There is a family fun zone that has interactive exhibits for families that demonstrate the benefits of growing and eating fresh local foods. For adults, there are local craft beers, mead, and wine tastings.

Two chefs, one mystery fish

Two Boston area celebrity chefs will go head-to-head in a seafood cooking competition at the Boston Local Food Festival when you are here with your Boston wheelchair rental van. In this competition, chefs can bring three of their favourite ingredients and once they discover what the mystery seafood is, they get $25 and 15 minutes to shop among the vendors at the festival for the rest of their ingredients. They will then have one hour to cook and present their entry to the judges.

For adults

The Boston Food Festival also has local beer, wine, and mead available. These drinks are crafted from locally grown ingredients and are designed to increase awareness about the availability of local crops. Some of the brewers that participated in 2010 include Haverhill Brewing, Cambridge Brewing Company, Cape Ann Brewing Co., Brewers Harpoon Brewery, Wachusett Brewing Co, Mayflower Brewing Company, Blue Hills Brewery, Just Beer, Green River Ambrosia Meadery, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, and others. Tickets for tastings must be purchased online before the event and there is a limited number available.

Plan your visit

The Boston Local Food Festival is just a short walk from downtown in the Fort Point Channel area in front of the Boston Children's Museum. The festival encourages people to use alternative methods to attend the festival such as public transportation or walking. There is paid parking available in the are and will cost about $10.

When you are here with your wheelchair van rental Boston, you will find this is a unique and free event that you can attend in October. Featuring local food and drinks, you wont go hungry here and you may learn a few things that you can try in your own kitchen!