FARM FESTIVAL TODAY!!!!!!!

No rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No mud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's celebrate, see you at 11 am.

More shade

Second tent went up today, 10 x 20, well of few can fit under it!!!
Bring lawn chairs, I'm just saying............
If we must cancel due to storms or overnight torrential rain, I will post it here.
Anticipating an AWESOME day tomorrow!!!

Shade...it's on the way.

We ordered a 20 x 30 tent for Sunday, so a little rain or hot sun can't chase us away. Bring your chair! We will have some available.

Check here for Festival weather

Scattered storms have been predicted. We can get 1/2" rain the day before and it will soak in nicely. Just in case.......we will have the our biggest John Deere out there to pull anyone out.
Check here for updates that morning, or call, especially if you are driving far.
507-382-9337 Diane, 507-382-9006 Frank.

Send us along........

Hoping you can help us network our festival by passing us on to your FB page, Twitter or your email peeps. Thank you!

www.farmfestival.blogspot.com

Our new Family!!!

Bring your camera and get a photo with our new 'scarecrow' family!

Our Horse Team

Don Pfarr and his team of majestic horses will be pulling a wagon that seats 20 around the flower farm from 1-4 during the Aug 8th Festival. There is a bench with your name on it!

We got a Band!

We have the 'Lost Walleyes' playing at our Farm Festival on August 8th. Now, that will be a good time. They will be playing from 1-4, and we have a violinst and guitarist playing from 11-1. Get this on your calendar!

Vendor List for 2010 Farm Festival (so far)

(if you are not on the list yet, I may be waiting for your phone or email confirmation)
1. Kristine Marchione the "Local Face Painter" & she also does 'crazy hair.' I didn't know she
seen me in the morning!
2. Painted Hill Farm, selling tasty meat items ready to eat.
http://www.thompsonspaintedhillfarm.com/
3. C's Bakery, cookies, ice cream, waffle cones, popcorn balls etc
4. Joan's Pots, handpainted flower pots, stepping stones and bookmarks
5. Karen Drummer, hand crafted pottery
6. Katheryn Gooler, Earth and Works, custom embroidery, towels, pillows - related to gardening
7. Willow Creek Soap: http://www.willowcreeksoap.com/
8. Cindy Mines, handmade blankets, table runners etc
9. Earthworks Gardens: beverages, plants, bouquets, produce
10. Solid Sisters; outdoor concrete birdbaths, rhubarb leaf casts, beautiful stuff
11. Jenna Lou Designs: handbags, gorgeous fabric items, http://www.jennaloudesigns.blogspot.com/
12. Juls Fantasy Flowers, by Blue Earth Mercantile. Beautiful handcrafted broches.
13. Maple Corners, Alpaca yarn & finished products, floral & scenic farm notecards.
www.maplecorners@frontiernet.net
14. Donna Rose, 'Layers' Glass items refashioned! http://www.layers4sale.blogspot.com/
15. Lolly, Precious metal jewelry
16. Michelle Holicky, poured Soy Candles
17. Beverly Wood; beaded jewelry
18. Care's Corner: scrapbook die cuts, cards
19. Carrie Minkel: Zuchinni & fruit breads & cookie dough.

We got Horses!!!

Yesterday we secured a beautiful team of dapple gray work horses and a wagon that seats 20, so come along and bring your juke box money. Oh wait, that's a different song! He has told me he WILL show up, unlike last years calamity.

Calling all Crafters, Producers, Artisans

Our Farm Festival is scheduled for August 8th from 11-4. If you produce a product and are interested send me an email. We are not looking for antiques etc., but handmade products, like candles, pottery, homeade food items, jellies, fabric items etc.
Set-up charge is 10% of your sales for the day. We plan to have a band, horse and wagon rides, kids games, kids riding train etc. Contact me asap, as I try not to duplicate product, so first potter gets in! ddenise58@msn.com 507-382-9337

2010 Festival

We will be having our Farm Festival a couple weeks earlier then last year....want to catch the daylilies in bloom. Our tentative date to pencil in is Sunday, August 8, 2010. From 11-4

Festival Fun!

Folks enjoying the music of 'Rabbit Road.'

Lisa at our booth selling flowers & plants.

Everyone scurrying to get set-up.

Almost ready!

Enjoying the day. Whew! Glad it's over.......what's next?

WHAT AN AWESOME FESTIVAL

1. GREAT WEATHER

2. AWESOME VENDORS

3. OUTSTANDING MUSIC FROM 'RABBIT ROAD'

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE! MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VENDORS, THE BAND, FOLKS BEHIND THE SCENES AND THOSE HELPING OUT AT THE FESTIVAL.....COULDN'T HAVE PULLED IT OFF W/O YOU! I WILL POST PHOTOS THIS EVENING, EMAIL ME COPIES IF YOU TOOK ANY. WHAT A GREAT TURNOUT, THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMER FRIENDS AT OUR FIRST 'EARTHWORKS GARDENS & FRIENDS FARM FESTIVAL'

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

FESTIVAL TODAY!!!!!

