2015 Honey Harvest Festival Info and Vendor Application

Attention Vendors: The 2015 Honey Harvest Festival Vendor Application is available HERE.

Memorial Day at the Clark Farm

Honey Harvest Festival

Bring the family to the Honey Harvest Festival at the beautiful Clark Historic Farm! Located in the Beehive State at the foot of Deseret (="honeybee") Peak, Grantsville has been a hidden trove of beekeeping for over 150 years. Come and watch beekeeping and historic demonstrations, play in interactive exhibits, listen to the SWEEEET Fiddlin' Fest, purchase fresh local honey, shop at the craft boutique featuring Utah's Own and honey products, and enjoy a fall day out in the country. Kids' games, pony rides, Healthy Homesteading Skills Fair, honey and harvest contests, food vendors, kids' spook alley, DUP museum, and so much more!

Deseret Honey Contest:
Compete for the region's best honey! Novice and commercial tiers, "light" and "colored" categories. Simply provide a 1/2 pint glass canning jar full of your best honey. 

Judging is Saturday, October 11 at 11:00 a.m. Please submit entries at least 1 hour prior.

Click here for more Honey Contest info and here for a sample scoring sheet.

Harvest Contests: 

“Look Alike Gourd,” “Giant Vegetables” and “Most Unusual Vegetable”

Judging is Saturday, October 11 at noon. Please bring vegetables at least 1 hour prior.

Click here for more Harvest Contest info!

SWEEEET Fiddlin’ Fest: 

October 10, 7 pm, Jam Session (Old Grantsville Church, 297 W. Clark)

October 11, 10 am-3 pm, Open Stage. Contact Julie Butler to sign up for a time, 435-850-0819. Utah Old Time Fiddlers perform at 3 p.m. All acoustic musicians welcome.

Click here for more Fiddlin' Fest info!

Vendors: 
Set up Fri. 11:00 am, take down Sat. 4:00 pm. For more information on being a vendor at this event please email clarkfarmvendors@gmail.com

Concert, Movie, and Farmer's Markets

Come join us at this summer's last Concert at the Farm! Saturday, Aug. 16, 7pm - we'll be hearing from Grantsville's younger folk, including (but not limited to) Lisa Christensen, Normandy Wanberg, Brandon Williams, and Emily Stone. Following the concert, Friends of the Clark Farm will be hosting a free movie, Despicable Me 2. All events are free, and concessions are available. Bring your own blankets and chairs!

Farmer's Markets begin Saturday August 26 and will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Saturday through the end of September. Fresh local produce, baked goods, and much more! 

We have vendor opportunities at the Farmer's Markets as well as our Honey Harvest Festival happening October 10th and 11th. Check back soon or email clarkfarmvendors@gmail.com for more information.

2014 Kids' Summer Activities at the Farm

Kids' Historic Farm Camp is back!

A fun way to start summer vacation! 

Kids ages 5-10 can experience Grantsville history and fun farming activities. Campers will care for farm animals, do some gardening, make crafts and treats, play pioneer games, sing, square dance and visit local pioneer museums. 

Space is limited, so don’t wait to sign up!

Morning and afternoon sessions are available Monday through Wednesday, June 9-11 and June 16-18. 

Price for three-day camps is $35.00 and includes activities, snacks, t-shirt, and bandanna. 

CLICK HERE to print your registration form. Checks can be made payable to Friends of Clark Historic Farm or FCHF. Forms should be returned to 

Stacy Bleazard at 119 W. Clark St. Grantsville 
by May 31, 2014.

*Additional camps may be added with demand.

NEW--One-Day ART and SCIENCE Camps Ages 8-12

Farm Science--Thursday, June 12 from 10am to 2pm

Summer means science at Clark Historic Farm. The best way to learn science is to feel it, touch it, and smell it. We will explore the science of specific barn animals, crops and more through a variety of hands-on experiences and activities. Each child will bring home a project they have created. Bring a lunch and come ready to have fun learning about farm science. CLICK HERE to print your registration form.

Art on the Farm--Thursday, June 19 from 10am to 2pm

Come learn the relaxing art of Zentangle! More than just doodling, Zentangle is a fun and easy approach to drawing with pattern and structure. It is a great way to build confidence in your art skills. Each child will take home a project they have created. Bring a lunch and come and get creative with us! CLICK HERE to print your registration form.

Garden Etiquette Tea Party

Good manners do matter at any occasion, but a tea party is the perfect opportunity to learn about proper etiquette.

Saturday, June 14

10:00 am and 12:00 pm

Mothers (or grandmothers, aunts, etc.) and daughters (ages 5-10) are invited to attend.

Fancy dress encouraged.

$8.00 per person

CLICK HERE to print your registration form today!

