2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show Fun

A day-trip to Harrisburg for the 101st annual Pennsylvania Farm Show!

Lots to see and do here while appreciating farmers across the state.

We love to see the animals, but there's so much more!

Enjoy my photos from this terrific event!

Every year Land O' Lakes of Carlisle donates 1,000 pounds of butter that are 
used for the Farm Show's butter sculpture, a tradition that began in 1991.

This year, the  Farm Show's theme is “Culture of Stewardship,”
so the sculpture shows some of the innovative practices
that farmers use to enrich the soil and reduce storm water runoff.
The very talented sculptors are Jim Victor & Marie Pelton.

Can't beat the taste of those German Roasted Nuts! And the aroma is divine!

Fell in love with stroopies! Yummy caramel layered between cinnamon wafers!
Learn more about them in this post:
Those Heavenly Dutch Waffle Treats Called Stroopies

We love this maple syrup! Congrats, Hamilton's Maple Products!

Lunch in the Food Court is always a yummy adventure!

Apple cider slushies - a refreshing new addition this year.

Popular potato donuts.

Everybody loves the milk shakes!

Young girls ready to show their llamas.

The husband was wowed by this booth!

"I'm really rockin' these bangs, aren't I?"

We love the ultra soft alpacas!

A huge selection of cowboy hats!

Bobby Howard, our favorite driver for the horse pull event,

grooms one of his horses before it's time to head out to the Large Arena.

And here's Bobby doing what he does best.

It's always interesting to stop and watch the auction.

Didn't win at the auction?

Here's another way to take home a hog...

and a sheep, a horse, and a cow!

Want more? Take a look at my other posts:

Our Day at the Pennsylvania Farm Show
We Love the Pennsylvania Farm Show!

Here's the Farm Show website.

Our Day at the Pennsylvania Farm Show

What a great day at the 2016 Pennsylvania Farm Show!

Held at the 24 acre Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, 

it's the biggest indoor agricultural expo in the country!

Three varieties of apples give a shout out for the show's 100th year!

Educational displays included one by the PA Mushroom Growers Cooperative.
Did you know that Pennsylvania is the mushroom capital of the world?
 Lots of mushroom-lovers in my family!

We were drawn into this informative booth provided by the 

PA chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. (Here's their website.)

We're crazy about roasted chestnuts and would love to have our own tree!

A great illustration on this souvenir tee shirt.

Plenty of tractors on display at the Farm Show!
When our sons were little, we couldn't tear them away!

How about the size of this one?

On to the animals!

Tuckered out!

Farmshow fun!

The livestock auction.

We always enjoy the Horse Pulling Contest!
Teams of 2 horses must pull a weighted sled 20 feet.
Weight is added with cinder blocks as teams are eliminated.
This year the winning team pulled 7,450 pounds!

Alpacas were a favorite.

These gorgeous shawls were as soft as can be!

Wonderful to see this organization represented!
(Here's their website.)

Jars of fruits and vegetables were lined up 

in a rainbow of colors for the Canned Foods Competition.

Getting ready for the whoopie pie judging.

Speaking of food, the Farm Show Food Court is an attraction in and of itself.

Most would say that the stars of the show are the milkshakes.
Over 100,000 were purchased at last year's show!

I enjoyed the deliciously seasoned breaded mushrooms,

a grilled portobello sandwich, and a potato donut for dessert!

It's always fun to try something new.
The guys gave these Goat Taco Bowls a go!

Herlocher's Mustard Purchase!

Memories of our Penn State days... Our first introduction to this

addictive sweet & rough mustard was dipping pretzels 

at the Train Station Restaurant in State College, PA!

(Here's their website.)

One of my favorite attractions was the Butter Sculpture!

Land O' Lakes in Carlisle, PA supplied the 1,000+ pounds of butter used.

Created by Victor & Pelton of Conshohocken, PA, this year's sculpture

celebrated the show's 100th year with its theme, 

"Our Commonwealth's Blue Ribbon Experience."

It depicted children showing their prize cow and chicks,

a man and woman with their winning apples and pies,

plus a quilt and spinning wheel at the rear of the exhibit.

Get lots more info at the Pennsylvania Farm Show website.

Here are more of my blog posts for you:
2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show Fun
We Love the Pennsylvania Farm Show!