Crabtree Farms will offer new hands on the floor on Saturday as a one-month Fun on the Farm birthday party that begins the fall produce season. The Transitority Aid is a collection of 12 scarecrows, all competing for votes in a popularity contest that runs until October.
“They’re cute too,” said Melissa Astin, the farm’s director of scope and participation. “Creativity is amazing. “
The occasion is first encouraged through scarecrows on the lawn of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, which allocates companies, families and networking teams to create a fieldmate.
Astin, who is from Atlanta, said he thinks the Chattanoogans would enjoy a similar spectacle and that there is plenty of room for social estrangement on the 22-acre urban farm.
“It’s safe for the COVID network to get involved,” he said.
The estate also bought about three hundred pumpkins from a manufacturer in Morristown, Tennessee, which families can buy to take home their stay. On October 17 and 24, registered participants will be able to carve pumpkins on site.
“This way, they can create a mess on the farm and the house,” he said. “As a mother, I thought, ‘That’s what we do. ‘”
Astin said visitors will also locate an otoñal-themed stand to create their own images and many products that can be purchased at the farm shop.
“We have corn stalks for sale and we will have many products until November. At this time of year, we’re going to see vegetables, daikons and rábanos, more root vegetables,” he says.
Scarecrows will be in demonstration until October 31.
Fun on the Farm is one of at least a dozen fall festivals that begin or continue this weekend, adding a couple who have virtual this year. The Bluff Park Art Show announced in the past in Hoover, Alabama, has been cancelled.
Email Lisa Denton to ldenton@timesfreepress. com.
At a glance
October 1-3
– National Storytelling Festival: Jonesborough, Tennessee, stories and digital events https://www. storytellingcenter. net/festival/
October 2-4
– Northern Georgia State Fair: Jim Miller Park, 22four5 Callaway Road, Marietta. Last weekend for Taste of the Fair, with car or no appointment service starting at 4 p. m. 8 p. m. Friday and 12 p. m. to 8 p. m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free front and parking. Donate seven non-perishable cans to Must Ministries to get a loose-priced ticket to the 2021 fair. Https://www. northgeorgiastatefair. com/
UP TO OCT. 3
– Children’s Fall Festival: Chattanooga. La home edition, which includes activities such as magic tricks, martial arts, cooking categories and makeup categories, is broadcast live on Facebook from 6 p. m. 7pm on weekdays, nine to 12 noon on Saturdays. Benefits Charities Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House. https: //www. rmhchattanooga. com/news-events/autumn-childrens-festival/
– DeKalb County VFW Agricultural Fair: VFW Hall, 1five1 18th St. NW, Fort Payne, Ala. Kissel Entertainment opens midway to five p. m. Monday to Friday, at 10 a. m. on Saturday (at all times in the center); special price tickets on certain days and times; in a different way $1. 2k consistent with the price of the ticket or 22 price tickets for $2cinco. Live music every day; limited cattle displays. Chainsaw artist Corey Lancaster appeared in Boon Hall. $ four access at the door for over 6 years; Parking at the fairgrounds at $3. www. dekalbcountyvfwfair. com
October 2-3
– Boaz Harvest Festival: Old Mill Park, 10315 Alabama Highway, Boaz, Alabama Street with handicrafts, children’s space, contests and exhibition of cars, tractors and old cars, from 8 am to 6 pm CDT from Friday to Saturday. /www. boazareachamberofcommerce. com/events/details/56th-annual-harvest-festival-377
– Morris Hill Craft Market: Morris Hill Baptist Church Gymnasium, 180 Morris Hill Road, 10 a. m. 6 p. m. Friday, 10 a. m. to p. m. Free Saturday 23-596-513
October 2-31
– Haunted Museum Virtual Storytelling Festival: Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. , Nashville. Virtual events for children on Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus additional consultation in Memphis on October 28. The opening weekend includes 8 hours of treasure hunt. and 3:30 pm Three Sisters soup cooking time and cooking demonstration on October 2nd; on October 3, at nine o’clock in the morning, tell stories of mysterious artifacts (always in the center). Creepy treasure hunt in person. https: //tnmuseum. org/VirtualHauntedMuseum
October 3
– Catoosa County Fall Festival: Northwest Georgia Amphitheatre, 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-891-4199.
– Autumn Festival: Trojan Hall, 10838 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy. More than 30 local suppliers, plus Avon, Pampered Chef, Herbalife and Scentsy, as a photographer of sets and autumn concessions, from 9 a. m. 5 p. m. /www. facebook. com/events/10838-dayton-pike-soddy-daisy-tn-3737nine-five61five-united-states/trojan-hall-fall-festival/343five244five003fivenine26/
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October
– Autumn Fun: Cloudland Canyon State Park, 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn, Ga. Hayrides tentatively scheduled on Saturdays in October; videos in the park on October 24, very available https://friendsofcloudlandcanyon. org/
3-31 October
Farm Fun: Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th St. Pumpkin plot, scarecrow contest, produced in the farm shop. Scarecrows can be seen daily. Pumpkin picking from 11 a. m. 3 p. m. Wednesday from 12 a. m. to 6 p. m. on Fridays from 10 a. m. a p. m. Saturday Pumpkin sculpture from 1 p. m. 1:17 p. m. and October 2 with registro. www. crabtreefarms. org.
UNTIL OCT. 31
– Harvest Festival and Great Pumpkin LumiNights: Dollywood, 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd. , Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. $79 for people 10 to 61 years old, discounts for younger and older customers. Www. dollywood. com