Joey Woolridge is Director of the DeWitt County Museum, who is the benefactor of the yearly festival. She says the festival had very modest beginnings as a means to repair the homestead, once in disrepair.

 

 

With the house in much better condition, Woolridge indicates the festival each year now targets repairs to maintain the house rather than restore it.

 

 

For Woolridge, the Apple and Pork Festival continues to maintain and increase it's popularity because of the unique theme. She feels the festival celebrates the harvest and heritage of DeWitt County.

 

 

While most visitors to the Homestead grounds come for the food that is available that weekend, Woolridge feels there's an increasing interest in the homestead itself. She says the Homestead gets hundreds of visitors but the trends are changing.

 

 

Apple and Pork weekend 2016 is September 24 and 25. Woolridge indicates there will be some new non-profits on the grounds this year as a few bow out. 

 

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