Fall-O-Ween

Fall Foraging Favorites with Clinical Herbalist Journei Bimwala
September 17 & 18; October 8 & 9, 22 & 23, 29 & 30

The autumn months are a rich season for foraging flavors, many of which may just become your new fall favorite. Learn more about how (and where!) to look for unexpected fall flavors in the natural world with foraging expert and clinical herbalist Journei Bimwala as she orients your taste buds to appreciate and identify the berries, nuts, herbs, and spices all around you!

Oyster Mushrooms with Hodgins Harvest Mushrooms
September 24 & 25

Aaron Hodgins Davis demonstrates how the small-scale organic mushrooms of Hodgins Harvest are grown! Don’t forget to sample his prepared mushrooms risotto, purchase your own “grow” kit, or take home a recipe for later!

Autumn Harvest Honey with Boogie Down Bronx Honey
October 1 & 2 

The shift from summer to fall doesn’t just impact the colors on the trees! The bees in the hives at Boogie Down Bronx Honey are taking note of the changing seasons, as well. Stop by to conduct your own taste experiment to compare spring and fall honey—you may be surprised at how distinct the autumn flavors can be.

Spices with Sahadi’s
October 15 & 16

The autumn weather may bring to mind a few particular spice notes—but can you name the ingredients that make up the beloved pumpkin spice flavor blends? Get familiar with the pumpkin spice staples (allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger) with Sahadi’s, a beloved Brooklyn staple and curator of fine spaces and eats.

Fall Tubers with Plant Candy
November 5 & 6

Plant-based chef Brandy Cochrane of Plant Candy brings something sweet to the Garden using familiar fall tubers like potatoes and yams.

Fall Hawaiian Harvest with Kini Kahauolopua
November 12 & 13

Warm up with a special fall treat from Chef Kini Kahauolopua, and learn more about the harvest staples important to indigenous Hawaiians.

This year’s crop of jolly giants includes the New York State champion for weight, clocking in at a whopping 2,554lbs. The champion was grown by Scott Andrusz, and was only narrowly beat out as the North American champion by a record breaking pumpkin from Minnesota (2,560lbs). Accompanying the star from New York is a giant from Rhode Island grown by Steve Sperry weighing 2,136.5lbs, and a 2,424lb grown in Iowa by Pete Caspers. Come visit these extraordinary pumpkins, on display now through October 30 – and see one transformed by expert pumpkin carver Adam Bierton on October 29 & 30.