Wildwood Farms Old Time Fest
~ The following first appeared in the October 23, 2014 Floyd Press with a larger selection of photos.
Wildwood Farms General Store celebrated their Old Time Fest with perfect fall weather on Saturday from 11 – 5 p.m. The event featured music, food, craft vendors, pumpkins and more.
Arriving attendees stopped to watch apple butter being made over an open fire.
A young girl gets help spreading Grandma Alice’s homemade apple butter on an animal cracker. The apple butter is made by a small family business out of EllettValley.
An old time jam band included Sue Nester, sister of Wildwood Farm General Store owner Judy Bowman. The jam band opened for Mountain Ivy who was scheduled to play at 2:00. Nester reminded attendees that the General Store hosts live old time and bluegrass music every Saturday. (Visit wildwoodfarmsdaylilies.com for a schedule and more.)
Birdhouse builder John Schiemann joked with fest attendees that his birdhouses were made in his home shop in China.
Gourd grower and crafter Debbie Johnson helps a customer make a purchase. Johnson is pictured with her mother (in red).
Cruise-in vintage tractors, trucks and cars were a fest attraction
Fest vendor Rachel Terrill is pictured with her recycled copper earring trees. Terrill was also selling her handmade earrings and knitted baskets and hacky sack balls. The Wildwood Farm’s extensive day lily garden can be seen in the background.
Shoppers check out the locally grown apples.
October 24th, 2014 4:46 pm
Like! Like! What a wonderful part of the world when all else seems to be in chaos.
October 27th, 2014 12:17 pm
Looks like it was a fun event!