Goodell Gardens and Homestead 3rd Annual Homegrown Harvest Festival

The Goodell Gardens and Homestead 3rd Annual Homegrown Harvest Festival will be held noon - 5 pm on September 21. FREE admission. 1 pm - 'Growing Yesterday's Gardens: Heirloom Seeds and the Pennsylvania German Tradition' by Dr Irwin Richman, a PHC Commonwealth Speaker.Highlighting how the conservation of antique seed varieties, and distribution of high-quality seed, preserves an important part of Pennsylvanian German cultural heritage. It will also describe the use of heirloom flowers and vegetables in traditional gardens and how they can be adapted to modern use. Dr Richman is a Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at Penn State - Harrisburg and is Director of Research and Development for the Heirloom Seed Project of the Landis Valley Museum. 3-5 pm - Barn Dance in the restored Goodell Barn. The 2008 Harvest Festival will also include: crafts, a quilt display, food, kid's activity, garden tours (12:30 and 2:30
pm) and a Farmer's market with organic produce and pumpkins, baked goods, honey products, maple products, goat milk products and demos, plant and spring bulb sale. Quilt display, Crafts (painted furniture, quilted items and pressed flower art. Raffles for great items, food and more.