PA Farm Show ~ Food, Shows, & Vendors

This is my last post sharing pictures from this years PA Farm Show. Here I'll include images of a few of the food and merchandise vendors. There were so many, there's no way I could have posted pictures of them all. I'm also including a picture of the Tractor 4 Square that we saw in the main arena. I also have a video clip posted on Instagram (here).

Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Council food booth at the PA Farm Show 2018

State Horticultural Association of PA (SHAP) food booth at the PA Farm Show 2018

Mushroom Farmers of PA (MFPA) food booth at the PA Farm Show 2018

Pennsylvania State Bee Keepers Association food booth at the PA Farm Show 2018

Pennsylvania Livestock Association food booth at the PA Farm Show 2018

Tractor Square Dance at the PA Farm Show 2018

Clothing Vendor at the PA Farm Show 2018

Boot Vendor at the PA Farm Show 2018

Hat and Wallet Vendor at the PA Farm Show 2018

Novelty Vendor at the PA Farm Show 2018

T-shirt Vendor at the PA Farm Show 2018

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PA Farm Show ~ Livestock

I thought that I would be able to get all my pictures from the PA Farm Show posted last week. That just didn't happen so I will be posting the rest this week. Today I'm sharing the pictures of general livestock that I took. Our family isn't involved in livestock yet so I really don't have anything to write about most of these images. Feel free to share your information with me in the the comment section below. I'd love to learn more about the breeds that we saw.

Jersey Dairy Cows at the PA Farm Show 2018

Holstein Dairy Cow at the PA Farm Show 2018

Holstein Dairy Cow at the PA Farm Show 2018

Pigs at the PA Farm Show 2018

Lambs and Sheep at the PA Farm Show 2018

Boar Goats at the PA Farm Show 2018

Nigerian Dwarf Goats at the PA Farm Show 2018

Sign for Lamp Oil Farm at the PA Farm Show 2018

I do want to stop and share with you this image of the sign above one of the goat pens. We stayed and chatted with the owners of Lamp Oil Farm for quite a long time. They were very pleasant and shared a lot of wonderful information with us about their Nigerian Dwarf goats. In addition to breeding and selling livestock they also sell goat's milk soap.

Goat Display at the PA Farm Show 2018

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PA Farm Show ~ Horses

We spent a good deal of time in the horse building peeking into every stall and petting as many horses at the owners would allow. The children had a great time. Next year I need to make a point to go and see the horses when they are in the large arena. I really enjoy seeing them pulling carriages and the children would really enjoy the barrel racing too.

Horses at the PA Farm Show 2018

Miniature Horse at the PA Farm Show 2018

Horse at the PA Farm Show 2018

Horse at the PA Farm Show 2018

Large Fancy Wagon in the Horse Building at the PA Farm Show 2018

Horse Equipment at the PA Farm Show 2018

Petting Horses at the PA Farm Show 2018

Advertisement for CATRA Miniature Horse Extravaganza at the PA Farm Show 2018

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"Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body." James 3:3 

PA Farm Show ~ Poultry & Rabbits

Today's post is a really fun one for me because I'm sharing a few of the pictures that we took at the Pa Farm Show of poultry and rabbits. After looking through my pictures, I'm seeing a trend; I'm always more attracted to heritage breeds. They are just more exciting to me because they are rarely plain.

African Goose at the PA Farm Show 2018

This large fellow is an African goose. You can find a lot of really good information from the Livestock Conservancy website (here) about this heritage breed goose. This is not my personal favorite breed of goose but this guy impressed me with his size, such a beautiful bird.

Toulouse Goose at the PA Farm Show 2018

I think this goose is absolutely gorgeous!! I fell in love with this breed, the Toulouse, after seeing on for the first time at our local fair. This breed is originally from France and is used for it's fatty liver. It's a huge breed that I think would do wonderfully on our property. However, purchasing a pair is quite expensive. We will have to wait and see if we are able to acquire some.

Sebastopol Geese at the PA Farm Show 2018

These fancy feathered geese always catch my attention. I love how they look but I'm sure they take a bit of care to keep them so clean. They are called Sebastopol geese and are another example of a heritage goose. More information is available (here) on the Livestock Conservancy website.

I have no idea what type of miniature chicken this is but it was so cute I had to snap a picture on my way past it. If you know what it is, please comment below. Thanks.

Peacocks at the PA Farm Show 2018

These beautiful Peacocks and Peafowl were on display as well. They are beautiful with their colorful feathers.

Peacocks at the PA Farm Show 2018

Giant Chinchilla Rabbit at the PA Farm Show 2018

Last but not least I'm including a picture of the Giant Chinchilla rabbit that was on display. There were row upon row of rabbits but I didn't take any other pictures besides this one. It seems that this was the only Giant Chin exhibited this year. Such a shame because they are an amazing breed of rabbit.

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PA Farm Show ~ Bees, Vets, & FFA

Today I'm sharing just a few pictures from the PA Farm Show from last month. First up is the display for the Conservation of Wild Bees in Pennsylvania. We love to have bees in our yard and we do what we can to help that. The display also had information about Monarch Butterflies, bats and other species that would be desirable.

This is just a small part of the display. The Penn State booth was rather large and had an abundance of items on display.

These are the few things that the volunteer gave me from the Penn State Conservation booth. I am excited to have the Pennsylvania Native Wildflower & Grass Mix seeds. I know exactly where I will be using them in the spring.

The next display that we visited was for Veterinarian Science. I love when they include the history in their display. It really illustrates how far the science has come over the years.

Their display was quite graphic, with skulls and bones of actual animals. They were used as teaching tools to show how veterinarians are able to help sick and hurt animals, no matter how big they are.

Lastly, I want to share the FFA displays that we saw, simply because I think it's important to support and promote our Future Farmers of America youth. I think they did a great job.

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PA Farm Show ~ Horticultural Miniatures

Since I took off blogging for the month of January, I'm a bit behind in sharing all the fun and exciting things that we've been up to. This week I want to take the time to share the pictures we took while at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg Pa. It may, however, take longer than a week since we took so many pictures.

The Horticulture display was the first exhibit that we took pictures of when we first walked into the farm show complex. These miniature landscapes are fantastic.

These little scenes, planted and arranged in clay saucers were the first thing that caught my eye. I've always loved miniatures and when the kids were little I would frequently put their toy soldiers in our potted house plants, hoping that they would like the idea too.

There were so many creative arrangements and interesting containers. What a fun way for children to be introduced to gardening and landscape design.

As we moved on down the isle, the displays became more advanced. I love the use of toy cars and other things utilized in creating the designs.

Each of these large projects had an accompanying sketch depicting the original design ideas.

I really enjoyed this category and would have loved to take longer in this section of the Farm Show alone. Unfortunately, my children got bored and so we continued on. I'll share more in tomorrows post.

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