September
brought record breaking heat to the North Georgia Mountains and Hardman Farm. We are still waiting for those vibrant fall colors to arrive (along with cooler temps), but in the meantime you can enjoy the fall colors in this newsletter.
We were busy this past month getting back into the swing of things before the much anticipated fall season. We hosted a second
Archaeo-Day
in partnership with GA DNR's Historic Preservation Division. This time, HPD performed an archaeological dig at the historic Sheep Barn ruins on the Farm. Many small artifacts were unearthed during the excavation. On Saturday, September 28
th
, we had 19 volunteers join us for
Your State Parks Day
to do some fall cleaning around the farm. The kitchen, servant's quarters and bull barn all received a thorough and much needed cleaning. THANK YOU to our volunteers who came out!
What's growing...
This fall we are experimenting with growing sorghum. We hope to harvest sorghum this month and process the syrup at our
Mountain Farm Celebration
on October 26
th
. We have a bumper crop of okra and peppers still available for sale at the Brick Store Visitor Center from our pesticide-free veggie garden.
We are accepting applications for vendors at our Mountain Farm Celebration on October 26, 2019, 10 AM - 4 PM. Please email scarlett.fuller@dnr.ga.gov for vendor information.
VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
Two of our biggest events of the year are still to come and we need volunteers to make it all happen. Our
Mountain Farm Celebration
is October 26
th
and
Victorian Christmas
runs the first three Friday and Saturday evenings of December, 4 - 7 PM. The Farm is also in need of
gardening volunteers
. If you love digging in the dirt, 150 year old farms and all natural veggies then we NEED YOU!
If you are interested in volunteering please contact the Farm at (706) 878-1077 or email Volunteer Coordinator, Mike Kaiser, at friendsofhardmanfarm@gmail.com.
