20th Annual Johnson Farm Festival
Saturday, April 24, 2010
10 am - 4 pm
$6 adults, $4 children, pre-schoolers free
This Festival is our major fundraiser. All proceeds go directly to historic preservation and educational programming at Johnson Farm. All of our presenters and workers are volunteers who believe in the importance of our mountain heritage and keeping our culture alive.
Thanks to all of them, this Festival made possible the continued restoration and preservation of this propertyas a Heritage Education facility that is open to the public and serves the children of the area with school field trips and summer programming.
What to Expect
Guided tours of 1880's farmhouse, barnloft museum and other buildings
Entertainment: music, dancing, demonstrations
Craft demonstrations from local crafters
Children's activities and storytelling
Wagon rides
Farm Animals - including a demonstration of sheep herding
Birds of Prey
Bake Sale - featuring homemade pound cakes
Food concessions
LOTS OF FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!
What was new in 2009
A variety of new crafts, exhibits and skill demonstrations came to the festival this spring.
Chaircaning was demonstrated for the first time by David Raley and John Molthen of Johnny Poindexter’s Closet in Bat Cave.
Like baskets, chaircaning played an important part in household crafts and furniture-making in our region.
Natural materials such as split oak or cattail bulrushes are typically used.
Joining the regular Civil War Encampment group who attend the festival was the MacBeth Light Artillery.
The group had an interesting local history connection to share, according to re-enactor Warren Scott.
The group exhibited an authentic Confederate bronze rifle named “Annie Lee” that was made
by Noble Brothers in Rome, Georgia and owned by the city of Williamston, SC.
Though this artillery unit was largely from Laurens and Union County SC, the group was stationed
near Battery Park at the corner of Cherry and Flint Streets in Asheville towards the end of the Civil War.
The armory in Asheville stationed them there because the area needed extra protection.
When they were given permission to leave after Lee’s surrender, they headed towards Hendersonville.
About 14 miles from Hendersonville on Howard Gap Road, they were met by Union soldiers.
Some of the Confederate soldiers were captured; others went back to SC to carry on with their lives.
Also attending was the Art League of Hendersonville doing Plein Air Painting.
Local author Leanne Saine of Zirconia was on hand to greet festival attendees and autograph her book “Gone to Nowhere”.
Steve Longenecker awed the old and young alike with his Raptors and Snakes.
Pot Buddies” was shown by potter April Pace.
“Wooden Things” demonstrated by Cary Pace and “Woodworking” by AW Ruff were both new this year.
Sharen Hafner, a retired educator, kept the children entertained and singing songs and stories in the children’s activities area.
Braided rugs - Mary Ann Dotson, Bobbin Lace - Cyndi Buhr, Post Office Box Coin Banks - Bill Silvey were also new exhibitors
Full list of Crafts, Exhibits and Skill Demonstrations 2009
Antique Cars - Bill Guiney
Antique Household Items
Restored 1951 Ford Truck - Glen & Gerry Mecum
Antique Tools - Tony Taddeo
Art- Mixed Media - Joe Hagarty
Art- Arts League of Henderson County
Plein Air Painting
Authors - Local
Sherry Austin - Where the Woodbyne Twines
Days Between the Years
Exie Henson - Mountain Sg
Beyond This Mountain
Gladys Scheffrin-Falk - Dancing Bear Books
Leanna Sain - Gate to Nowhere
Basketry - Ruth Hendricks
Basketry - Light Ship - Sam Payne
Bee Keepers- Stuart Van Meter
Blacksmith & Guild- George Matthews
Bobbin Lace – Cyndi Buhr
Book Art - Rajeania Snider
Braided Rugs – Mary Ann Dotson
Chair Caning - David Raley, John Molthen of Jonny Poindexter’s Closet in Bat Cave
Cherokee Lore - Virginia "Blackfeather" Thompson
Children’s Songs and Stories – Sharen Hafner
Civil War Encampments - 25th Infantry -Ted Opream - Macbeth Light Artillery – Warren Scott, Kenneth Bachand
Corn Shuck Dolls - Nancy Fisher
Embroiders Guild - Laurel Chapter
Fine Scroll & Fretwork - David Taylor
Handmade Violins - Lyle Reedy
Heritage Weavers – Ann Mullican and Co.