Memorial Day 2014

Historic Grantsville 5K

Run through history in one of Utah's oldest pioneer towns! Settled in 1850, Grantsville has a rich pioneer history with numerous homes built before the 20th century. In the Historic Grantsville Memorial Day 5K, over 40 historic sites will be marked along the easy, flat course, and
you'll receive a booklet describing each site. Walkers can read as they go and runners can drive by later in the day. Finish line is at the beautiful J. Reuben Clark Historic Farm, a National Historic Register site and Grantsville's newest heritage attraction.

Race check in is at 9:00 a.m. for pre-registered racers, or
8:45 for late registrants. Registration is $20 for first runner, $15 for additional immediate family members. Includes T-shirt and Historic Grantsville booklet.

CLICK HERE to register online.

Flapjacks at the Farm

$4 

8:30-11:00 a.m.

Enjoy a pancake breakfast, stroll through the farm buildings and visit the cemetery across the street where an 8:00 am flag ceremony will kick off the day's activities.

Home & Heritage Tour 
Tour some of the historic homes and businesses of Grantsville.
12:00-4:00 p.m. 
$5, includes informational booklet. 

Springtime at the Farm

Baby Animal Days

Baby Animal Days 

April 26 and May 3--10 am to 5 pm

Entrance: $3 Adults, $2 Kids, $12 Families
(Some activities additional charge)

Petting Zoo
Demonstrations (gardening, sheep, and more)
Pony and Wagon Rides
Kids' Craft Barn
Delicious Food
Kentucky Derby activities and hat contest (May 3 only)--Wear your
fanciest hat! Come see how this ties in to Grantsville's heritage.
Maypole Demonstration (May 3 only)--a Grantsville tradition revived and more!!

Concert at the Old Grantsville Church

Gary Eller and Hal Cannon: Historically Based Songs of Eastern Idaho and Northern Utah










April 10, 7 pm., Old Grantsville Church, 297 W. Clark St.

Tickets: $10 Adults, $6 students, available at Williams' Video or at
the door. (Proceeds to benefit historical songs research project and the Clark Historic Farm.)

Enjoy fun, historic music played on banjo, hand organ, harmonica and
more, in one of Grantsville's most historic buildings!
Gary and Hal have been researching pre-radio music of our area and
will play songs they have found, with special guest, Phillip Bimstein,
Emmy award-winning member of the folk ensemble, Red Rock Rondo. Gary
is a retired nuclear scientist, and Hal Cannon is the founder of the
Western Folklife Center and National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko,
NV and NPR radio program producer.

Click here for more information.

**Watch for our new concert series at the Clark Farm, 1st and 3rd
Saturdays, June-August, featuring local artists.

Grantsville Song Cycle

Attention Songwriters and Musicians:

Introducing the

Grantsville Song Cycle

A local heritage project to create an album of original music from stories of Grantsville’s history, natural surroundings and people

Important FREE kickoff workshop:

Saturday, January 11th

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

The Old Grantsville Church (297 W. Clark)

Featuring Emmy award-winning members of the chamber ensemble, Red Rock Rondo, best known for their “Zions Canyon Song Cycle"

• Phillip Bimstein--classical composer whose music has been played from Carnegie Hall to the London Royal Opera House
• Hal Cannon--founding director of the Western Folklife Center and National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV

Click here for more information, or contact 

Laurie Hurst at 884-4409 

Sponsored by Friends of Clark Historic Farm and 

Utah Division of Arts and Museums

Don't Miss the Live Nativity

Live Nativity

We are looking forward to our next event at the farm--a Live Nativity the second week in December. More information will be coming soon. Email us at clarkhistoricfarm@gmail.com for church/youth group rates or to VOLUNTEER. 

This is a wonderful way to share the spirit of the Christmas season with your friends and family. We hope you will join us!

Harvest Fest Recap

Our first annual Harvest Festival was a huge success, with an estimated 1500-2000 guests. We had food and craft vendors, cow and goat milking, harvest demonstrations, a corn box and straw maze, birds of prey show, Utah Old Time Fiddlers, pony cart rides, a spook alley, dancers, a famous Cowgal Poet, pioneer games, mountain men, "talking" ponies, and so much more! Thanks to all who participated and attended. Next year's Harvest Festival will be bigger and even better!

Click here to see lots more pictures of the Harvest Festival!

Harvest Festival

Bring your family and friends to the Clark Historic Farm Harvest Festival!

**Correction: Friday hours are from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.**

Food, craft, and product vendors will be ongoing throughout the festival, as will a Spook Alley geared toward 3rd to 6th graders, a straw maze, and other kids games. Some of the children's games will require tickets, which will be sold at the festival. (Cost will be around $0.50-$2.00 per activity.)

We are also excited to welcome the Tooele County Healthy Homesteaders Group who will be providing demonstrations, including cow and goat milking, on Friday and Saturday.

Bring a carved or decorated pumpkin on Thursday afternoon to enter the contest--prizes will be awarded!

Click here to read more about Cowboy Poet of the Year, Sam Deleeuw.

There's something for everyone, so don't miss it!

Upcoming Events~~ American Songline Concert, Back to School Movie Night, and More!

