Celebrating harvest time at Bethel Woods

Posted 10/1/21

Every Sunday since August, Thousands of people have come to celebrate the annual Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

While recognizing the bounty of local farms and the talent of …

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Celebrating harvest time at Bethel Woods

The Corn Maze is always a welcome family activity.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

The annual harvest festival celebrates the end of one season and the beginning of another. After months of hard work, local farmers, artisans and craftspeople have plenty to share.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

John and David Allison were serving up ears of roasted corn topped with melted butter.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

Dorothy and Dennis Muthig of Muthig Farm Parksville were at the Harvest festival selling all kinds of products, including maple syrup, cream jelly, candies and granulated sugar.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

Jeffery Elkins of JD Gourmet is based just outside of Princeton, New Jersey, but he was at the Harvest Festival in Bethel with a wide variety of balsamic vinegar and olive oil blends.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

Raymond Collins and Elizabeth Bongiovanni of Kaizen Snacks were busy handing out some free samples.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

Peter Andersen of Andersen’s Maple Farm in Long Eddy was at the Bethel Woods Harvest Festival selling his wares.

Matt Shortall | Democrat

Posted Friday, October 1, 2021 6:40 am

Every Sunday since August, Thousands of people have come to celebrate the annual Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

While recognizing the bounty of local farms and the talent of local craftspeople, artists and artisans, the event also features the work of people from all over the region.

Guests enjoyed live music, food trucks, crafts, special offerings, and more.

This coming Sunday, October 3, is the final week of harvest festival.

Live music this Sunday will be played by Nick Rael Duo and Shades.

This week's activity is all about the beauty of fiber art. A cardboard loom will be your instrument as you learn the art of weaving.