I am a member of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Zoo Crew & received membership for my participation.
September is THE BEST month to visit the Bronx Zoo – the animals are much more active and engaged with their surroundings and the overall scenery of the zoo is breathtaking to see this time of year.
The Bronx Zoo invites families to join them in their celebration of the fall with a range of activities that reflect the harvest season.
For the price of an admission ticket, everyone who visits will be able to take part in many educational and extremely fun and engaging activities happening at the zoo. Keep reading to find out all that the zoo has to offer and be sure to check out the Bronx Zoo website for more details http://www.bronxzoo.com/events.
September 19th
LIVE COUNTRY FRENCH MUSIC – LES TAPPANZIGUES playing acoustic guitar and cello, will make you feel like you are in the farms of Tuscany.
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: Join the incomparable teacher extraordinaire, Stephen Ritz, teacher, Ted Talk presenter and founder of the Green Bronx Machine. He will host a workshop; “Brewing Up the Magic of Herbs and Spices with Green Bronx Machine.” Visitors can participate in an interactive cooking and tasting center where they will brew their own teas and beverages using locally grown herbs and learn the savory flavor of herbs grown vertically in space age Tower Gardens, using 90% less space and 90% less water.
CRAFTS: Create a seasonal fall collage made out of leaves with varying colors of the season. Learn why leaves change color. Presented by Whitney Parkerton.
APPLE TASTINGS: Taste different types of freshly picked apples – part of the fall season bounty and locally grown from local orchards.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING: Join BAKED NYC for a dessert table sampling featuring their fall items (pumpkin whoopie pies, pumpkin chocolate bread, cinnamon marshmallows, pumpkin cheesecake brownies. In addition, Matt Lewis (owner) will demo our new fall mix later in the afternoon.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING – Learn about the ancient art of food preservation with Brooklyn’s Chef Jin, cooking teacher, TV personality and founder of Jin’s Journey, producer of Jin’s Jams & Jellies. She will show how to safely can foods at home, and provide samples of a sweet jam and pickled vegetables prepared on site.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING – From famed Arthur Avenue, learn how the best mozzarella is made from the chefs at Mike’s Deli. Sample a piece of heaven, the highest-quality fresh mozzarella. Mangia Bene Vive Bene!
COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION– Learn about how to compost your foods and all about earth worms and the work they do to create soil from waste. Guest speaker: Whitney Parkerton
FOOD DEMONSTRATION – Learn techniques and recipes for how to pickle any vegetable from your garden. Presented by Whitney Parkerton.
September 20th
LIVE BLUEGRASS MUSIC: Angell Bandd was formed when several musicians decided they had a desire for playing and singing more songs outside of the usual bluegrass repertoire, and wanted to include some more classic country/honkey-tonk songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s- but still play in the bluegrass style. This kind of honky-tonk kick-ass bluegrass will keep folks dancing and having even more fun than the band!
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: Join the incomparable teacher extraordinaire, Stephen Ritz, teacher, Ted Talk presenter and founder of the Green Bronx Machine. He will host a workshop; “Brewing Up the Magic of Herbs and Spices with Green Bronx Machine.” Visitors can participate in an interactive cooking and tasting center where they will brew their own teas and beverages using locally grown herbs and learn the savory flavor of herbs grown vertically in space age Tower Gardens, using 90% less space and 90% less water.
CRAFTS: Create a seasonal fall collage made out of leaves with varying colors of the season. Learn why leaves change color. Presented by Whitney Parkerton.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING – Artist, Chef and World Traveler, Lexie Smith will demonstrate how to create a masterful pastry delight.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING – Watch Beth from Beth’s Farm Kitchen create a squash soup served with BFK chutney. Learn the fundamentals of making jams and using chutneys from Beth Linskey of Beth’s Farm Kitchen, who has been making and selling jam from local fruit for 30 years. In addition, Beth will share her indispensible wealth of knowledge on how to properly store and jar your fruit preserves and provide useful tips on ways to use preserved fruit other than on toast.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING – From famed Arthur Avenue, learn how the best mozzarella is made from the chefs at Mike’s Deli. Sample a piece of heaven, the highest-quality fresh mozzarella. Mangia Bene Vive Bene!
COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION – Learn about how to compost your foods and all about earth worms and the work they do to create soil from waste. Guest speaker: Whitney Parkerton.
FOOD DEMONSTRATION – Learn techniques and recipes for how to pickle any vegetable from your garden. Presented by Whitney Parkerton.
APPLE TASTINGS: Taste different types of freshly picked apples – part of the fall season bounty and locally grown from local orchard.
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