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Homeplace festival gives participants a taste of country Farm is rapidly becoming a center of study for Lindsey Wilson College students By Travis Mitchell, Allison Cross and Nathan Bray The Homeplace on Green River, a local educational farm that's been producing crops for more than 200 years, deserves to be saved, and Nolan "Hot Shot" Gilpin is ready to do his part. Gilpin and other area farm specialists and artisans, will put their unique skills on display at the Homeplace Farm Festival, October 10 and 11, 2008. During the Festival, the location will be open from 10am to dusk. The farm, at Highway 55 and Tebbs Bend Road, is rapidly becoming an education center for area high school students and for students in a variety of disciplines at Lindsey Wilson College. "History is something people of the area sometimes overlook," Gilpin said. "The Homeplace is part of our American heritage and that's why I want to be part of this festival." Gilpin isn't alone. Margaret Dunn of Knifley, a master basket maker, will be demonstrating her skills. Dunn, who said she taught herself basket making, wants to give others a shortcut to the craft at training sessions during the festival. Homeplace leaders view the Farm Festival as a chance for the public to see progress that has been made in restoring the property, while personally experiencing a wide variety of traditional farm activities. Dan Hedgepeth will take his mules into the fields to demonstrate plowing in the decades before tractors. He'll also discuss farming in the days before gasoline-powered farm equipment. Members of the Sawtooth Sister Quilt Guild will display their colorful quilts, and talk with visitors about sewing techniques used in the early days of quilt making, when stitched-together scraps of cloth were an important source of blankets for warmth for farm families. More modern events, such as a Corn Toss Tournament, will be held for visitors with a competitive streak. There will also be a castle made of hay bales, a petting farm and an old-time play area with swings, see-saws, and other traditional play equipment. Gilpin will provide tractor rides. 4-H members, led by Tony Rose, will have traditional Christmas tree ornaments available for viewing. Dr. Clint Durham will bring his ponies for pony rides. For nostalgia buffs, the area's Old Time Rock and Rollers will perform dances from the Golden Age of Rock 'n Roll in the 1950s and early 1960s. Restoration of the farm is being done by volunteers. Money from the Farm Festival will help in acquiring materials and other resources to keep the restoration active. "I think it's great," Dunn said. "We need more of that. We are letting history be forgotten and that shouldn't happen. The writers are communication students of Dr. Dan Koger, Lindsey Wilson College Old Fashioned Farm Festival at The Homeplace DETAILED STORY The Homeplace on Green River, an historical demonstration farm and education center, will host an old-fashioned Farm Festival on Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, 2008. The 220-acre farm is located on Kentucky Highway 55 and Tebbs Bend Road, about half-way between Campbellsville and Columbia, KY. For more information about the Friday and Saturday, October 10-11, 2008, old-fashioned Farm Festival at the Homeplace on Green River, contact Lindsey Wilson Assistant Professor of Communication Dan Koger at kogerd@lindsey.edu or (270) 634-1841 This story was posted on 2008-10-06 16:55:30
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