Residents will have the chance to celebrate Polk County’s agriculture heritage on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Town of Columbus will host the third annual Columbus Farm Festival.
The street will be closed to vehicles but open to pedestrians who have an interest in seeing the farm displays, farm equipment and the items craftsmen will be making.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. activities will be held on Mills Street, Stearns Park and in and around the Courthouse Square.
Activities will begin Friday night with the Civil War re-enactors camped out on the Stearns Park lawn.
Saturday offers an array of produce and products in an extended tailgate market.
This year for the first time there will be a “Farm Chef Contest,” in which two different chefs prepare dishes for three judges to taste-test.
There will be farm animals such as draft horses, goats, ducks and chickens on display plus various types of farm equipment. The local horse and buggy team of Caroline and Abraham will be on hand for a narrated tour of the Polk County seat.
The re-enactors from the Civil War will be on hand inside Stearns Park sharing their knowledge of the history about “The War Between The States.”
The Polk County Agriculture Development Office, Town of Columbus and the Polk County Cooperative Extension Center sponsor this event.
Polk County residents interested in becoming a vendor with locally made products should contact Lynn Sprague or Kacy Spooner at 828-894-2281.
– article submitted
by Angé High