An American Songline: A Journey in Music

August 15th   7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the J. Reuben Clark Farm's spot along the Historic Lincoln Highway. Cecelia Otto of Chicago has been giving concerts all across the U.S. to commemorate the Lincoln Highway 100th Anniversary and will write a book about her experiences.  Her concert at the Clark Farm will be one of only two performances in Utah where she will perform songs from days gone by.  She will be accompanied by local musician, Dan Butcher, with vintage cars and barns as a backdrop.

Admission $5

-OR-

BBQ dinner, 5:30-6:30 pm Cost $12 (includes preferred concert seating)

Tickets available at Soelberg’s Thriftway and Williams Family Video.

Sponsored by Friends of Clark Historic Farm 

*In case of inclement weather, concert will be held at The Old Grantsville Church, 297 W. Clark

*Chairs will be available for the first 150 people, lawn seating after that (bring a blanket)

*Contact Laurie Hurst for more information or to reserve tickets 435-884-4409

Click Here to see Concert Brochure

  

More Exciting Upcoming Events:

August 16th, 8:30 pm--Back to School Movie Night at the farm.  Bring your chairs and blankets to watch a movie on the new lawn at the farm.  No admission charge, concessions will be sold. Parents must accompany children under 12. Movie is to be announced, so check back soon!

August 24, 31 and Sept. 7, 14, 21, and 28--Farmer's Market.  Local produce and handmade craft booths are free; commercial booths $10.  Contact Tammy Wright at honeytree14@hotmail.com to reserve your spot.

October 11-12--Harvest Festival. Pumpkins, craft fair, acrivities, and fun for everyone! Contact Tammy Wright at honeytree14@hotmail.com for booth rentals. Check back for more details.

December 12, 13, 14, 16--Live Nativity and Luminary Walk. Reflect on the sacred, silent barn scene as you pass hundreds of luminaries. Youth groups welcome. $2 per person or $1 with donation for food bank.

Kids' Camp at the Farm!

We had a blast at Kids' Historic Farm Camp this week! Click here for more pictures of our first session. Session two starts Monday and we still have a few openings so call Laurie at 884-4409 or Stacy at 884-0326 to sign up today!

Kids' Historic Farm Camp

J. Reuben Clark Historic Farm Presents

Kids' Historic Farm Camp 

Kids ages 5-10 can experience Grantsville history and fun farming activities at the Clark Historic Farm. Campers will care for farm animals, do some gardening, make crafts and treats, play pioneer games, sing, square dance and visit local pioneer museums. A fun way to start summer vacation!

• Session 1: June 3-5
• Morning group 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
• Afternoon group 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Session 2: June 10-12
• Morning group 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
• Afternoon group 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Cost: $35.00 per child; includes camp activities, snacks, t-shirt and bandanna
• Where: J. Reuben Clark Historic Farm, 378 W. Clark Street, Grantsville
• To Register:
• Click here to print registration form. Return completed form to Laurie Hurst at 500 N. Hale Street before May 30th 
• Registration will also be available during our Memorial Day Celebration at the Clark Farm
• Questions? Call Laurie at 435-884-4409.
• Space is limited so sign up today!
  

Memorial Day Celebration at the Farm

We are excited to announce the full line-up of activities for our Memorial Day celebration on Monday, May 27th!

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Flapjacks at the Farm Breakfast: Enjoy pancakes, bacon, eggs, and juice. $3.00/plate

9:00 a.m. Historic Grantsville 5K  (Meet at the fire station) Over 30 historic places marked along the way. Free Grantsville Historic Tour map with entry, also available for purchase for $3.00 throughout the day. Click here for more info.

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dutch Oven Cook-off: Come on over and savor some of Grantsville's finest cooking!

All day-- 

• Kids' Craft Barn
• Craft Booths
• Museums
• Live music 
• Historic tours
• J. Reuben Clark Freedom Wall
• Much more! 

It is not too late to get involved with this great cause! Call Laurie Hurst at 435-884-4409 or click here to email.

Stop by and have some fun! It's everybody's farm! 

Historic Grantsville 5K Run/Walk

UPDATE: Race time has changed to 8:30 a.m. for late registration, 9:00 a.m. for pre-registered check-in, and 9:30 race start time. See you there!

On Memorial Day, May 27, enjoy a new twist to a 5K--run through Grantsville History! Along the race course, you’ll pass more than 30 marked Grantsville historic sites. Each entrant will receive a Historic Grantsville Tour booklet (which can also be purchased for $3 throughout the day). Prizes will be awarded to the top three in each age group. 

Meet at the Grantsville Fire Station (Center Street) and finish at the Clark Farm.

Click here to register online. 

Registration also available at Williams Video, May 10, 17 and 24 from 6-9 p.m.

Registration fee is $20 per individual, $10 for additional immediate family members. 

Register by May 24th and get a Clark Historic Farm t-shirt.  

Not a racer? Click here to donate to the Clark Farm!