PHILADELPHIA More than 700 gardeners from throughout the greater Philadelphia region grew their own vegetables and flowers, cre ated their floral designs, and are ready to reap their summer rewards at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 1998 Philadelphia Harvest Show. The show, titled “Did You Know? ... Harvest Trivia” will be held Satqrday, Sept. 19 and Direct To BUFFALO, N.Y. “Market ing for all Seasons" is the theme for the 1999 New York State Fanners’ Direct Marketing Con ference here at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, from Feb. 1-3. The annual conference features a bus tour, workshops, and two full days of informational ses sions. Monday, Feb. 1 features the an nual conference bus tour. The 1999 tour promises stops at excit ing roadside stands, farmers* mar kets, and other areas of interest to farm marketers. And for those re maining behind, there are several hands-on workshops to choose from. You can leant to make ever green wreaths, dried flower ar rangements, gift baskets. Surfing the web, advertising, and food preparation demonstrations round out the workshops. Dr. Jennifer Wilkins, senior ex tension associate with the Depart ment of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, will give the keynote address. She will speak on building local food systems in die Northeast. She’ll follow up her address with a session on the Northeast Regional Food Guide: how to help your customer eat right and support local agriculture. Her talks promise to be inspira tional as well as educational. Following Wilkins will be two full days of educational seminars. The topics cover eveiy subject dir ect farm marketers need to market successfully for all seasons. 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Join the pumpkins, squash and gourds of the “Curcurbit” family as they enjoy their favorite game show, “Horticultural Pursuit.” Guests can test their horticultural knowledge with the curcurbits and learn hundreds of fun gar dening facts, tips and tech Marketing Conference Be Held In Buffalo direct farm marketing arena will find fresh new ideas on such top ics as how to price their products, marketing techniques, and adver tising. More experienced market ers will also have plenty of inter esting sessions to attend every thing from developing your own' " processed product to adding value with herbs and fresh cut flowers, as well as some of the rules and regulations regarding petting zoos. Several other organizations will be conducting their meeetings during this conference. The NYS Berry Growers Association will be hosting a full day of education al seminars on the opening day of the conference, Monday, Feb. 1. The NYS Christmas Tree Growers will be sponsoring several ses sions /throughout the conference on direct marketing trees, wreaths, and holiday greens. The newest association to form. The Farmers’ Market Federation of New York, will be conducting meetings all day on Wednesday, Feb. 3. These sessions are open to mar ket managers, farmers, and any one interested in fanners markets. You may be interested to learn what this group is all about. And finally, the Mid Atlantic Christmas Tree Growers Alliance will be holding their educational meet ings with their membership on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and then hold over for another full day at the ho tel to finish up. An important event at each year’s conference is the trade Mail mailing address to. Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 9008, Farmmgdale, N.Y. 11735 niques, as well as information about the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and its programs. While viewing the Philadelphia Harvest Show, vis itors can follow the intriguing “Q and A” trail and answer horti cultural questions. From city plots to backyard gardens, gardeners share in the seasonal festival by entering 1,000 varieties of fruits, vegeta bles and flowers, floral arrange- show. The Marketing For All Sea sons Conference will once again sponsor a large trade show. You’ll be able to meet and talk with more than 40 vendors all related to dir ect marketing of farm products. Sofco, as the corporate sponsor of the NYS Farmers’ Direct Market ing Association, will feature a wide array of products. Many other vendors, from bakery goods to seed companies, gift items, packaging, displays, signage, and countless others will all be spot lighting their wares at this confer ence trade show. Rounding out the conference is entertainment The first evening of the conference, Monday, Feb. 1, is the Taste of Buffalo Mixer. Conference goers will be treated to a wide array of food including authentic Buffalo style chicken wings, a steamship roast of beef, and turkey. It’s also a perfect op portunity for conference attendees to mix and meet each other and exchange ideas and make new friends. Then on Tuesday is the annual NYSFDMA ice