Join us September 25 & 26, 2010 for the 13th Annual Country Fair!
The Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village celebrates the bounty of the harvest with agricultural demonstrations, wagon rides, a fabulous Farmers Market, and our huge tents full of the best local and regional crafters and artisans. Come out to the farm and see all the Country Fair has to offer!
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Farmers Market and Artisan Tents
View a list of Country Fair Vendors for 2009
At the Country Fair, vendors fill the Village with delightful fresh produce, finished farm products, and crafts of all sorts. The Farmers Market tents boast vegetables, flowers, maple sugar treats and hand-made cheeses. Artisans have furniture, Shaker style oval boxes, original paintings, candles and hand-woven textiles available for purchase. Plan plenty of browsing time for this amazing marketplace! Don't miss the Food Tent with area restaurants and brews!
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Pie Contest
Results are in from the 2009 Pie Contest! This year's judges included New Yorker writer Susan Orlean, Berkshire Living editor Lesley Ann Beck, Berkshire Eagle executive editor Tim Farkas, and RuralIntelligence.com co-founder, Marilyn Bethany. Thirteen pies were entered in this year's contest. And the winners are...
Professional Division - Grand Prize Winner
Card Lake Inn
Amateur Division - First Place
Dorothy Naylor
Amateur Division - Second Place
Amy Hubner
Amateur Division - Third Place
Paige Orloff
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A Harvest of Quilts
A display of quilts in the Round Stone Barn ell has become an integral part of the Country Fair each year. In 2009, 67 antique and newly made quilts were displayed in this juried show, fine examples of craftsmanship and tradition. Awards were presented Sunday afternoon in the Vintage Category and Viewers' Choice:
1st place Vintage - Meredith Hoppin
"Grandmother's Flower Garden"
2nd place Vintage - K. Zahn
"Susie's Silk Quilt"
3rd place Vintage - Chuck Wales
"Double Wedding Ring Set"
1st place Viewer's Choice - Doreen Atwood
"Birds of a Feather"
2nd place Viewer's Choice - Betty King
"Savannah Medallion"
3rd place Viewer's Choice - Susan Shepardson
"Yo Yo 1930"
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Country Fair 2009 is sponsored by:
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
Country Curtains
Price Chopper
and Media Sponsors:
Yankee Magazine
WGBY
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