Bee Local Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our Bee Local Photo Contest, sponsored by Highland Gardens:
-Bob Gay for 2010 Harrisburg Marathon in the Wellness/Outdoor Recreation Category
-Betsy De Stefano for Granddaddy Bee in the Pollinators/Gardening for Pollinators Category
-Cheryl Burns for the Harvest in the Farms/Farmers Market Category
Our winners received a gift certificate, courtesy of Highland Gardens, as well as a Bee Local Tote Bag. Thank you to all of our other entrants: Ashley Chapman, Amy Williams, Duffy Batzer, Sandii Peiffer, Tessa Minicozzi, Wendy McClure, Judith Hoyt, and Douglas Bennett!




SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 
Saturday, September 15, 2012
1:30pm
Homemade Baby Food Demonstration with Om Baby Center
Pollock Chidren's Library
Making baby food at home is a simple and economical way to provide your baby with the best in quality, nutrition and taste. It makes it easy for you to make sure your child gets the best start possible. See the basic items needed as well as easy recipes and learn the best way to introduce solid food into your baby's diet.   Part of Bee Well at Bee Local, sponsored by Highmark

2:00pm
Yoga on the Lawn with Just Plain Yoga
Lower Lawn
Curious about yoga? Join Darlene Ralicki of JPY as she leads a 45 minute introductory yoga class on the lawn. This easy Hatha yoga class is suitable for beginners, and even students with a regular practice will benefit by reconnecting to the basics. We'll begin with some simple breathing exercises, learn the basics of connecting the breath with movement through simple warm-ups, move on to some foundational yoga postures, and finally conclude with a soothing guided relaxation.
Part of Bee Well at Bee Local, sponsored by Highmark

3:00pm
Zumba on the Lawn with Art In Motion Fitness
Lower Lawn
Curious about Zumba? Join Art in Motion Fitness for a 45 minute introduction to this fun-filled way to work out. Zumba fuses hypnotic musical rhythms and tantalizing moves to create a dynamic workout system designed to be FUN and EASY TO DO! This workout is for all ages, shapes and sizes. You pick your level: High or Low, Impact or No Impact. NO dance experience is necessary! Come join us for caloric burning, heart racing, muscle pumping, body energizing movements.
Part of Bee Well at Bee Local, sponsored by Highmark

4:00pm
Bucky's Brother Concert
Lower Lawn
Bucky's Brother is an acoustic group comprised of seasoned musicians from southern PA and Maryland. Instrumentation includes guitar, mandolin, fiddle, accordion, flute and recorder. Bucky's Brother is renowned for their tight, three-part harmonies; inventive covers of songs in the Americana, alt-county, and folk-rock genres, and award-winning originals. Bucky's Brother features members Kristina Machusick on lead vocals, flute and recorder; Dave Streett on mandolin, fiddle, guitar and vocals; Fred Ritz on accordion and percussion and Michael Arthur on guitar and vocals.

Ongoing Activities

Health Screenings
Various Locations 
Screenings to be announced

Friends of Ag Foundation Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab
Lower Level Parking Lot
Join the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's Friends of Ag Foundation in their Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab for a hands-on lesson on healthy nutrition. This 32-foot trailer, complete with air conditioning, provides work stations for students to conduct hands-on experiments that meet science curriculum standards and are just plain fun! (Check out an article on the Lab in the Times Herald). Each session will last approximately 30 minutes and parents must accompany children under the age of 8. This is a free activity, but space is limited, so please sign up for a time slot!
Part of Bee Well at Bee Local, sponsored by Highmark

Open Hive Demonstration*
Walnut Street Side Lot
Join Jeremy Barnes, an educator by profession and beekeeper by passion, past President of the York County Beekeepers Association and a frequent contributor to various beekeeping journals for a fascinating look at the world of the honeybee. By observing close-up the opening of an active hive contained in a screened canopy, you'll get a close look at the marvels and wonder of the inner workings of a bee hive, a demonstration as to the gentility of honey bees, and a chance to ask questions which can be answered with visible examples from the hive.
*This demonstration is weather-dependent and will not take place in rain.

Displays of Bees, Wasps & Other Beneficials
Walnut Street Side Lot
Alex Surcica returns by popular demand with his amazing displays of Bees, Wasps & Other Beneficials. Learn about the myriad of bees, wasps and other insects that help to pollinate our food supply, how to watch, identify and plant for pollinators, and even get to pet one! Come check out his amazing displays to see how he WOWED our festival crowd last year!
Sponsored by Highland Gardens.

Worm Composting
Walnut Street Side Lot - Penn State Master Gardener Booth
Join Margaret Peaslee and the Cumberland County Master Gardeners for this simple demonstration on composting with earthworms. Yard trimmings and food residuals together constitute 27 percent of the US municipal solid waste stream. That’s a lot of waste to send to landfills when it could become useful and environmentally beneficial compost instead! Learn this easy method for turning kitchen scraps, yard wastes and paper products into humus. Humus, or compost, is a dark, soil-like substance that enriches soil with nutrients, increases moisture retention, improves structure and provides a good environment for beneficial soil organisms.
 
