Howell Living History Farm invites the public to celebrate the coming harvest season on Saturday, Aug. 18 by unearthing a special crop of potatoes that will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative. The potatoes were planted April 28th by Howell Farm visitors, volunteers and interns.
Visitors of all ages can join the harvest crew any time between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., for as long or short a time as they like. Experience is not necessary. The crew will be led by farm staff, who will use horses or oxen to pull a special plow called a "potato lifter."
If you think the photo above doesn't look like a field of potato plants, you're right. The plants have already been mowed down. But the potatoes are underground, waiting to be unearthed.
Visitors of all ages can join the harvest crew any time between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., for as long or short a time as they like. Experience is not necessary. The crew will be led by farm staff, who will use horses or oxen to pull a special plow called a "potato lifter."
If you think the photo above doesn't look like a field of potato plants, you're right. The plants have already been mowed down. But the potatoes are underground, waiting to be unearthed.
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