Podcasts about kutztown folk festival

The Kutztown Folk Festival for 2025 has been cancelled due to dwindling attendance, increased costs, and continued net losses according to a statement by the Kutztown Folk Festival Board of Directors. The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center has been affiliated with the folk festival for years. According to Patrick Donmoyer, Director of the Pa German Cultural Heritage Center, brought thousands to Berks County during the nine-day festival. “During its heyday, there be 100,000 people there over the course of the nine-day festival, and we would have one of our largest opportunities to engage with not only the culture of the region, but then also visitors from all over the United States and international audiences as well, who came to see Pennsylvania folk culture at its finest.” During the pandemic, the festival was suspended, and it is believed that it had some impact on the attendance. There are also several other cultural events that are taking place yearly that could have contributed as well. “I think the Kutztown Folk Festival always did a wonderful job of meeting its mission to preserve Pennsylvania Dutch folk culture and to celebrate it throughout the region and really engage new audiences of people with educational programing to learn about what it meant to be, what it means, I should say, not what it meant, not in past tense, but presently what it means to be Pennsylvania Dutch and what it means to live in this region that we share.” According to Donmoyer, when the festival was first established in the 1950's, it was an opportunity for families in that area to go out and have a good time. “It was also ensured participation from a lot of the families who lived in this area, who worked in this area, who that was the largest amount of time that they had off. But it was also the time of the greatest amount of heat. And so that was one thing I think that the festival experienced as a challenge over the years. But it was also I think being rooted in July 4th was an opportunity for people of Pennsylvania Dutch descent to help people remember that this is a unique American culture.”    Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 51, I sat down with Heather Zimmerman. She is the new director of the Kutztown Folk Festival and Berks County born and raised Deitscher! Heather was previously employed as the director of sales and operations for the Hampton Inn and Suites Kutztown, where she spearheaded all sales and marketing initiatives, developed partnerships with local businesses, and planned events highlighting local artists and vendors. Heather graduated from Kutztown University in 1992 with a B.A. in English.The 72nd Annual Kutztown Folk Festival is being held in Kutztown, Pennsylvania from July 2 - July 11, 2022. Please visit https://www.facebook.com/kutztownfolkfestival/ for videos, recipes, artisan spotlights, and more.Also check out the website for information and ticketing: https://www.kutztownfestival.com/My husband, Hunter, and I will be vending the fest across from the Hoe Down stage about 2 booths down from the Hard Cider on Blumme Strasse (Flower Street). This is our 7th year vending the fest. See you soon!!

The Original Transplants Podcast Episode 46: "Interdependence Day" Celebrating American Independence Day, Will and Sarah talk about the importance of recognizing interdependence and Will gives a history lesson on what it was like to live in the 18th century in America. They review the bee yard and Will's complaints about his extractor. Sarah talks about drama in the chicken coop and how to care for your hens in the heat. The edible landscape is taking off and the chores are a little less crazy than in May/June. Sarah wraps up with an article about the Kutztown Folk Festival and the importance of agriculture in the American Revolution. Notes: Joe Larkin, The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840 Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel The Strenuous Life, by Teddy Roosevelt Subspecies primer on Ask a Biologist: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/questions/human-races The Andy Letter, Car Talk, https://www.cartalk.com/radio/letter/andy-letter Aldo Leopold, The Sand County Almanac How to Get Ketchup out of a Heinz Bottle: https://www.today.com/food/how-get-ketchup-out-bottle-trick-heinz-57-t118061 Yellow Springs Farm: https://www.yellowspringsfarm.com/ Kutztown Folk Festival https://www.kutztownfestival.com/ Reading Eagle, "Kutztown Folk Festival: Everything is Authentic" https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/kutztown-folk-festival-everything-is-authentic Stephen Seeber, Lancaster Farming, "Founding Farmers" https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/editorials/founding-farmers/article_b7304315-2c17-5e26-8aef-210c63ac163c.html TAGS #food #farming #agriculture #gardening #gardens #podcast #satoyamahomestead #bees #beekeeping #homesteading #permaculture #beekeeping #honey bees #apiculture #backyardchickens #chickens #chicks #coop #rooster #ediblelandscape #gardening #gardeners #spring #weather #rain #autumn #fall #homestead #plants #communication #seedlings #cleanup

The Kutztown Folk Festival is still running strong, at 68 years, and always has new things to discover, in addition to great eats! Steve Sharadin, Director, joins us to reminisce and share a 2017 to-do and eat list!

The Kutztown Folk Festival is still running strong, at 68 years, and always has new things to discover, in addition to great eats! Steve Sharadin, Director, joins us to reminisce and share a 2017 to-do and eat list!

The Kutztown Folk Festival is still running strong, at 68 years, and always has new things to discover, in addition to great eats! Steve Sharadin, Director, joins us to reminisce and share a 2017 to-do and eat list!

Summer kitchen cooking, a cast iron stove, pot pie and other traditional PA Dutch eats at the Kutztown Folk Festival with Terry Berger.

Summer kitchen cooking, a cast iron stove, pot pie and other traditional PA Dutch eats at the Kutztown Folk Festival with Terry Berger.

Summer kitchen cooking, a cast iron stove, pot pie and other traditional PA Dutch eats at the Kutztown Folk Festival with Terry Berger.

Maryanne Schwartz, owner of Lancaster County Soapworks, Etc., talks about your dirty soap and other bath and body soaks. This is an on the road episode recorded at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

Maryanne Schwartz, owner of Lancaster County Soapworks, Etc., talks about your dirty soap and other bath and body soaks. This is an on the road episode recorded at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

Maryanne Schwartz, owner of Lancaster County Soapworks, Etc., talks about your dirty soap and other bath and body soaks. This is an on the road episode recorded at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

Tina Sams, editor of The Essential Herbal, and I talk about foraging, herbs, her hugely popular magazine and new book This is an on the road episode recorded at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

Tina Sams, editor of The Essential Herbal, and I talk about foraging, herbs, her hugely popular magazine and new book This is an on the road episode recorded at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

Tina Sams, editor of The Essential Herbal, and I talk about foraging, herbs, her hugely popular magazine and new book This is an on the road episode recorded at the Kutztown Folk Festival.

It might be the hottest part of summer but it’s a festival not to be missed. Folks come from beyond the tristate area to experience the nation’s oldest folk festival. It’s more than quilts. Special guest Vivian Aaron (a dearest heart friend) visits to talk about her years selling her hand woven baskets at this festival (she has since retired from this festival). Get your PA Dutchy on!. My husband will also be one of the demonstrators!

It might be the hottest part of summer but it’s a festival not to be missed. Folks come from beyond the tristate area to experience the nation’s oldest folk festival. It’s more than quilts. Special guest Vivian Aaron (a dearest heart friend) visits to talk about her years selling her hand woven baskets at this festival (she has since retired from this festival). Get your PA Dutchy on!. My husband will also be one of the demonstrators!

It might be the hottest part of summer but it's a festival not to be missed. Folks come from beyond the tristate area to experience the nation's oldest folk festival. It's more than quilts. Special guest Vivian Aaron (a dearest heart friend) visits to talk about her years selling her hand woven baskets at this festival (she has since retired from this festival). Get your PA Dutchy on!. My husband will also be one of the demonstrators!

Guest host Toni Reece talks to Steve Sharadin about the new twists for the Kutztown Folk Festival plus talks about what he loves about Berks County.

Crystal Seitz listens as Dave Fooks, Executive Director of The Kutztown Folk Festival talks about the history, his passion for the Fesitival and what it does for Berks County, PA!