cream so cial and auction. If you would like more in formation, contact Judy and Bob Schultz at (716) 484-7300. Dairy Showmanship Experts FITTING & SHOWING CLASSES Dairy Fitting Class 1, 1 Enca h Davis 2 Brand K Treichler 3 Lynette J Heffner Dairy Fitting Class 2, 1 Gregory T Davis 2 Brennan K Johns 3 Dwight D Zimmerman Dairy Fitting Class 3, 1 Katie Harwick 2 Kara Brendlmger 3 Jill Neman Dairy Fitting Class 4,1 Nathan M Phillips 2 Brent Schuler 3 Suzanne Harwick, Dairy Fitting Class 5, t Megan H Phillips 2 Brett J Treichler 3 George D Brown Berks County Dairy Princess Alisha Gross, U’l Dairy Miss Brittany <ag, md Champion Showman Lynette Heffner, Reserve Champion Showman Jill Vail, Kaitlyn Poole, Berks County Alternate Erica Sollenberger, and Judge Sandy McCauley. ments, preserved products, and baked goods. Exhibitors compete for awards in the 350 artistic and horticultural categories including ‘You bet your life,” a challenge class in which contes tants are all given the same fresh plant materials and acces sories and using their pruners, creativity and ingenuity create a tremendous flower arrange ment; and “Little Things Mean a Lot,” a miniature design no big ger than 5 inches. Exhibitors will also enter massive marigolds, stupendous seed heads, colossal cabbages, gar gantuan garlic, and titanic tomatoes m the popular “Harvest Heroes” class. In the youth division, chil dren also show off their garden ing and artistic talents. Youngsters preschool through 12th grade will create “character masks” using dried plant mate rials that represent their favorite game character or “pumpkin pals,” and three dimensional “crafty creatures” made from seeds, pods and other dried flowers and materials. Children also enter their home grown vegetables, fruits, and plants. The Philadelphia Harvest Show is a fun-filled weekend for the entire family Visitors can wander through the show’s mul titude of entries and educational exhibits, enjoy a host of special events for children and adults, and take a stroll to the Japanese House and Gardens (with a spe cial Harvest Show admittance price of only $1) Children’s activities include pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, lawn games, decorating masquerade masks and the Junior Gardener’s Studio, a hands-on demonstration station made for kids. Topics include butterfly gardening, tree farm ing, and urban vegetable gar dening. Free hourly lectures and Kutztown Selects Dairy Fitting Claas 6,1 Melissa Schuler 2 Christopher Davis, 3 Shayna L Hertzog Grand Champion Fitter, Katie Harwich Reserve Champion Fitter, Enca Davis Dairy Showing Class 1, 1 Lynetle J Jeftner, 2 Jill L Vail 3 Enca R Davis Dairy Showing Class 2, 1 Gregory T Davis 2 Lucinda Bray 3 Joseph Phillips Dairy Showing Class 3 1 Jill Neiman 2 Pamela S Wertey 3 Katie Harwich Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29, 1998-817 demonstrations for adults include topics on harvest flower arranging, butterfly gardens and container gardening for fall Among the festivities, apiarist Robert Harvey and his family will demonstrate beekeeping and honey collecting techniques and don his famous beard of bees, the Schuylkill Animal Rehabilitation Center will pre sent some of the raptors, and the Fairmount Park rangers will lead tours of some nearby scenic attractions in the surrounding park area On Saturday, Philadelphia Eagles mascot “Swoop,” “Kirby the Krimpet” from the Tasty Baking Company, “FP. Frog” from Fairmount Park, and other Philadelphia mascots will grace the grounds and be a part of the celebration New this year, is the Great Pumpkin Pie Contest, on Saturday, Sept 19. Visitors can become competitors by bringing their best homemade pumpkin pie to compete for first, second, and third prizes Also new is the Visitor’s Choice Award on Saturday, Sept 19 Guests can become official judges by picking up one of the judging forms and choosing which artistic class exhibit they think is the best. Judging forms will be distributed at the entry station and can be returned by the artistic class area The win ner will be announced on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Horticulture Center is located at Belmont Avenue and Horticulture Drive in Fairmount park. Hours are 10 a.m, - 5 p.m. both days. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children under 12 (must be accompanied by an adult) For more information, call The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (215) 988- 8800 or visit the society on the Internet [http //www.hber tynet org/~phsl Dairy Showing Class 4, 1 Mansa Komshi 2 Natalie Buch 3 Kellie Phillips Dairy Showing Class 5, t Brett J Treichler 2 Lynae C Johns 3 Megan H Phillips Dairy Showing Class 6,1 Melissa Schuler 2 Elizabeth H Angsladt 3 Shayna L Hertzog Grand Champion Showman, Lynette Heflner Reserve Champion Showman, Jill Vail ■"I *
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