The 22nd annual Happily Natural Festival and Urban Farm Expo returned to the Fifth District Mini Farm in South Side Richmond on Saturday, Aug. 30. The event featured vendor booths with natural products, wellness items, art and fashion, along with panel discussions and performances. 

Michael Carter Jr., a fifth-generation farmer, speaks on the Black Farmers Panel, “Everybody Gotta Eat.” “What you’re experiencing right now, Happily Natural Day, should be your every day. Every day you should be looking to support Black businesses, Black farmers and Black communities,” Carter said.

 Double the sales pitch with twin sisters Kathy Anderson and Karen Bowling selling books at the festival.

 Richard McIntosh of L.I.B. True Taste cooks Liberian grilled chicken and jollof rice.
 

Don Haight Jr. from Culpeper shares samples of his Heirloom Black Garlic.

 Artist Serenity Smith from Maryland participates as a vendor for the first time.