Food and family fun were the focus earlier this month when Sec. Susan Kluttz joined Horne Creek Living Historical Farm in Pinnacle to celebrate the arrival of fall, turn-of-the-century style. Despite the slightly overcast weather, the right sounds and smells combined with a slight chill in the air to get everyone excited for the festivities.
The day’s activities included music and dancing, children's games, storytelling and wagon rides among many other things. Interpreters also brought the farm alive through plowing, corn shucking, shelling, crocheting and quilting, highlight the diversity of activity that would’ve occurred on a working family farm in the early 20th century.
Sec. Kluttz greets N.C. Living Historical Farm Committee chairman Alfred Dillion
Out of all the day’s activities, the Secretary enjoyed tasting the food and visiting the apple orchard the most. In terms of food, she sampled the fried apple and sweet potato pies and had a bowl of chicken stew; all three have become classics at this annual event.
On a tour through the Southern Heritage Apple Orchard, Sec. Kluttz learned that Horne Creek has about 400 of the remained 1,600 heirloom Southern apple varieties left in existence, and in many cases Horne Creek has the only or one of few seed lines of a particular type. In this way, the farm preserves our agricultural heritage in addition to conserving a beautiful property and countless priceless artifacts.
Click here to learn more about Horne Creek (and it’s fantastic Christmas program), and here to see photos of the day’s fun.