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ARCOLA — As he was readying his 1929 Model A Roadster for the Broom Corn Festival Parade Saturday afternoon, Chris Key pointed out part of the broomcorn legacy in the town. “That’s about all ...
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Broom corn, also know as broom straw, sorghum vulgare, is a member of the sorghum family and is native to central Africa. Broom corn was grown for a variety of reasons, both helpful and ornamental ...
Broom corn is an annual and looks like sweet corn from a distance. Upon close examination, however, you’ll notice there are no cobs along the stalk — just a large tassel on top with a swollen ...
May 18—ARCOLA — You've got your Amish country attractions, your souvenir jars of apple butter, your Hippie Memorial, your Broom Corn Festival, your World Famous Lawn Rangers and your drive ...
Broom Maker Ron DuMoulin shows how he binds the broom corn by hand stitching it. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) Using a kick winder which he made himself, broom maker Ron DuMoulin begins to craft a ...
While we don’t have an exact date for the broom’s initial invention, bundles of twigs, reeds, corn husks, and other natural fibers have almost certainly been used since ancient times to sweep ...
ARCOLA — Uncertainty surrounding restrictions with the coronavirus led to the cancellation of the 2020 Arcola Broom Corn Festival. The festival's committee and the board of the Arcola Chamber of ...
A corn broom is just a broom, and people (at least the ones our hypothetical person lived near) swept their dirt yards to keep grass and weed seeds from starting to grow in very shady yards and ...
Retired geneticist gets swept up in a new career Broomsquire shared his love of handcrafted broom making with students in Phoenixville, Chester County, for over a decade.