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Ashlyn Galante, 2, of Mineola chows down at the Harbes Sweet Corn Festival on Sunday. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

It was good ol’ wholesome family fun at Harbes Family Farm on Sunday as the Mattituck farm celebrated 25 years of growing its staple crop, sweet corn.

Festivities at the Sound Avenue agritainment center included tug-of-war, limbo, corn toss and the festival’s marquee event, a corn eating contest.

Click here to read more about the Harbes family’s story.

See the photos from the event below.

Harbes Family Farm mascot Farmer Fred leads a gam of tug-of-war at the Mattituck farm.
Harbes Family Farm mascot Farmer Fred leads a game of tug-of-war at the Mattituck farm.
Alexa Newmann, 3, of Westbury.
Alexa Newmann, 3, of Westbury.
Daniella and Emma Ziering feed Elana Sydney a potato chip.
Daniella and Emma Ziering feed Elana Sydney a potato chip.

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Holly, a three-year-old toy shih tzu from Centereach.
Holly, a three-year-old toy shih tzu.
Eric Strati, Melissa Kirschenheiter, Danielle Ribachonek and Rob Gessner, all of Manhattan.
Eric Strati, Melissa Kirschenheiter, Danielle Ribachonek and Rob Gessner, all of Manhattan.
Courtnie Nelson of Centerreach and Ally Mihailovich of Selden,
Courtnie Nelson of Centereach and Ally Mihailovich of Selden,
Ed Harbes III thanked his customers.
Ed Harbes III thanking his customers for the farm’s success.
The corn eating contest.
The corn eating contest.
The corn eating contest.
The corn eating contest.
The corn eating contest.
The corn eating contest.
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