Agritourism

Capturing 157 years of culture and tradition.

Friday, enjoy a "Concert and Picnic in the Vineyard," at 5:30 p.m. Guests board a pumpkin wagon for a short ride down a country lane to the festivities. Sample port in a 130-year-old vaulted cellar on the property of Mount Pleasant Winery. Gourmet picnic baskets containing a variety of cheeses, sausages, fruit, spreads, vegetables and dip, bread, jam and wine are available. Pick up your basket, settle down to your picnic and enjoy live music.

Saturday, have "A Taste of Historic Augusta," as the harvest celebration continues with harvest specials at shops, restaurants and wineries. Attend the "Wine Maker Social," a dinner event showcasing the area's wine makers.

Monitor our website for details and schedules.

The Clark County Mule Festival is a three-day mule show, also featuring crafts, a flea market, trail rides, and souvenirs. Enjoy Mule Polo at 6 p.m. on Friday night. Shows are 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and a mule rodeo is 7 p.m. Saturday night. Food, drink, and camping available on grounds. At the Clark County Fairgrounds in Kahoka.

The Elderberry Festival III takes place June 7-10 and features two stages and 30 bands performing in Hartsburg. An advance purchase pass for all four days is $30; you must order by May 15. This includes parking and hike-in camping. The gate price for the four-day pass is $40.

Day passes are $5 on Thursday; $15 on Friday; and $20 on Saturday and Sunday. Children ages 12 and younger are admitted free with an adult admission.

Our mission is to create a place of abundance and diversity where musicians, craftsmen, artists, healers, dancers, farmers, friends and family with their children can all come together in a place that cherishes the land in a sustainable manner and celebrates life. Our farm is just that sort of place. It is a 170-acre parcel in central Missouri near the historic town of Hartsburg at the confluence of the Jemerson and Hart Creeks.

For more details, please contact Charla Jay at cjayrn@yahoo.com or go to our website.

The 11th annual festival includes: artisans; handmade soap and body products; heirloom flower and vegetable plants and herbs; trees and shrubs; pottery and woodworking demonstrations; custom jewelry; metal garden-art; blacksmithing; hypertufa planters; photo and fiber art.

Greek food, Doc's Root Beer and Evening Shade Farm's famous lemon verbena cake are available. The Foot Stomping Bear Creek Folk Band provides music in a relaxing country setting.

Held at Evening Shade Farms Soap House, Route TT, seven miles east of Route 13.

PumpkinFest is an annual family arts festival held every year during the second full weekend in October. Come and celebrate the fall harvest at the annual Pony Express PumpkinFest. The event features live entertainment, children's costume parade, festival rides, games, crafts and food. Watch the lighting of the Great Pumpkin Mountain on opening night. Thousands of people come to view hundreds of carved, electrically lit pumpkins come to life with the flip of a switch. Held at Patee Park.