Greene hosts Apple Fest Saturday
GREENE – More than 10,000 visitors are anticipated for this weekend’s Greene Apple Fest. For 22 years, the United Methodist Church has organized the annual event on the third Saturday in September. The main attraction? Apples, of course.
The day-long event will feature crafters, food vendors and activities for kids and adults. There will be pumpkin painting, pony rides, Civil War reenactments, a collection of antique engines and apple pressing demonstrations.
Festival chairperson Alice Cobb recommends visitors bring their appetite. “There is so much good food,” said Cobb.
Many people attend just for the pies. “We usually sell out by one or two o’clock in the afternoon,” said Cobb. This is despite the fact that church members have been baking for months in preparation for the much anticipated event.
More than 800 apple pies have been baked since Labor Day. Volunteers started even earlier on pies of the strawberry, rhubarb and blueberry variety. And they aren’t done yet. Cherry pies will be Friday’s focus, Cobb said, which will add between 50 to 70 pies to the total for Saturday’s event.
“It’s rare in today’s fast and busy world to have people take the time to make things from scratch,” said Cobb. The United Methodist bakers have it down to a science. By preparing the dough on Thursdays, peeling five bushels of apples each Friday and finally putting it all together and into the oven on Saturday, the group averaged 160 to 180 apple pies a week.
Cobb, who is in her ninth year as festival chair, is humble about her own role in preparations for the event. Instead she credits both the quality of the apples and the church’s crew of dedicated volunteers for the event’s continued success. “We are very thankful for all those who are giving their time,” she said.
The free, family-friendly event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Ball Flats in Greene.
While kids of all ages are welcome at the event, organizers ask that family members of the four-legged variety are left home. This is for their safety as well as that of attendees, explained Cobb. With average attendance between 10,000 to 15,000, she said, there are just too many people to involve pets.
Parking for the event will be available at the Ball Flats and Great American. A free shuttle, courtesy of the United Methodist Church, will run throughout the day between the two locations.
The day-long event will feature crafters, food vendors and activities for kids and adults. There will be pumpkin painting, pony rides, Civil War reenactments, a collection of antique engines and apple pressing demonstrations.
Festival chairperson Alice Cobb recommends visitors bring their appetite. “There is so much good food,” said Cobb.
Many people attend just for the pies. “We usually sell out by one or two o’clock in the afternoon,” said Cobb. This is despite the fact that church members have been baking for months in preparation for the much anticipated event.
More than 800 apple pies have been baked since Labor Day. Volunteers started even earlier on pies of the strawberry, rhubarb and blueberry variety. And they aren’t done yet. Cherry pies will be Friday’s focus, Cobb said, which will add between 50 to 70 pies to the total for Saturday’s event.
“It’s rare in today’s fast and busy world to have people take the time to make things from scratch,” said Cobb. The United Methodist bakers have it down to a science. By preparing the dough on Thursdays, peeling five bushels of apples each Friday and finally putting it all together and into the oven on Saturday, the group averaged 160 to 180 apple pies a week.
Cobb, who is in her ninth year as festival chair, is humble about her own role in preparations for the event. Instead she credits both the quality of the apples and the church’s crew of dedicated volunteers for the event’s continued success. “We are very thankful for all those who are giving their time,” she said.
The free, family-friendly event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Ball Flats in Greene.
While kids of all ages are welcome at the event, organizers ask that family members of the four-legged variety are left home. This is for their safety as well as that of attendees, explained Cobb. With average attendance between 10,000 to 15,000, she said, there are just too many people to involve pets.
Parking for the event will be available at the Ball Flats and Great American. A free shuttle, courtesy of the United Methodist Church, will run throughout the day between the two locations.
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