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OCTOBER 3-9, 2013 Your Local News

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19 locations for Northampton Cty. farm open house Oct. 12/13

Group gets together To paint boro garage

On a picturesque autumn day in the Borough of Bath, fifteen volunteers gathered together at the Public Works garage from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to apply a fresh coat of paint to the building. The September 24th project was organized by the Borough Council, members of the Bath Business & Community Partnership (BBCP) and funded by a grant provided by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Behr and The Home Depot through Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania Program. The Borough was one of only eight organizations across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that received funding for this program. The Fresh Paint Days Penn-

sylvania Program is designed to provide community groups with paint and painting supplies enabling them to renew a community structure in need into something beautiful through the application of fresh paint and a lot of elbow grease. The elbow grease was supplied by the following volunteers: Council President Robert Fields; Councilwoman Jennifer George; Councilman John Kearns; Borough Manager Tom Petrucci; BBCP Chair Mary Kositz; Public Works employees John Beltz, Lucas Douvier, and Lucio “Lou” Nigrelli; Tracy BergerCarmen; Richie Carmen; Judy and Barry Fenstermaker; Tony Kovalovsky; Fiorella Mirabito; and Viola Wesner.

ing tours will showcase their fields, high tunnels, cider house, and use of gutters to grow crops. Product samples will also be available. From Route 512, take Route 611 N toward Portland. Take the last exit before crossing the bridge to New Jersey. At stop sign, make a right turn over train tracks onto River Road. Follow for 10 miles. The farm will be on your right. The river will be on your left.

Saturday, October 12th & Sunday, October 13th 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Spend an afternoon visiting local farms, talking with farmers and learning how your food is produced on our farms. The Open Gate Farm Tour, presented by Penn State Extension-Northampton County is Saturday and Sunday October 12th and 13th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. There is no charge to go to any of these sites. Bring your family, dress casually and enjoy the day! Look for the number on the sign that coincides with the number listed below. For more information visit extension.psu.edu/ Northampton or call (610) 746-1970. 1. AMORE FARMS, 7054 Beth Bath Pike, Bath, PA 18014 - There will be home grown fruits and vegetables, greenhouse plants, hardy mums, pumpkins, hayrides wine tours and tastings. Learn historical and farm facts in the puzzle woods maze, solve brain teasers in the corn maze, enjoy pumpkin picking, and wine making demonstrations. The farm is two miles north of Route 22 on Route 512.

3. BURNSIDE PLANTATION, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18018 - This restored historic farm was established in 1748 by James and Mary Burnside, both Moravians. Enjoy Showing Off!, A special exhibit just for Open Gate visitors. Do you have fancy towels that are used only for special occasions? So did people living 200 years ago! Women personalized household linens showing off their needlework skills honed by stitching samplers. The fanciest of all household linens in the colonial house, a show towel, was hung as decoration on doors and walls of the home to signify cleanliness. See some of these fancy linens on display at the James Burnside House. Additionally, visitors can enjoy guided tours of the barn, colonial cooking and cider press demonstrations, pumpkin decorating, colonial games and a stitching activity just for kids. From Route 22, take Route 378 south to 8th Avenue north. At the stop light at 8th Avenue and Eaton Avenue, turn right. Pro-

2. BAARDA FARM, 1566 River Road, Mt. Bethel, PA 18343 - Baarda Farm is a 20acre fruit and vegetable farm that makes, presses and sells apple cider and vinegar. Never wasting anything, they sell brown eggs with over 200 chickens that are corn fed and given greens from veggies that stop producing. Walk-

ceed through the next stop light (Schoenersville Road); Burnside is at the bottom of the hill. Look for the blue sign marking the driveway. 4. BUZAS GREENHOUSE, 2937 Newburg Road, Easton, PA 18045 - In the greenhouse they raise bedding plants, vegetable plants, perennials, holiday plants, and some vegetables. On the farm they raise vegetables, hay, wheat and field corn. They will have a small corn maze with a hay wagon ride to and from. There is a minimal charge. Take Route 33 to Hecktown Road exit. Turn right off exit ramp on Hecktown Road. Turn right at stop light onto Country Club Road. Buzas is at the corner of Country Club and Newburg Roads. 5. CLEAR SPRING FARM, 206 Garr Road, Easton, PA 18040 - Clear Spring Farm is a 23-acre vegetable and pumpkin farm. They have been running a CSA (community supported agriculture) for nine years. They will offer walking tours of the farm to the pumpkin patch. They have three high tunnel greenhouses for season extension of their products. You will be able to check out the high tunnels where they will be starting their strawberries for early picking. They also have a farmstand on site. From Route 33 N, take the PA-191 exit toward Stockertown. Turn right onto Main Street and conContinued on page 13

Community Day This Saturday! By: Alice Wanamaker The Home News

Owners Steve and Christina Lambrinos at the Town & Country restaurant ribbon cutting. (Another picture on Page 7.)

The 8th annual Bath community day hosted by the Bath Business & Community Partnership is coming this Saturday, October 5th from 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at Keystone Park in Bath. This year, the event has been expanded to include a car show featuring the Lehigh Valley Thunderbird Club which will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. featur-

ing over one hundred cars. Throughout the day there will be entertainment in the park, including music at the park gazebo, K9 police dog demonstration courtesy of Colonial Regional Police Dept at 1:00 p.m. facepainting, bounce house, and balloon twisting. Local fare from area churches and fire companies as well as baked good, peach cobbler, rootbeer floats and

soft pretzels will be available for purchase. Local Crafters and vendors will also be on hand offering once a year deals to visitors.

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