Case-Barlow Farm's
Annual Harvest Festival
Mark your calendar and count the days until Sunday, September 15. Case-Barlow Farm’s Annual Fall Harvest Fest is returning for the 26th year with exciting new items and favorites from the past. Rain or shine, the event offers activities for all ages along with demonstrations, and, of course, food from noon to 5 p.m.
You will find happiness around every corner. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad will transform the barn into a model railroad station with working trains and hands-on activities. Summit Metro Park will have a nature table with displays on maple sugaring as both the Case’s and Barlow's did so many years ago. Did you know that a Hudson inventor created the evaporator that revolutionized the system of making maple syrup? Children will enjoy the chance to meet small farm animals, including chickens, little calves, goats, and pigs, courtesy of JZ’s Wild Bunch 4-H Club. Pure Passions Farm will bring their alpacas for everyone to pet and enjoy. All attendees are sure to enjoy a hay wagon ride for the entire family! Colorful plastic ducks races, Ride’em and Rope’em, Music walk, Hay Hunt for Toddlers, and so much more awaits your family. Learn how to dip a candle, wash clothes the old-fashioned way, churn butter, shell and marsh corn, plus make crafts to take home to friends and families.
In addition the day will include: stone mason John Burnell, who will be discussing his restoration work on the farm house; the 19th Ohio Light Artillery displaying a Civil War encampment, arborist Curt VanBlarcum; blacksmith Shawn Petries, Windsor chair maker, Richard Grell; Joe Leonard, wood carver who created the wood carousel horses for Disney Paris, and Michael Cohill with his marble railroad. The sounds of the Eddy Street Geezer’s will entertain throughout the day. Betty Derrer, watercolor artists, will be displaying her techniques and has also donated an original painting which will be included in the raffle items. Case-Barlow Farm’s historical 1800’s farmhouse will be filled with demonstrators showing the domestic chores and handcrafts of the early settlers and farmers. The Streetsboro Quilt Guild will be displaying hand and machine quilts. New this year is Sam Sapp playing the dulcimer and singing songs of local animals. Sarah Clutter, a freelance naturalists, will play the spoons and will entertain with puppets.
Admission is $10.00 per adult, $8.00 per child (ages 3-18 years old) and toddlers (2 years and under) are free. Refreshments are sold separately. This is CBF’s major family event and fundraiser, and all proceeds from this event support CBF.
Volunteers
We have several opportunities for volunteers to help with the event as well as with set-up before the event and and take-down after.
