Thank you for a wonderful fall festival. The day was cool, overcast and at times drizzly, but that did not dampen anyone's spirit. Many of the activities took place inside our main barn, which felt cozy, cheerful and warm from the buzz of all the people, the food, the warm cider and the live music from the steel drum band. 
And yet the weather did not deter people from going outside and take hay rides led in turns by Michael Heller and Craig Highfield. From all appearances, people had a great time. 
Some of the many hay riders (picture snapped by Kenji.)
Shareholders may seldom hear about Julie Adkisson and Susan Topping, both of the Capital Area Food Bank, but much of the work done for the CSA, the Anacostia Farmers Market, and the farm volunteer groups is done by them. And in keeping with this, the fact that the fall festival was such an enjoyable experience to so many people owes a lot to the dedication of Julie and Susan.
Incidentally, shareholder and friend of the farm Fred Delventhal kindly sent us a link for a series of photos he took during the festival. To see his pictures, click here.
And let me finish this post with one of Fred's fall festival photos.
For those of you who were interested in learning more about the steelband that enlivened our Harvest Fest event, you can visit their website at http://www.panrisensteelorchestra.com. Roger Alexander is the group's music director, their very talented tenor drum player, and the smiling face in the forefront of Kolya's photo of the band from Saturday.
All the best to everyone who braved the wet weather with us this weekend,
Julie
Posted by: Julie Adkisson Bartholomew | Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 03:49 PM