Greene celebrates all things apple in weekend festival
GREENE – Greene’s Apple Fest has arrived and once again the Ball Flats will overflow with apple goodness. This Saturday marks the 26th year that Greene has hosted the Apple Fest, and a crowd of 10,000 is expected. It is a non-for-profit event and admission is free. Bands such as the Ben Rounds Band will be playing throughout Apple Fest, which will run as usual from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
David and Leslie Gorsline have taken the lead organizing this year’s Apple Fest after Greg Cobb stepped down as chairman last year.
“We started planning for this year’s Apple Fest right after the last one,” said David Gorsline. Even though this is the couple’s first year leading the organization of Apple Fest, they have both been involved in the event for over a decade – Leslie her entire life. They, along with most of the usual organizers from the United Methodist Church in Greene, will be returning this year.
Year after year, the pies of Apple Fest have grown in renown and they fly off of vendors’ tables. “People have to get there early if they want any because they go fast,” said Marelyn Rogers, another of the event’s coordinators. “Most years we are able to bake around 800 pies, but due to the raising costs of apples, we were only able to bake 500 this year,” she said.
On top of the apple pies that will be for sale this year, there will be hot and cold cider as well as two large crates worth of Courtland and Macintosh apples for sale.
Though Apple Fest is apple in theme, there’s much more to be seen and sampled. Around 100 different craft vendors from all over the region are coming this weekend to showcase and sell their handcrafted wares. There will also be a large variety of foods available for purchase such as barbecued chicken, chicken nuggets, sloppy joes, elephant ears, coffee, doughnuts and much more. There will even be a vendor hand-churning butter both for entertainment and for sale.
The Zion Episcopal Church will be hosting a large sit down breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. In years past, the United Methodist Church ran the breakfast and it was held on the Ball Flats. But this year they had their hands full and the Zion Episcopal Church volunteered to take it over.
New this year will be a special kids section with crafts and a scarecrow building competition at 1 p.m.
Organizers prefer people leave their pets at home and ask for smokers to refrain from lighting up.
The money that the United Methodist Church raises will be used to help fund scholarships for students heading off to college.
“There is always so much to do with so many vendors at Apple Fest, it is guaranteed to be a fun day for everyone,” said Rogers.
David and Leslie Gorsline have taken the lead organizing this year’s Apple Fest after Greg Cobb stepped down as chairman last year.
“We started planning for this year’s Apple Fest right after the last one,” said David Gorsline. Even though this is the couple’s first year leading the organization of Apple Fest, they have both been involved in the event for over a decade – Leslie her entire life. They, along with most of the usual organizers from the United Methodist Church in Greene, will be returning this year.
Year after year, the pies of Apple Fest have grown in renown and they fly off of vendors’ tables. “People have to get there early if they want any because they go fast,” said Marelyn Rogers, another of the event’s coordinators. “Most years we are able to bake around 800 pies, but due to the raising costs of apples, we were only able to bake 500 this year,” she said.
On top of the apple pies that will be for sale this year, there will be hot and cold cider as well as two large crates worth of Courtland and Macintosh apples for sale.
Though Apple Fest is apple in theme, there’s much more to be seen and sampled. Around 100 different craft vendors from all over the region are coming this weekend to showcase and sell their handcrafted wares. There will also be a large variety of foods available for purchase such as barbecued chicken, chicken nuggets, sloppy joes, elephant ears, coffee, doughnuts and much more. There will even be a vendor hand-churning butter both for entertainment and for sale.
The Zion Episcopal Church will be hosting a large sit down breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. In years past, the United Methodist Church ran the breakfast and it was held on the Ball Flats. But this year they had their hands full and the Zion Episcopal Church volunteered to take it over.
New this year will be a special kids section with crafts and a scarecrow building competition at 1 p.m.
Organizers prefer people leave their pets at home and ask for smokers to refrain from lighting up.
The money that the United Methodist Church raises will be used to help fund scholarships for students heading off to college.
“There is always so much to do with so many vendors at Apple Fest, it is guaranteed to be a fun day for everyone,” said Rogers.
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