BOVINA - Bovina Farm Day will return to Crescent Valley Road Sunday, Sept. 6, bringing farmers, families and visitors together for a day focused on the town’s agricultural heritage.
The 16th annual event, held over Labor Day weekend, will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and feature farm animals, hayrides, agricultural demonstrations, local food and handmade goods.
Visitors can watch butter being churned, learn how maple candy is made and see butcher Mark Kohler demonstrate how a lamb is processed into retail cuts.
The day begins with a 10 a.m. church service at the Weber Calf Barn. Other scheduled activities include butter-making demonstrations with Pamela Cooley from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Kohler’s “From Farm to Fork: Lamb Retail Cuts” demonstration at noon; and tours of the historic one-room Maynard Schoolhouse from noon to 3 p.m.
Karen LaFever of Maplewood Farm & Orchard will demonstrate maple candy making at 1:30 p.m.
The Best Apple Pie Contest deadline is 1 p.m., with judging at 2 p.m. The Scarecrow Contest deadline is 2 p.m., followed by judging at 3 p.m. by Scott Hill and Jennifer Krasinski.
A multibasket raffle drawing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Throughout the day, visitors can meet farm animals, take hayrides, shop for local products and explore agricultural displays.
This year’s displays include an antique truck from Jurgens Farm; antique garden tractors and hand tools from Chip Sidorowicz; an antique two-stroke engine and wooden shingle-making machine from Mark Wilbur; and a tractor and portable sawmill from Sean Trimbell.
More than two dozen farms, businesses and makers are expected to participate. Agricultural, historical and community organizations also will be represented.
The apple pie and scarecrow contests are among the event’s longstanding traditions, giving visitors an opportunity to participate rather than simply observe.
Proceeds from the event support Farming Bovina and its efforts to strengthen agriculture in and around the community.
Admission is $5 per person. Children younger than 12 are admitted free.
Dogs are not permitted at the event to protect the safety and comfort of farm animals.
