Bradford Canada's Vegetable Industry pin
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- 2016
Part of Local History Artifacts
Metal pin highlighting Bradford's vegetable industry.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Bradford Canada's Vegetable Industry pin
Part of Local History Artifacts
Metal pin highlighting Bradford's vegetable industry.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Bradford Turnip and Carrot pin
Part of Local History Artifacts
Metal pin featuring carrot and turnip, two products of the Holland Marsh.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Bradford West Gwillimbury 25th anniversary amalgamation pins
Part of Local History Artifacts
Board featuring 12 badges and pins, many highlighting Bradford's vegetable industry.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Artifacts
Metal pin featuring Bradford's vegetable industry.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Poster for CarrotFest, promoting the event as the World's Greatest Carrot Festival. CarrotFest was also established in 1998 as Super Saturday before changing it's name to CarrotFest in 2000.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Three articles in the Aug 14, 2014 edition of the Bradford Times, all relating to Carrotfest events.
"CarrotFest, voted the #1 street festival in Ontario, returns this August, with over 300 vendors, Ontario Dock Dogs Competition at the Bradford Community Centre, buskers and live entertainment on stage, Gable Bros. Midway, Pro Wrestling, great food and much more. ..."
Bradford Times
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"Bradford's CarrotFest has been voted one of Canada's Top 100 Festivals - and with good reason, as Bradford West Gwillimbury gets back to its agricultural "roots." This year,, the festival extends from August 16 to the 18 - although the streetfest, with its vendors, buskers, live entertainment, and mascot, Gwilly the Carrot, takes place on the 17th. ..."
Bradford Times
Carrotfest 2013 Schedule of Events
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Schedule of Events for the Carrotfest of 2013
Bradford Times
Part of Local History Collection
"Outdoor festivals face an all-ir-nothing kind of scenario, If the weather is fine, the crowds come out. If it rains, as it did for the 2014 Carrotfest, it can be nothing short of disaster for the vendors and event organizers. That was one reason the Town of Bradford West Gwililmbury agreed to hold the opening ceremonies for Carrotfest on Friday night, endorsing an evening of live entertainment outdoors at the main stage, and encouraging downtown businesses to co-ordinate a Midnight Madness shopping event - although the street festival would still take place on Saturday. ..."
Bradford Times
Carrotfest turns into Rainfest
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"For the first time in 16 years, Bradford's Carrtofest had to deal with a steady downpour that blew in on Festival Day.
Not light showers, or a late-afternoon thunderstorm sending vendors scurrying to take down their tents down an hour early. Rain. And while rain is good for making the carrots grow, there's no denying it had a dampening effect on the crowds, and Carrotfest. ..."
Bradford Times