Sorghum
,
sorghum
and
more sorghum
... pretty much sums up farming operations at Hardman Farm during October. This past month Hardman Farm staff have been busy coordinating (and executing) the harvest of our sorghum crop in time for the
Mountain Farm Celebration
that was held this past Saturday. The crop was cut and bundled, then it had to be prepped for the mill which required many hours of stripping the leaves and cutting the tops off the stalks. On Saturday's Mountain Farm Celebration, David Howington graciously donated the use of his spectacular sorghum mill and most of the crop was milled and cooked off into the final product at our big fall event.
The
Mountain Farm Celebration
event brought fresh perspective to the old adage, "good Lord willing and the creek don't rise" as we navigated a large event through threatening rain forecast. Mother Nature had mercy on us in the end and gave us a reprieve from the rain until mid-afternoon. Folks who took the chance and ventured out were greeted by fun and interactive demonstrations like blacksmithing, black powder, moonshine, falconry, corn milling, gem mining, farm animals, butter churning, axe throwing and more!
What's growing...
This year we tried our hand at growing, harvesting and cooking sorghum. It has been a fun and interesting journey to say the least. We are happy to announce that we have cooked up a limited number of all natural, locally grown
Hardman Farm Sorghum Syrup
and it is available for purchase in our Visitor Center Gift Shop just in time for the holidays!
VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
One of our biggest events of the year is still to come and we need volunteers to make it all happen.
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.
