The October 2005 Harvest Festival was a great success in all respects. Perfect weather brought large inquisitive crouds inside where they saw our terrific displays of fruit.

   We put on a terrific show, probably the best ever. Highlights included having nearly 120 different apple varieties on display and for tasting! We had a chance to demonstrate our three year old apple cider press. It worked flawlessly. The public seemed to particularly welcome the cider press, which generated a continuous crowd waiting to sample the free cider.
  Like last year, we had some pawpaws which we cut up. This gave many who visited us the opportunity to taste this unusual and easily gown fruit.

  There was a lot to see. We had a demonstration of apple dehydrating, and samples were given out. American persimmons and Asian pears were on display and also available for tasting, as were black walnuts and wild hazelnuts. Other displays included many different European and Asian pear varieties. Visitors could taste a slice of an heirloom apple. MidFEx volunteers were always on hand and answered many gardening-related questions.


  Perfect 75 degree weather with clear blues skies brought out huge crouds to our show. Our weekend's sales where very brisk. We had carefully chosen 15 varities of apples to sell, and some of the best Asian pears you've ever tasted. We sold out all the apples, Asian pears, Seckel pears, and cider. Also, we enrolled several new members this year.

  2006 promises to be much better as we continually add new items and improve on existing displays.

 
Below is last year's announcement to whet your appetite.

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about this year's Harvest Festival 2006