Swede Dreams: Farm Aid Concert

After our volunteer shift ended (2 hours earlier then expected) we walked back over to Hershey Park where the Homegrown Village and Concerts were being held.

The Homegrown Village is where food and farm groups from across the country come together to exhibit their work. It is a place or concertgoers to mingle with farmers, engage in hands-on food and farm activities and learn about the ways family farmers are enriching our soil, protecting our water and growing our economy, in addition to bringing us good food for good health. (source)

The Dickinson College Farms stand inside the Homegrown Village.

The Homegrown Village was full of innovative ideas and projects such as a Farm Incubator which is a large farm that parcels out its land to young farmers interested in starting a farming business as a way to help them get into the business without the enormous upfront costs. Another awesome invention was this bicycle powered grain mill!

The Homegrown Village had some much great information, from new innovative ideas like the ones mentioned above to basic, practical information like Composting 101. There were demonstrations, workshops and petitions. It was a great mix of useful and inspiring information.