It's the largest indoor agricultural event in America and it begins in five days here in Harrisburg.
It's the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
The Farm Show Complex houses 24 acres under one roof, and is spread throughout 11 buildings, including three arenas. It's quiet at the complex now, but there was activity earlier Monday as exhibitors get ready for Saturday's opening.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show provides a showplace for farmers to see the most up-to-date farm equipment, farming practices and farming needs. For the non-farmer it's an educational showcase to learn about agriculture and how what they eat is harvested or processed.
Many people visit the exhibition just to visit the food court and some of those vendors have already begun setting up.
The Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers was setting up its food stand Monday afternoon. Tom Lyon, with the company, says they are small but their potatoes are some of the best you will have. "We're a small production state, but we grow some of the best eating potatoes you can find. We grow a little less than 10,000 acres to produce about two million, hundred pound sacks in the state of Pennsylvania."
The potato growers will be selling baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, potato donuts and french fries. We asked Lyon which is his favorite. "Mine? I like mashed potatoes. But a good baked potato or our french fries, they're not frozen."
You'll also be able to buy milkshakes and ice cream, chicken, turkey and grilled mushroom sandwiches, beef, pork and vegetables. And yes, even crusted trout or talapia.
Another favorite is the farm equipment display. The display, which was already in place Monday, are machines that are used for soil prepreparation, planting and seeding, grain harvesting, silage harvesting, tractors and materials handling.
A look back at last year reminds visitors of the horses, beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, goats rabbits and poultry.
Although the farm show's official opening is Saturday, the food court will open at noon Friday. There are two new events to look out for this year. They are the grape stomp and the cow patty bingo.
It's the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
The Farm Show Complex houses 24 acres under one roof, and is spread throughout 11 buildings, including three arenas. It's quiet at the complex now, but there was activity earlier Monday as exhibitors get ready for Saturday's opening.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show provides a showplace for farmers to see the most up-to-date farm equipment, farming practices and farming needs. For the non-farmer it's an educational showcase to learn about agriculture and how what they eat is harvested or processed.
Many people visit the exhibition just to visit the food court and some of those vendors have already begun setting up.
The Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers was setting up its food stand Monday afternoon. Tom Lyon, with the company, says they are small but their potatoes are some of the best you will have. "We're a small production state, but we grow some of the best eating potatoes you can find. We grow a little less than 10,000 acres to produce about two million, hundred pound sacks in the state of Pennsylvania."
The potato growers will be selling baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, potato donuts and french fries. We asked Lyon which is his favorite. "Mine? I like mashed potatoes. But a good baked potato or our french fries, they're not frozen."
You'll also be able to buy milkshakes and ice cream, chicken, turkey and grilled mushroom sandwiches, beef, pork and vegetables. And yes, even crusted trout or talapia.
Another favorite is the farm equipment display. The display, which was already in place Monday, are machines that are used for soil prepreparation, planting and seeding, grain harvesting, silage harvesting, tractors and materials handling.
A look back at last year reminds visitors of the horses, beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, goats rabbits and poultry.
Although the farm show's official opening is Saturday, the food court will open at noon Friday. There are two new events to look out for this year. They are the grape stomp and the cow patty bingo.