Craft Show at Maple Meadow Farms

Folk Art Tree Booth

Pins

My lovely assistant

Apple Cozies

Indian Drumming

Children's Activity Area

Inside Folk Art Tree Booth

Buntings, Vintage Hankies and Pom Pom Garland

Lots of Rides

Tractors For Sale

More Booth

It was an eventful weekend at Maple Meadow Farms. We had a microburst thunderstorm that took out a lot of my inventory (picture about $500 worth laying in a mud puddle!) but I sent some wonderful customers home with some free stuff (albeit covered with stinky mud!).  They were hoping to salvage the damaged dolls.  Can't get any more primitive than mudstained, eh?  Saturday was pretty hot and my niece and I didn't plan our seating arrangement very well so we scored some great sunburns....luckily, the flies were few, the people plenteous as they were happily  enjoying the (finally!) summer weather.  The Gregg family works so hard to make the Farm ready for this weekend long event and it is always a wonderful family experience. 

Maple Meadow Farm Festival

I bundled up the leftovers of my booth and left the Maple Meadow Farm Festival in Mapleton, Maine with a smile today. The Gregg family graciously opens their farm to the public and introduces them to past farming practices, including the tools, machinery (or horsepower) and a way of life that is slipping into the annals of time. The squeals of children playing rang through the air and the bustle of farm life demonstrations occupied the entire property.

I watched hundreds of families wander the grounds shopping for antiques or Maine made handmade goods, riding horse drawn carriages or just talking "farming" with the demonstrators. The family aspect of this event is heartwarming. I appreciate the Gregg family's vision and the commitment to do the work necessary to hold this event. The past is honored, family is celebrated and communities are knit together. It was a wonderful weekend. Thank you Gregg family!