Later, we walked around the beautiful downtown of Lancaster City, and, while Saturday evening not many shops were open, we enjoyed coffee from the Prince Street Cafe and sat at tables along the street.  We had a nice view of the Fulton Theatre, the oldest functioning theater in Lancaster County.  Their site says “In 1852 the Lancaster community celebrated the opening of Fulton Hall. More than 150 years later, we continue to celebrate all that this “Grand Old Lady” has become. From a meeting hall, to the “Queen of the Roadhouses” through Vaudeville, the movies, near destruction, salvation and on to the cutting edge of contemporary theatre, the history of this majestic place literally chronicles the evolution of the American Stage.”

Check out the pictures below.

We, here at the Hertzog Homestead and Breakfast, went on an adventure last week when we visited the rolling hills and vibrant farmland of Cherry Crest Farms.  It was an absolute blast for the whole family.  Our children, Kiefer and Taicha, absolutely loved the farm animals and huge slides.  Kiefer was especially fond of the singing chickens.  Kristen loved the floating swings (We had to practically drag her out of them when it was time to leave.  They were so relaxing and comfortable.)  I in particular loved seeing they way Cherry Crest Farms is implementing renewable energy.  It powers a good portion of premise with solar electric installed by none other than Sun Lion Energy, the company that will be installing our solar electric later in July. They also heat some of their water via solar.  It was the first time I had an upclose and personal look at how it all worked.  And they way they installed it made it part of the adventure at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm.

Below are some of the photos from our time there.  If you come out to stay with us, make sure you check out the adventure.

While we obviously enjoy the economic impact this will have for us, we like the idea of solar power because it is a renewable resource and we won’t contribute to resource scarcity for future generations. We also like that solar electricity is clean and non-polluting, producing no greenhouse gas emissions, and thus helps combat global warming. Last, we like the idea that our electric will be produced locally as much of our produce and baked goods are.

Agreements have been signed. The money has been paid. Be looking for solar panels to appear on our farm near the end of July. We are using Sun Lion Energy Systems to install our solar. To find out more about them you can visit here. A picture of what our solar array will look like is below. Ours will be slightly larger, being a 20 kw system.

Kristen, Hertzog, Homestead Bed and Breakfast co-owner and innkeeper, helped coordinate, act in, and shoot the 30 second video that can now been seen on TV. For those of you who do not know, she originally work at Sight and Sound Theaters in Strasburg, PA for over 13 years and developed her acting chops there.