Rain or Shine!
The 8th Annual Harvest Fest is sure to be more exciting than ever! Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Gates open at 11:00 a.m.)
Fun Throughout the Day
- Activities in the Family Tent (see our family tent page for a list)
- Food vendors
- Hay rides plus demonstrations and walks with Tillers volunteers. Try your hand at old-time farming skills such as sorghum grinding, wheat threshing, rope making, and oxen handling.
- Spinning & Weaving and Making Biodiesel
Scheduled Events
| Time | Activities | Demos | Speakers | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 | Most Family Tent activities begin | Preserving the Harvest: Saving Seeds (11:30 – 12:15) | Lonesome Moonlight Trio | |
| 12:00 | Renewable Energy Options at a Glance | |||
| 12:30 | Tower Raising at 12:45 | |||
| 1:00 | Local Medicine & Wild Edible Plants | Los Bandits de Michigan | ||
| 1:30 | ||||
| 2:00 |
| Featured speaker Richard Heinberg (Museum building) | ||
| 2:30 | Joe Reilly | |||
| 3:00 | Attracting Beneficial Insects | Informal discussion with Heinberg & Stephanie Mills | ||
| 3:30 |
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| 4:00 | Family Tent activities conclude | No-cost & Low-cost Household Energy Efficiency Tips | Schlitz Creek | |
| 4:30 | ||||
| 5:00 | ||||
| 5:30 |