Future Harvest
Festival Set
WESTMINSTER, Md. The
Maryland Organic Food and
Fanning Association, Inc. (MOF
FA) in conjunction with the Mary
land Cooperative Extension Ser
vice is pleased to announce the
Future Harvest Festival to be held
on Saturday and Sunday. October
14 and IS, here at the Carroll
County Agricultural Center.
The Festival, modeled after
county fairs of yesteryear, will
blend family-oriented activities,
agriculture exhibits, and farm and
homeowner demonstrations.
Workshops will be held through
out the festival for homeowners,
gardeners, and farmers.
Farmer-to-farmer workshops
will focus on sustainable agricul
tural practices and techniques.
Homeowner workshops will ad
dress organic lawn care, low-im
pact household cleaning products,
composting, and pest-control with
low-impact products. Gardener
Adams Extension Holds Annual Meeting
i r. iS
County International 4-H Youth Exchangee (IFYE) to Swe
den, left, who spoke at the annual meeting, was honored by
Darlene Resh, Adams County Extension program assistant.
Jackl presented a program on her six months in Sweden
with host families.
HEAVY DUTY
HOOF TRIMMING TABLES
| ~ • 12-year building experience
.. ~ in the tables design •
- • tube frame chute
• chute measures 75”x28"x
• 4’ casters for cradle
• Two hydcaulic cylinders
extra stability
♦ 2 10-inch lift belts *
• 3500 lb. axle with or without * r.fanuro grate to keep work
brakes area dean
W* fold away side gate
• removeable head board
• 45 min. video from
International Hoof Trimming
School of Canada
THREE MODELS TO CHOOSE:
1. PORTABLE 2. STATIONARY 3. 3 POINT HITCH
i-Berkelman’S Welding-i
RR 7, AYLMER, ONTARIO, CANADA NSH 2R6
(519) 765-4230
workshops will concentrate on or
ganic gardening practices and edi
ble landscaping. A demonstration
kitchen will operate throughout
the festival, featuring healthier
food preparation and food preser
vation techniques. Other demon
strations will include working
draft horses, a quilting “bee.”
Shiitake mushroom culture, bask
et making, beekeeping, and more.
Food vendors will offer organi
cally produced fare and a farmers’
market will feature a wide range
of regionally grown produce. Ac
tivities for children, and the young
at heart include pumpkin painting,
scarecrow building, storytelling, a
“chicken scratch,” a petting zoo,
and more.
MOFFA is producing the festi
val as part of the Future Harvest
Project with funding from "the
W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Other
collaborators include University
of Maryland and Delaware State
Extension Services, the Accokeek
Lancaster mining, Saturday, February 25, 1995-D5
Holstein Club Recognizes Members
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) —
Recently, the Lehigh County Hols
tein Club recognized 4-H dairy
club members and elected new
officers at the annual dinner
meeting.
4-H’eis recognized were Suzan
ne and Katie Harwich, Kempton;
Stacey Dietrich. Germansville;
and Shannon Semmel, Schnecks
ville, the Northampton/Lehigh
dairy princess. „
The 1995 directors of the
Lehigh County Holstein Club are
Ray Moyer, state association rep-
Foundation, the American Farm
land Trust, the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation, the Maryland/Dela
ware Sustainable Agriculture As
sociation, and the Chesapeake
Wildlife Heritage Foundation.
The Future Harvest Festival will
help to provide a strong connec
tion and dialog between the re
gional farm community and the
consumer community they strive
to feed.
MOFFA seeks volunteers to
help with the Festival as well as
exhibitors, demonstrators, and
vendors. Call Marty Rice, festival
coordinator at (301) 371-4814, for
more information.
(Continued from Pago CIO)
hosted Gesh? Kohler from Ger
many for two weeks.
Adams 4-H
Potato Team
Recently, the Adams 4-H potato
judging team was honored at the
state contest during the Farm
Show. The team is composed of
Sarah Aimoney, New Oxford;
Karen Shipley, East Berlin; Denise
Green, Gettysburg; and Beth
Green, Gettysburg. The team was
recognized at the annual banquet
of the Pennsylvania Potato
Cooperative following the contest
Coaches for the team were Jared
Tyson, 4-H agent; Larry Yager,
marketing agent; and assistants,
Abe Bucher and Mike Linebaugh,
both from New Oxford.
resentative. New Tripoli; Jerry
Fleck, Excelsior Farm, Schnecks
ville; Scott Sell, Crystal Spring
Farm, Schnecksville; Lisa Sem
mel, secretary/beasurer. Excelsior
Farm, Schnecksville: Richard
banquet. From left, Suzanne and Katie Harwich, Kempton;
Stacey Dietrich, Germansville; and Shannon Semmel,
Schnecksville, the Northampton/Lehigh dairy princess.
The 1995 directors of the Lehigh County Holstein Club
are, front, from left, Ray Moyer, state association represen
tative, New Tripoli; Jerry Fleck, Excelsior Farm, Schnecks
vllle; Scott Sell, Crystal Spring Farm, Schnecksville; and
Lisa Semmel, secretary/treasurer, Excelsior Farm,
Schnecksville. Back row, from left, Richard Graaf, F.M.
Brown’s Sons, Orwigsburg, president; Jason Moyer, Junge
Farms, New Tripoli, vice president; and George Sattazahn,
Lynn Acres, New Tripoli, sales representative.
Graaf, F.M. Brown’s Sons,
Orwigsburg, president; Jason
Moyer, Junge Farms, New Tripoli,
vice president; and George Satta
zahn, Lynn Acres, New Tripoli,
sales representative.
■■■'■"P