SPECIAL DATES

2011-2012

Winter Hibernation

November 5-6 2011

Come out and enjoy our last day at the farm till early Spring! We loved having you this year and can't wait to see you again when we're planting our delicious crops, spring of 2012! Happy Holidays and Stay Warm!

Also, get to meet Starr Dobson from 2-4pm! at her official book release right here on our farm.

Upcoming in 2012

We're not sure what Mother Nature's intentions are for our upcoming year, so tentatively speaking... here's what we plan!

Cherry Feastival - July 7-8

Peachy Palooza - Aug 11-12

Scarecrow -  Sept 1,2,3

Thanksgiving - Oct 6,7,8

Pumpkin - Oct 20-21

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2011 EVENTS BELOW

Cherry Festival

July 1-3  &  July 9-10

or

July 9-10 & July 16-17

* TBA depending on Mother Nature's current mood swing the Cherry Feast will be either be the July 01-03 AND July 09-10 OR July 09-10  AND July 16-17.  We'll let you know what "She" decides.

Eat, drink and be cherry!

12 varieties to pick and taste!

All the cherry desserts we can think of, music to pick by and cherry lunches. You pick, we bake!

Peachy Palooza

August 13,14

A weekend of peachy contests and tons of peachy fun!

Where everything is just peachy, will be August 13 and 14. Special note: wear short sleeves because our juicy fresh peaches will drip juice right down to your elbow.

Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt

September 3,4,5

The 9th Annual Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt will again be on the Labour Day long weekend or September 03, 04 and 05 for those of you who are calendar challenged.

Send the kids to search the orchards to find 5 hidden pumpkin people. For each one found, you'll save an additional 5% on your u-pick purchase. All while you sip your coffee and snack on a slice of home made pie from a lawn chair!

Thanksgiving Special

October 8,9,10

What a better way to walk off that Turkey Dinner that to take advantage of great savings in our u-pick. Apples and Pears are only 50 cents per lb!

*Rainy dates for each event: add 7 days*

DAILY EVENTS

We'd love your ideas for even more backyard fun on our farm! Visit us on facebook and share your great ideas with us.

• Pick your own fruits and vegetables as they come into season.

• Visit the on-site farm market, where sampling is NOT stealing!

• Meet the world famous three legged dog Relic and his side kick Gus.

• Visit the child petting zoo for hands on the farm experience and get to know the animals by name. There is Bacon and Ham, the pigs, Breakfast Lunch and Dinner the sheep, Red and Black the naughty goats, The Red hat Society the laying hens, Ying and Yang the cows, and 4 rabbits named Stu and their baby dumplings.

• Watch the speckled trout jump in our fully stocked fishpond.

• Spend time in our heritage tearoom and learn about the history of agriculture and this farm.

• Visit our On-Farm Bakery with homemade lunch specials, pies from scratch, cookies, tarts, homemade bread and never, ever pass up a chance for a chocolate cherry cheesecake muffin!

• Enjoy our farm theme playground with "firestone" henge, sandcastle pit and rolie-polie haypile.

U-PICK HARVEST DATES for 2011

 Please remember that Mother Nature has a hand in these harvest dates and sometimes she plays tricks. Feel free to call ahead!

 

PRODUCT	DATE	VARIETIES
Strawberries	June 20-July 18	4
Cherries	July 5-July 24	9
Peaches	Aug 13 - Sept 14	4
Plums	Aug 1 - Sept 30	13
Pears	Sept 1 - Oct 29	7
Apples	July 29 - Nov 3	57
Pumpkins	Oct 1 - Nov 1	5
Corn Cobs	Aug 15 - Sept 15	4
Squash	Sept 1 - Nov 1	9
Blueberries	July 19 - Aug 3	5
Raspberries	July 19 - Aug 3	4
Blackberries	Aug 20 - Sept 1	1
Grapes	Sept 1 - Oct 15	4
All Season Veggie Patch!

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