Farm Show 2013

Ed and I had a wonderful time at the farm show this year. Unfortunately I was not able to attend the Sheep to Shawl or the fleece auction this year, schedules didn't allow it to happen. We generally spend six hours there getting to see everything, or everything we want to see.

This year we sat in an a lecture about the American Chestnut tree,which was a cool lecture. The American Chestnut tree was destroyed by a blight from 1904 to 1950’s thought to be brought in by Japanese imports. Today the most common chestnut that is seen is the Chinese which isn’t susceptible to the blight. So what the American Chestnut Association is doing is they are coming up with a hybridized form that is resistant to the blight but holds a lot of the American Chestnut traits. This in it’s self is a big job since it has taken them thirty years to get to there current point and they have a long way to go.

Another lecture that we had attended was one on wheat weaving, actually the lecture or demonstration was held by Linda Beiler who is a writer of a wheat weaving book (Wheat Weaving and Straw Art). That I had purchased last year, she did a nice demonstration where everyone who wanted to could participate in.  I had done everything she demonstrated except for two, a plaiting for hat making and a spiraling technique. Which aren’t hard to do I just haven’t gotten there yet. Of course after you where done with your project you could take it home with you.

Like I said Ed and I had a wonderful time at the show this year. Getting to see all the animals, displays, samples and new farm equipment. It is truly a wonderful learning experience for the whole family.

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