Blueberry muffins, blueberry crunch, blueberry cobblers and music are part of the all-day Blueberry Festival at Persimmon Hill Farm on Saturday, June 3 as the blueberry season launches at Persimmon Hill Farm in Lampe. The event includes an annual Dessert Brunch to benefit the Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch, with entertainment featuring gospel music artists in an outdoor gospel fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The dessert brunch, held from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., will feature a variety of blueberry dishes, including farm specialties such as the huge Blueberry Thunder Muffins. Farm guests can feast and help the Boys Ranch, as all proceeds from the brunch will go the ranch, located near the farm. Representatives from the LUC Boys Ranch will be on hand with displays, information and products made by the boys.
The gospel music fest will feature The Bryants, The Revelators, The Cerces, Servants Heart, Hosana, Brad Bolin, Tana Palmer, Laura Bohannon & New Generation, Larry Moore and Ruby Cook. George Bryant from KWFC89.1 will emcee.
Also part of the benefit is the Persimmon Hill Farm 18th Annual Ozark Mountain Cobbler Contest. Anyone wishing to enter can come to the farm prior to the contest for a free pound of blueberries. Entering cooks should bring their cobblers by 9:00 a.m. June 4. Cobblers will be judged by 9:30 a.m. and will then be part of the benefit brunch spread. The winner of the contest will receive a handmade pottery cobbler dish.
The dessert brunch is part of the day-long Blueberry Festival at the farm. The festival also includes free tours of the farm, free recipes and samples of blueberry products. Barbecue sandwiches featuring the farm’s award-winning sauces are available.
Persimmon Hill Farm is located south of Lampe off of