The oldest building in the Blue Mountains will celebrate the region's long history of self-sustainability, artisan wares and produce when it holds its annual harvest festival on Saturday, March 21.
The Woodford Academy Harvest Festival will include live music, seasonal food, children's games and a variety of stalls selling local produce, homemade jams and preserves, plants and more.
Woodford Academy management committee chairwoman, Elizabeth Burgess, encouraged locals and visitors to attend.
"Now in its fourth year, this festival has grown year on year and is a fabulous showcase of the sustainable produce and wares available throughout the region.
"It's also a chance to explore the Woodford Academy site, which sits so prominently on the highway, and learn about the many fascinating characters which have lived here, visited and made their mark on our community.''
Originally a British pagan tradition, harvest festivals were held at the Woodford Academy between 1908 and 1965 when the building was also used as the venue for local Presbyterian church services.
Today owned by the National Trust, Tomas Pembroke was given the original land grant to establish an inn at the Woodford Academy site in 1831.
All proceeds from events held at the Woodford Academy, including from the annual harvest festival, go directly to help with the conservation of the property.
