| Agriculture Calendar
September 2009

Sept. 5-6: 4th Annual Pancake Breakfast & Potato Harvest, Great Country Farms, Bluemont; 540-554-2073 or farmer@greatcountryfarms.com.
Sept. 12: GoGreen Garden Festival, Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond; 301-275-2077 or rick.baker@vdacs.virginia.gov.
Sept. 12: Second annual Powhatan County Agri-Entrepreneurship Tour (rain date Sept. 19), 804-598-3081 or powhatantomorrow.org.
Sept. 13-20: Virginia Beach Wine Week: A Toast to Virginia Wines, Virginia Beach Convention Center; call Laura Wood Habr, 757-288-3861.
Sept. 19-20: Cider Festival & Antique Tractors, Great Country Farms, Bluemont; 540-554-2073.
Sept. 19-20: 31st Annual Old Dominion Draft Horse & Mule Show, Culpeper; $5, children 12 & under free; contact Terri Aigner, 804-310-1083 or aignerad@cox.net.
Sept. 20: Third Annual Barn Tour, Chesterfield and Powhatan counties; $25; 804-749-4430 or jamesriverhorses.org.
Sept. 24-27: The 47th Annual Virginia Peanut Festival, Emporia, contact Kay J. Callahan, 434-634-4744 or kcallahan@courts.state.va.us.
Sept. 24-27: Virginia Peanut Festival, Emporia, contact Kay J. Callahan, 434-634-4744 or kcallahan@courts.state.va.us.
Sept. 25-27: Chilhowie Apple Festival, Chilhowie;
276-646-8213.
Sept. 26-27: Marker-Miller Orchards’ Fall Farm Fun Festival, Winchester; 540-662-1980.
Sept. 26-27: Apple Harvest & Apple Butter Festival, Drumheller’s Orchard, Lovingston; 434-263-4911 or info@nelsoncounty.org.
October 2009

Oct. 3: Yorktown Wine Festival: The Best of Virginia in Yorktown; call Village Events, 757-877-2933.
Oct. 3: Central Virginia Pork Festival, Richmond International Raceway; call Robert C. Puffenbarger, 804-264-0509, or e-mail recorder@accashriners.com.
Oct. 3: Apple Butter Festival Flippin-Seaman Orchard, Nelson County; contact Nelson County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 434-277-5824 or info@nelsoncounty.org.
Oct. 3-4: The Pumpkin Fest, Chestari Farms, Churchville; 540-337-7282 or wool@chesterfarms.com.
Oct. 8-11: Annual Suffolk Peanut Festival, Suffolk; call Suffolk Festivals Inc., 757-539-6751.
Oct. 10: Apple Day: A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage, Douthat State Park, Millboro; contact Department of Conservation & Recreation, 540-862-8100 or Douthat@dcr.virginia.gov.
Oct. 10: The Great Pumpkin Fall Fling, Carousel Park, Hampton; call Virginia Air and Space Center, 757-727-0900, or Hampton Visitor Center, 800-800-2202.
Oct. 10-11: Marker-Miller Orchards’ Apple Harvest Festival, Winchester; 540-662-1980.
Oct. 10-11: Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival, Rebec Vineyards, Amherst; 434-946-5168 or vwgf@rebecwinery.com.
Oct. 10-11: Hands & Harvest Festival, Highland County; contact Highland County Chamber, 540-468-2550 or highcc@cfw.com.
Oct. 10-11: The Pumpkin Fest, Chestari Farms, Churchville; 540-337-7282 or e-mail wool@chesterfarms.com.
Oct. 10-11: Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival, Syria; contact Graves Mountain Lodge Inc., 540-923-4231 or info@gravesmountain.com.
Oct. 17: Apple Butter Festival at Flippin-Seaman Orchard, Nelson County; contact Nelson County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 434-277-5824 or info@nelsoncounty.org.
Oct. 17: Annual AT&T Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, Town Point Park, Norfolk; 757-441-2345.
Oct. 17-18: Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival, Syria; contact Graves Mountain Lodge Inc., 540-923-4231 or info@gravesmountain.com.
Oct. 17-18: The Pumpkin Fest, Chestari Farms, Churchville; 540-337-7282 or e-mail wool@chesterfarms.com.
Oct. 17-18: Apple Harvest & Apple Butter Making Festival, Drumheller’s Orchard, Nelson County; contact Nelson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 434-263-5239 or info@nelsoncounty.org.
Oct. 24: Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape, Powhatan; contact Powhatan Chamber of Commerce, 804-598-2636 or powhatanchamber@verizon.net.
Oct. 24: Marker-Miller Orchards’ Pumpkin Festival, Winchester; 540-662-1980.
Oct. 24-25: The Pumpkin Fest, Chestari Farms, Churchville; 540-337-7282 or e-mail wool@chesterfarms.com.
Oct. 30 & 31: Plantation Christmas at Chippokes, Surry; for reservations call 804-933-PARK; for information contact Chippokes Plantation State Park, 757-294-3625 or chippokes@dcr.virginia.gov.
November 2009

Nov. 1: Plantation Christmas at Chippokes, Surry; for reservations call 804-933-PARK; for information contact Chippokes Plantation State Park, 757-294-3625 or chippokes@dcr.virginia.gov.
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