We invite you to join us for Ag Day at Dills Tavern this October!
Agricultural Day & Farmers Fair Event Details:

• Agriculture Demonstrations – Ongoing during Ag Day Farmers Fair in the Tavern Courtyard and at the Historic Dills Tavern Site
• Apple cider making: This is a kid friendly event. Apples will be ground on a hand cranked apple press producing cider from a variety of apples
• Corn shelling: This is a kid friendly event. Kids can participate in removing the kernels from the cobs of corn.
• Candle Dipping: This is a kid friendly event
• Hide Tanning, Blacksmithing, Log sawing, woodworking
• Food preservation, including pickling and making sauerkraut
• A variety of farm animals will be in the open grassy areas south of the orchard
• The demonstration distillery will be open during the morning hours with a display of apple brandy and whiskey making.
• A historic military timeline of reenactors, camps and military demonstrations.

Event Schedule

• 8 AM – Farmer’s Market and Dills Tavern activities open
• 11 AM to 1 PM – Music by Stonehouse Breakdown and Betsy Barnicle
• 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM – Goat Milking demonstration by Bouncing Goat Soaps
• 10:30 AM – Grain processing and Tobacco demonstration, Barn floor
• 10:30 AM – A Bee Keeping Demonstration and discussion will occur in the Farmer’s Market area
• 4 PM – activities end

This is a free event and activities are available for the entire family.