Berks Holstein Picnic
FLEETWOOD (Berks Co.)
The Berks County Holstein Club
held their annual picnic at Vista
Grande Farm, Fleetwood. The
farm is owned and operated by
Dave and Phoebe Bitter and fami
ly. The picnic was attended by ap
proximately 280 people.
To start off the evening, every
one enjoyed a pig roast
There was a dairy judging con
test for anyone who wished to par
ticipate. The judging contest was
officiated by John Howard. The
overall high score was by Duane
Stump, Bemville, who was also
the winner in the junior division.
Karen Dietrich of Bemville was
the winner in the women’s divi
sion. The winner of the men’s di
vision was Richard Troutman, Jr.
of Richland.
John Howard was also the guest
speaker for the evening. Mr. How
ard serves on the National Hol
stein Board of Directors. The top
ics he spoke on included changes
in the Rules and Regulations of
the National Convention. He also
spoke on finances, field opera
tions. classifying rule changes and
sketchless registrations.
Berks County Dairy Princess,
Jennifer Grimes, did her dairy pro
motion skit and Justine Slpltzfus,
Little Miss Dairy Princess, said a
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Duane Stump had the high
score in the judging contest
at the Berks County Holstein
picnic.
poem.
Clarence Stauffer of Ephrata,
Field Representative for the Hol
stein Association, spoke on the
qualified herd book.
Erica Davis, Kutztown, who
was the winner of the chain calf
contest held last winter, spoke
about the progress of the calf.
The evening was concluded
with a slave auction. Thirteen
Junior members donated their
time and services to be auctioned
off to raise money for their attend
ance to the 1995 National Holstein
Convention to be held in Pitts
burgh.
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PENNINGTON, N.J. New Jersey’s annual
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Uncwnr Famting, Saturday, Stptfnotf 4, 1993-A2l
will take place September 18,9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in
Pennington, New Jersey.
Featured speakers include leaders in the organic
farming community, such as Trauger Groh, biody
namic farmer for 33 years and author of Farms of To
morrow: Community Supported Farms, Farm Sup
ported Communities; Mike McGrath, editor hi chief.
Organic Gardening Magazine; and Chuck Ben
brook, former executive director, Board of Agricul
ture, National Academy of Sciences, who will lead an
Organic Town Hall Meeting on the subject of pesti
cides and children.
The one-day event, organized by the Northeast Or
ganic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA/
NJ) will be held at the Stony Brook-Millstone Water
shed Association on Titus Mill Road off Route 31.
Mote than 43 seminars, demonstrations, and tours
will run throughout the day. Classes for the farmer/
gardener will cover such topics as: an introduction to
organic growing, edible landscaping, urban garden
ing, lawn care, permaculture, and growing cover
crops. Slated demonstrations include beekeeping,
composting, starting a wormbox, hand tools, aqua
culture methods, and using season extenders. De
monstrations in healthful cooking will also be fea
tured.
Organic garden doctors will be on hand to diag
nose garden problems and available for sale will be
farm/garden supplies, such as topsoil/potting soil,
fertilizers, farm tools, composting equipment and
pest control products. Farm/garden supplies and
equipment will be auctioned in the afternoon.
Fairgoers will be able to sample and buy locally
grown organic foods and talk to New Jersey organic
farmers. Among the many treats for the palate will be
whole wheat bagels with fruit jams, whole wheat piz
za. com on the cob with herbed butter, vegetable rata-;
touille with fennel and masala, fresh peach short
cakes, and much more.
For those interested in a day in the country, farm
craft demonstrations include basket making, dried
flowers, hand crafted brooms, wood turning, pottery,
tog furniture, dyeing and spinning. Entertainment for
all ages includes story telling, live music, games and
a contra dance at the end of the day. Games include
the bean bug toss, potato putt, kite making, salad bar
collage, butter dance, cakewalk, junior farmer’s re
lay. and the farmers decathlon.
NOFA/NJ is the only organic farm certification or
ganization in New Jersey, certifying food as “organ
ic” in accordance with nationally recognized stand
ards. NOFA/NJ also develops education and market
ing programs for organic fanners in the State.
Co-sponsored by the Watershed Association, Rut
gers Cooperative Extension, and the New Jersey De
partment of Agriculture, the Fair is supported by
grants from USDA, the Geraldine R. Dodge Founda-'
don. The Fund for New Jersey, and the Center for
Science in the Jhiblic Interest
Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens,
$1 for children 3-15 and free under three. Volunteers
are admitted free of charge. Volunteers are needed
for setting up the day before the Fair mid for working
on the day of the fair. For more information, contact
NOFA/NJ, 609-737-7001.