Self-guided drive through Appalachia
BY PHILL BARNETT
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
LAWRENCE COUNTY — On Sept. 24, nine farms, churches and artisans will be participating in a self-guided tour through Lawrence and Boyd counties.
The nine locations will be active from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be visited in any order.
Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church in Rush will be serving a full homemade breakfast from 7 a.m. till noon. The church will also be selling crafts and featuring gospel music.
The historical BlackHorse Farm is a fully operational horse farm and will feature tours, horse and pony rides, kids activities, food and much more. Admission is $5; children 12 and under get in for free.
The final stop in Rush is Eden’s Harvest, an active meat and produce farm. The farm will only cost $1 to enter and feature vendors, a farmers market, hayrides and a kids’ play area.
Heading east to Catlettsburg, Durbin Farm Sorghum sells homemade sorghum, fodder, pumpkins, soap, candy and more. For lunch they will serve sorghum biscuits, beans and cornbread. Visitors will have the opportunity to make sorghum cane wreaths, take a pony ride, and visit a petting zoo provided by Lawrence County FFA.
Traveling South to the Fallsburg area, 4 Got N Tymes will be selling pumpkins, gourds and mums while featuring picturesque displays perfect for photo opportunities.
Baker Chapel Church is a 108-year-old church that features a general store with baked goods, leather works and more. For the tour, they will be offering soups, beans, cornbread, sauerkraut, and desserts and will feature a petting zoo provided by Lawrence County FFA.
Savage Farms in Fallsburg will be open for the tour. Stop in for wine and maple syrup from the farm, apple dumplings with ice cream, wine milkshakes and slushies, kids slushies and more.
Kentucky Roots is an 1800s farmstead featuring restored log cabins. For the tour, they will have music, food and traditional demonstrations. Admission is $2; children under 18 enter for free.
The final stop on the tour is Farmhouse Memories in Louisa, a 1930s farmhouse with a shop filled with wreaths, plants, antiques, decor and for the tour, old-fashioned sweets from the LCHS band booster and homemade breads from the local Boy Scouts.
For more information and maps, visit facebook.com/HeritageHarvestTour.