2019 Henry County Harvest Showcase

For years, volunteers and agricultural leaders have hosted the Henry County Harvest Showcase, and the 201 Henry County Harvest Showcase was held for the 20^th 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 2020 Harvest Showcase, an estimated 3,200 individuals attended, and were able to purchase local produce from over 12 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. 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. Most produce vendors were excited to tell volunteers that they did sell out of produce or were near selling out of produce. The Henry County Extension Office is greatly blessed to work with a fantastic group of over 12 volunteers and local government, and be able to provide assistance to that planning committee. The Harvest Showcase will continue in 2020, 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.