Jewelry Artist - Becky Coleman
Native American Artifacts - Tippy & Steve Guffey
NC Forest Service - Mike Byrd
Pen & Ink Drawing - Carolyn Serrano
Post Office Coin Banks – Bill Silvey
Pot Buddies, Screen Bugs - April Pace
Potter, Soap Maker - Jim Crabtree & Dustin Williams
Pyrwood Dairy (Pyrenese goats and goat cheese)- Pat Pyrwood
Quilt Restoration - Helen Byrd
Sheepherding with Border Collies - Lesliei E (Tom) Fisher
Sheriff’s K-9 Patrol
Small Farm Animals - Ali & Faith Lane-Johnson
Spinning, Weaving - Christine Dotson
Stained Glass - John Molthen
Swedish Weaving, Crochet,
Embroidery, Plastic Canvas - Harriet & Howard McKenna
Tarheel Ruggers
Wagon Rides – Dave Mallette
Wooden Things - Cary Pace
Woodworking (small toys) - A. W. Ruff
Our Entertainers Were Unmatched!
 Gag Order
 Musicke Antiqua
 Hot Duck Soup Bent Grass Band Sassafras Band
Entertainment
Many musicians and entertainment acts were featured this year. Among them were:
Southern Lights Square Dancers
The Sassafras Band: Lisa Whitfield, Dean Bushnell, Tom Wilson, Eiler Cook, Darryl Goodman,
Lisa Whitfield, Chris Ellis, Bill Burdette and Charlie Byrd.
The band was founded in the late 1980s by the late Hugh Randall,
who served as Superintendent of Hendersonville City Schools.
The band was originally composed of teachers and retired teachers.
Currently only three members are retired teachers. The group primarily plays
old time and bluegrass music. The band performs regularly at area nursing homes
and through the community.
Canoe Grass- 10-10:30 - (bluegrass band)
Gag Order – 10:30 – 11:00 – (Improvisational Comedy/Drama)
Top Cat Singers 11:00 – 11:30 – from Dana Elementary School
Southern Lights...........11am - 12pm
Musicke Antiqua...........1pm - 2pm
Hot Duck Soup..... 2pm - 3pm. - 30s, 40s music
Sassafras.....................3pm - 4pm
Jan Hranek......10am - 10:30 - Hammered Dulcimer
Bent Grass Band..........12pm - 1pm
More, More, More...
Animals
Border collies and sheep -
Small farm animals – Ali and Faith Lane-Johnson
Pyrenese goats – Pyrwood Dairy
Chelsea, April and Leister, the farm donkeys
Jacob sheep
Chickens
Raptors and Snakes – Steve Longenecker
Children’s Activities
Wagon rides – Farm staff and Dave Mallette.
Henderson County Public Schools’ student interns will operate the children’s activities area
with face-painting, games and more. Sharen Hafner, a retired educator,
will be on hand for songs and stories in the children’s activities area.
Sharen Hafner – Music and Stories
Food Booths
Sponsored by schools in Henderson Co. Public Schools system
Barbeque Booth- Atkinson Elementary School
Hamburgers/Chips – Sugarloaf Elementary ( to be confirmed)
Hot Dogs, Nachos – Mills River Elementary
Choo-Choo Locomotive Grill – Roasted Corn
Fried Apple Pies – Clear Creek Elementary
BBQ
Lemonade/Drinks and Snow Cones – Hendersonville Elementary
Ice Cream
Pop Corn
Pound Cake, Coffee
Drinks
Roasted corn, popcorn, and misc drinks – Johnson Farm volunteers
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