Youth & Family Services’ (YFS), together with SDSU Extension, will be hosting its annual Harvest Festival! This free, fun, family-friendly event will take place at YFS’ Fullerton Farm in Box Elder from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturday, September 11.

YFS Fullerton Farm is a three-acre plot that was originally donated to YFS in 2014. The farm is part of YFS’ Healthy for Life Garden Project which is intended to help children and their families achieve better health through increased access to and consumption of nutritious foods. Since 2014, YFS—with the help of many volunteers and community partners—has been successfully able to transform the land into a bountiful, ever-developing garden that is also home to a fruit tree orchard, a variety of fruit bushes, and multiple colonies of honeybees.

The Harvest Festival is intended to be a fun way to celebrate the year’s growing season while welcoming community members to seeing the growing gardens, orchard, and beehives at YFS Fullerton Farm. There will be a variety of fun activities available intended to inspire healthy eating, a love for gardening, and to provide educational resources about wellness.

At the Harvest Festival guests will be able to:

• Play games and win prizes
• Learn about honeybees
• Sample free, healthy snacks
• Learn about different gardening methods
• And more!

YFS Fullerton Farm is located at 230 S. Ellsworth Road, Box Elder, S.D.