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Agricultural Heritage Fair
Agricultural fairs became popular in Tennessee and Kentucky in the mid
1800's. They were used to promote "modern" agricultural practices.
Fairs also allowed farmers and their families to visit with distant
neighbors, display their best farm products, and learn about new farming
technology of the time. It also allowed them to buy items from local
trades people and to enjoy the entertainment of local musicians and story
tellers.
These are views of a recent
Agricultural Celebration at the Homeplace.
A plow salesman selling his wares
Children learning to drive a horse. An art often lost
in today's children.
A Yoke and bucket relay race .. carefully watched with
encouragement by many
Heirloom fruits and vegetables on display. Visitors judge the best
fruit and vegetables, premiums are awarded to the winning produce by the
fair judge.
Heirloom varieties of plants are non-hybrid varieties
introduced prior to 1940. After 1940, hybrids began to displace
there traditional varieties, and many became scarce or lost.
There are also family heirloom varieties. These
have been handed down within families for generations. Some of these
are old commercial varieties that have been modified by environment, cross
pollination, selection, and random mutation.
Heirloom fruits and vegetables grown at The Homeplace
would have been those which would have been grown on farms in the region
in the 1850's. These fruits and vegetables are grown at The
Homeplace today. Seeds of such plants are available for purchase so
that others can continue this agricultural tradition.
Visitors listening to a traditional string band
Interpreters are available to answer your questions
Period trades people display their wares
Now where are those apples for the cider and for the apple butter?
Plant life and the fruits of labor from agriculture and the land abound
when you stroll the Homeplace during this celebration each year.
Take me back to the Friends of LBL Homepage
Golden Pond Planetarium website
Homeplace website
Visit the Homeplace Wedding Site
Woodlands Nature Station website
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