· The Stone Barns Center’s Annual Harvest Fest on Saturday will include live music, a farmer’s market, hayrides, games, adult workshops on cooking and gardening run by on-site farmers and Blue Hill chefs, and a seasonal pie bake-off to be judged by New York Times food columnists. [stonebarnscenter.org]
· Voyage of the IPA and Astoria Suds top off NY Craft Beer Week Festival this weekend. [oM]
· Enjoy bluegrass music under clear blue skies at last on Saturday at Governors Island when the Pig Island festival takes over with food like smoked pork, porchetta sandwiches, maple bacon sticky buns, Vietnamese pork soup, and Sixpoint Craft Ales’ limited-release Pilsner and a seasonal Pumpkin Saison. [pigisland.com]
· When it’s raining again on Sunday, spend a few hours indoors viewing “Working Stiffs: Photography from the Collection” an exhibit exploring the history of hard labor in the 19th and 20th centuries. [queensmuseum.org]
· Attend the 6th Annual Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair in DC’s Adams Morgan neighborhood where you can find hundreds of talented vendors showcasing everything from eco-friendly clothing and wares to punk-rock baby clothes to handcrafted jewelry and avant-garde art.
Photo: Courtesy of PIP
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
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Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram