Photos from previous years at the
Long Island
Garlic Festival
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| We had a pretty good garlic harvest - we mounded it up on our wagon after pulling it out of the ground, then took it to the farmstand to hang and dry. The secret is composted horse manure and lots of mulch in the wintertime. It's great to see lots of people starting to grow garlic, with the help of information they got at our festival. CLICK HERE to read our "Garlic Info" brochure, with planting instructions. |
The weather was cloudy, but warm, still, mostly dry weather prevailed and people came out in droves to enjoy the food, music and vendors. |
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| Entering the festival - anticipation of fun to come! |
Manorville Garleyman Tom Stock gives Puppet Garleyman a ride down the slide, as interested kids watch. Tom amazed young audiences once again with his puppet shows and garlic crafts, as well as with garlic he grows (and eats) at Sow Love Reap Joy Farm. |
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| Cooking demonstrations at the festival and eager onlookers. |
Musician Bruce Macdonald performing Bluegrass with fiddler Dan Skibeikas in the background. Other musicians over the two days included the Terry Winchell Band, Brady Rymer, Skip Bement, Stateside, and Warren McKnight. CLICK HERE to read more about the bands. |
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| Besides garlicky gyros, shish kebab, french fries, blooming onions, and other typical festival food, Exotic Superfoods store from Queens brought their all-vegan, raw menu including raw pizza and tacos, and delicious "avocado boats"! |
Garlic Fest vendors Biophilia Farm and Saturday's Soap displayed their wares. |
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| Pickles are a must-have for any self-respecting garlic festival. Nick Horman added extra garlic to ours this weekend, and won 2nd prize in the cookoff. |
Kids love to feed the goats, sheep and chickens, and we took them inside the coop to collect the eggs (below). |
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| Spinners Christine of Now and Zen, and Diane Pionegro of the Smithtown Historical Society and Smithtown Spinners Guild, showed festivalgoers how to spin beautiful wools into yarn, and also had their handmade goods for sale. |
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