Farmers' Market Cooking Demonstration
Walnut Street Side Lot - Mountainside Supper Club
Join Steve Dunlap, a chef with 35 years of experience, as he demonstrates and provides a tasting of a recipe that was made incorporating farm fresh ingredients from the farmers' market vendors. Steve has worked at Cafe on Market, 2201 in the Borough, with JDK Catering, and currently owns and operates Mountainside Supper Club, which focuses on the sustainable farm-to-fork cooking movement.
Part of Bee Well at Bee Local, sponsored by Highmark

Bee Well at Bee Local Information Booths
Walnut Street Side Lot
Join area wellness and outdoor recreation clubs for information on their organizations and the activities they offer. Exhibitors include: 

Harrisburg Area Road Runners Club - HARRC is here to promote running in the Harrisburg area and to provide regular outlets for local runners to meet with other runners for group runs, competition and support. HARRC invites you to join us on our weekly runs - check out the Sunday Run Schedule for more information. HARRC Group and Sunday Runs are always FREE and open to all runners regardless of ability level. Please join us for our special Bee Local Sunday Run, September 16, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. starting at Fredricksen Library!

Harrisburg Bicycle Club - the Harrisburg Bicycle Club is a recreational cycling club devoted to encourage and promote the riding of bicycles; safely, enjoyably, at all skill levels and on all forms of bikes. With over 750 members, we sponsor and facilitate a wealth of bicycling and social activities. The HBC offer a wide variety of rides and activities for all member interests, abilities and levels.

Capital Area Girls on the Run - GOTR inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. The core curriculum addresses many aspects of girls’ development – their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors. The program is provided for girls in grades 3rd-5th (Girls on the Run) and 6th-8th (Girls on Track). The program is available at fourteen local schools including East Pennsboro Middle School and Washington Heights Elementary. Come visit us and experience our signature GOTR spirit & face painting!

Pennsylvania Parks & Forest Foundation - Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) began in
1999 as a statewide nonprofit organization to provide a voice for the Commonwealth’s 120 state parks and 2.2 million acres of forest land. With PPFF, citizens can donate or bequeath money to state parks and forests, become active and involved volunteers in the park and forest system, and find some fun and educational opportunities. 

The Bee Local Beekeepers' and Farmers' Market

Join us in the Bee Local Market to sample and buy products, ask questions about local farms and beekeepers, and get to know your local farmers! This year's participants include:

Brushwood Farm- Offering handmade soap and balms with beeswax and honey, made with all-natural ingredients and luxurious textures and fragrances.

Capital Area Beekeepers Association -CABA serves beekeepers professional and hobbyist alike in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon and Perry counties. They welcome new beekeepers to join and benefit from the wealth of experience and know-how represented by their members, many of whom operate large scale apiaries both private and commercial.

Channels Food Rescue & the Kitchen School - stop by to learn about Channels Food Rescue and their efforts to alleviate hunger and food insecurity, including their innovative Kitchen School, Plant-A-Row, Kids Café, New Leaf Catering, Nutrition Education, Family Outreach Program and more. 
 

Dancing Creek Farm - offering a variety of vegetables and herbs as well as pastured chicken and eggs.

Farmers on Walnut - Farmers on Walnut is a producers-only open air farmers' market providing the community with a wide variety of produce, meats and dairy all produced and grown within 50 miles of the market. Learn more about the market, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming market special events.

In a Jam by Maryam, LLC- Offering Savory, Sassy and Cherry Pepperelly, a pepper glaze and spread. Read more about Pepperelly in the Patriot News.

Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm LLC- Offering aged raw milk cheese, fresh cheese, chocolate pudding, and beeswax lip balm. Check out the coverage of this Cumberland County cheesemaker in the Washington Post! 

Lark Rise Breads - Offering breads, pizza dough, bagels, rolls and more from organic flour from grains grown, harvested and milled locally.

Morgan's Mushrooms -  offering fresh oyster and shitake mushrooms, local honey, and mushroom kits, as well as shitake mushroom log demonstrations.

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art – Join the Ned Smith Center for honey tastings and a look at their observation bee hive while learning about their work to merge the arts and the natural world and foster a celebration of both by offering exhibits, hiking trails, family activities, summer camps and more!
                                         
Peck's Bee Supplies - offering Mountain Man handcream, beeswax ornaments, candles, honey, honey supplies and beekeeping equipment with a demonstration hive, a display of beginning beekeeping equipment and more.

Pretty Meadow Farm- Offering fresh, organically-grown produce, preserved items, baked goods, and USDA packed grass-fed beef, Pretty Meadow is committed to farming sustainably and with care for the environment and providing healthy, local food.

Roots Flower Farm – offering a variety of fresh cut flowers, dried flowers and wreaths. Roots is committed to our local economy and strives to provide an extensive variety of flowers grown on their Carlisle area farm to communities within 50 miles.

Short & Sweet – offering a delectable variety of baked goods, including cookies, cakes, buckles, muffins, and more, using the freshest ingredients available.

Sunset Valley Farm – offering grass-fed dairy products, including milk, chocolate milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, cream, butter, and eggs and featuring their famous homemade ice cream.

Three Springs Fruit Farm – family owned and operated for 100 years and Food Alliance certified, Three Springs offers a wide variety of apples, pears, small fruit and vegetables. Check out all of their awards and press! 

Yeehaw Farms – this fun-filled farm will be bringing whole wheat flour and related bread products, honey, oats, cornmeal, and more! Snag one of their whole wheat pretzels for an amazing treat! 

Page updated September 30, 2012