Success StoryHenry County Harvest Showcase



Henry County Harvest Showcase

Author: Levi Berg

Planning Unit: Clark County CES

Major Program: Agritourism Planning

Plan of Work: A Well Farmed Countryside

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

For years, volunteers and agricultural leaders have hosted the Henry County Harvest Showcase, and the 2018 Henry County Harvest Showcase was held for the 19th year. The Henry County Harvest Showcase is a festival which only features crafts, produce, and meat produced in Henry County by Henry County agricultural producers. For the 2018 Harvest Showcase, an estimated 3,000 individuals attended, and were able to purchase local produce from over 10 vendors, local crafts from over 15 vendors, local meat from 3 vendors, and visit the agricultural arena to learn about horses, livestock, chickens, local water sheds, and other agricultural issues. Also participants were able to purchase locally produced food from seven different food vendors ranging from burgers from the Henry County Cattlemen’s Association to ice cream from the Rotary Club. Other attractions included live music from local bands, antique tractor parade, and a kiddie pedal tractor pull. Many agricultural vendors stated that the Harvest Showcase was their best day of the year for selling their goods, and sold more products at the Harvest Showcase than many weeks throughout the year. The Henry County Extension has been part of the Harvest Showcase for years in helping in the planning of the festival, managing volunteers, finding agricultural products for food vendors, and running the educational events in the agricultural arena. The Henry County Extension Office is greatly blessed to work with a fantastic group of over 10 volunteers and local government, and be able to provide assistance to that planning committee. The Harvest Showcase will continue in 2019, and is hopeful to bring in more participants than past years, and hopefully offer another great location/festival for local agricultural producers to sell their products produced in Henry Country.






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