WHAT GREAT WEATHER, THE MUD IS EVEN GONE!

IF YOU NEED DIRECTIONS CALL 507-382-9337 OR 507-382-9006

The Beauties of the Field

Plant it and they will come. Right? Well that's what we're hoping for on the 23rd. Hoping all of our new customers/friends stop out a see us, have lunch, listen to the music, shop around, and buy lots of stuff. =)

Every year I trial new plants for cut flowers, some are awesome and some are...well... not worth growing again!

Calling on all BLOG readers!!!!

We can use your help to get the word out about the festival. Please print off the details of the festival and post at your work place if possible. I have flyers to hand out at the field as well, so ask for one, otherwise we are handing out smaller notices. And....email our blog to your friends.
Thank you, thank you!!!

FARM FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Join us for Earthworks Gardens & Friends Farm Festival
to celebrate our Grand Opening.

Where? Earthworks Gardens, Corner of Golf Course Rd (cty 21) and Shanaska Creek Rd. (18)
Cty 21 runs between 22 South of St. Peter & 99 East of St. Peter
3 miles E-SE of St. Peter.

When? Sunday, August 23rd, from 11-4, (rain date of Sept. 13)

All the parking, entertainment, rides & kids games are FREE!

Entertainment: Bill Stanglers 10 piece band 'Rabbit Road' playing from 12-3.
We will also have activities/games for children
Kids can ride around the field in a barrel train.
HORSE & WAGON RIDES, pulled by a team of majestic Percherons!

Drawings for giveaways every hour, must be present to win. Giveaways include plants, 1 hr. landscape consultation (drawing at 3 pm) by Diane Selly (within 20 miles), goodies from the vendors, and featuring 5 beautiful matted floral prints by famed local St. Peter photograher Jon Smithers.

Come and tour our 10 acre plant farm and find out what we are all about! Get answers to the most often asked questions by our customers?
" WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON OUT HERE ALL THESE YEARS?"
" YOU LIVE NEXT DOOR, RIGHT?"
" ARE YOU THE CRAZY LADY THAT'S ALWAYS OUT HERE?"
" WHEN DID YOU START ALL THIS?"

We have invited other local producers and crafters to join us. Buy local, right? Hoping to introduce producers to customers. If you are a producer of some type of product, contact me if you are interested in joining us. I will add vendors to the list as they confirm. Anyone willing to help out and volunteer some time to asssit with the parking, trash, clean-up and other jobs let me know

VENDORS
1. Earthworks Gardens, selling perennial plants, vegetables, flower bouquets, and hopefully food sampling.

2. Joan's Pots, selling handpainted flower pots.

3. Thompson's Painted Hill Farm, smoked beef brisket sandwiches, pulled pork parfait, polish sausage, so plan to have lunch with us!!! Also they have frozen meats to take home. http://www.thompsonspaintedhillfarm.com/ Awesome stuff.

4. C's Bakery: Cookies and Ice Cream, selling what else...homemade cookies and homemade ice
creams, popcorn balls and other goodies! (personally tested some of these items)

5. Joann's Creations, selling handmade bags, cassarole cozies and homemade laundry soap.
Beautiful work.

6. Krenik's Kettle Corn

7. Val's Yard 'n Garden; Joe and Val from LeCenter, selling hostas, relishes and such.

8. The 'Watermelon Diva' Marie Drantell, selling melon slices, Maple syrup, hand sewn kids
dresses, hand crafted cards and more!

9. Karen Drummer, hand crafted pottery and spinning!

10. Stu's Workshop; Swedish handcrafted Tomtins and other items.

11. The Solid Sisters, Rhubarb leaf art-like bird baths, things for the yard/garden

Festival Suggestions:
1. Bring a lawn chair or blankets to sit on.
2. limited shade, so hats, suncreen, sunglasses all helpful
3. it is a field, so dress accordingly, high heels don't work well in the soil clods,but might be fun
to watch!
4. Be very careful entering and leaving our field, not the best intersection. Please be very careful driving thru the field as not to hurt plants or people!
5. Porta Pottys will be available.
6. If it is raining or has rained the day/night before, call before driving over or check this blog
spot, that is the only way you will know for sure.
For a live person call Diane @ 507-382-9337
For a recorded message on the 23rd, call 507-931-0882.

Festival Rules:
1. We are selling food and drink so please support our efforts and leave yours at home
2. Absolutely NO PETS AT ALL, not on leashes, in purses, and NOT left in you car to roast! =(
3. Children welcome, but must be directly supervised by parents (attentive) at all times.
No running thru the plants, that's our income.