Nursery Trade Show (Continued from Page A 1) Eric Bischof, assistant general manager of the Philadelphia Yard of Unilock, based in Brew ster, N.Y., exhibited a Gold Award for best of show, multiple booths, in the hard goods catego ry. Territory manager Frank Hammer accompanied him. The company displayed Slope Block Mark IV walls, a concrete product, and other items. It was their first gold award at the show. Winning gold in the green goods category was Centerton Nursery, Bridgeton, N.J., for their fiinky display, “Hemerocal lis Hangout.” Big tall beer mugs on the counter above the stools forHHH The mugs comme#»p|tayuid lots of He- Simple day lilies. Forty-eight mugs held 55 variet ies of the bright flowers. The company was given an award for most creative display in the green goods category. On hand was Bobby Blew, sales manager, Centerton Nursery, Centerton used plywood and black paint to devise the bar scene, accompanied by a gleam ing Harley-Davidson cycle. An online restaurant supply store nciuie nSilYiCi> % provided the mugs and barstools. All the lilies are grown on the farm. Delaware Valley Wholesale Florists won best of show using a space occupying eight booths. The Sewell, N.J. company, with 600 employees, provides a variety of exotic fresh flowers, ever greens, and other items for the retail green industry. The display included fresh flower bouquets and displays with daisies, minicarnations, roses, snapdragons, and pom pom buttons. Included were calla lilies, assorted botanical plants, pathos, kaloncha, and ivy. Also included were colorful Christmas ornaments, silks, ber ries, fruits, decorative plants, dusterberries, and hard goods. On hand was Bill Schimmel, Carol Moore, Raj Ravani, and Randy Schenauer of the compa ny, and Frank Kauffman, sales manager with Teufel Holly Farms, Inc., Portland, Ore., with the Christmas tree material. The display was designed by Keith Rossel, director of market ing services, and assembled by a group of about 20. More information about the display is scheduled for the Aug. 30 issue of Lancaster Farming’s Grower & Marketer section. Join us at EFD am register at the show to '• Gator 4x2' Don’t impire Farm Days Frank Hammer, left, joins Eric Bischof, Unilock, at their gold award-winning display at the Penn Allied Nursery Trade Show in Fort Washington. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor Remember why you wanted to be a farmer, run a dairy, grow crops, raise horses or get closer to the land? Rediscover the dream and have fun again In just three days, you can see the latest in ag technology, equipment, methods and the people who know where the business of ag is going Join leading farmers and ag experts for exhibits, presentations, demonstrations and fun all the excitement of northeast agriculture at EFD - August 5,6 &7. For more information, you can reach us at (877) 697-7837 or online at www empirefarmdavs.com. Watch for our emails with 3 show details Plug into the axel Plug into the idoi Plug into the pi Empire Farm Days is proudly sponsored by the Empire State Potato Growers, Inc > 7 ' c tEGA FALLS NEW YORK •> ij/ -* ' Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 2003-A27 NEW NEW HEW NEW NEW NEW v the Pawn Fiber Festival Searching for Volunteers NEW MILFORD (Susquehan na Co.) The Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Fiber Festival planning committee and Penn State Extension is looking for volunteers to assist with planning and marketing the first annual fiber and fiber-related show for the area. The Harford Fair grounds are reserved for Septem ber 11-12,2004 for the event. The festival will include raw and processed fibers, yarn, cloth ing, spinning and weaving sup plies, fiber arts and crafts, sheep skin products, and more. There will be vendors, exhibitors, ani mals, workshops and competi tions. Potential vendors from throughout the Northeastern United States have been con tacted. The goal is to have 100 exhibitors participating in the festival. If you have an interest in help ing with the festival, attend the next planning meeting at Old Mill Village on August 11. For more information, call Connie Heim (570) 727-2188.
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