Another
show has come and gone. Each year in
January, usually the first full week, people come from all over to Harrisburg to visit the
nation’s largest indoor agricultural event.
Over 8 days there are competitions and demonstrations, judging of
livestock and PA food & products, displays of the latest farming equipment
and plentiful wonderful Farm Show food.
You do not have to be a farmer to enjoy the Farm Show. There is something for everyone. There are cooking demonstrations, wine
tasting, square dancing, and a championship rodeo and did I mention
mouth-watering food. You will get to see
the best PA hay, vegetables, Christmas
trees, livestock and over 1000 birds of all different types.
I enjoy the rabbits and birds the most and watching the baby chicks hatch. And don’t miss
the beautiful work of art, the butter sculpture. There are a myriad of
educational opportunities, as well. Just to give a few possibilities- in
addition to the cooking demonstrations, you can learn all about beekeeping from
beekeepers, learn all about PA owls from Shavers Creek
Environmental Center
and all you ever wanted to know about maple syrup production.
If you are interested in watching competitions
the sheep to shawl contest is a great one to watch. There are tractor pulls and a miniature horse
pull, oh and cow patty bingo! This year
there was even a polo demonstration. There
is just too much to mention. So, if you missed the Farm Show this year, don’t
forget to put it on your calendar for next year.
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