P.O. Box 340, Dillsburg, PA 17019 717.502.1440

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Agriculture Day

September 15, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Jump into harvest season at Dill’s Tavern with Agriculture Day, a free, family-friendly event on Saturday, September 15th, 2018. This year’s event will feature a local butcher demonstrating how to dress a hog and make various cuts of pork sausage and scrapple. Other demonstrations include sauerkraut making, cider pressing, wheat flailing, winnowing, and flour grinding. Pork products and sauerkraut will be available for sale. Come see how our ancestors made Pennsylvania Dutch food delicious and famous! Gates will be open 10am until 2pm.

Friday Special Event
Scrapple making – 9am at Dill’s Tavern, weather permitting

Saturday Schedule
10am: Sauerkraut making demonstration
11am: Apple pressing demonstration – Let’s make apple juice!
Noon:  Historical tobacco cultivation demonstration (weather permitting)
12:30pm:  Spinning and fiber arts demonstration
1pm:  Flail and Grind demonstration- working with grains

Items for sale
NYCHAPS smoked sausages
Scrapple
Soda and Chips
Jars of Sauerkraut
Cider (in pints, half gallons and gallon jugs)
Dessert
Cigars

Details

Date:
September 15, 2018
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Organizer

NYCHAPS
Phone:
717-502-1440
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Venue

Dill’s Tavern
227 North Baltimore St.
Dillsburg, PA 17019 United States
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Phone:
717-502-1440
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