Homegrown Frederick

Family Festival @ the Farm Self-guided Farm Tour Set for October 21st and 22nd

The 2017 Family Festival @ the Farm will be held Saturday October 21st and Sunday October 22ndat 18 farms around Frederick County. This free event, hosted by the Frederick County Office of Economic Development, is open to the public and provides the Frederick community and families from across the region an opportunity to learn about the county’s diverse agriculture industry.

The Family Festival@ the Farm provides hands-on activities at farms in the county for families and visitors of all ages. The public will have an opportunity to visit the 18 participating farms on a self-guided tour with activities like picking pumpkins, petting an alpaca, sampling award winning wines, mead, and ciders, enjoying hayrides around the farm, taking beautiful photos of the fall landscape and enjoying all the different amenities on the farm.

Find out more about the participating farms and download a printable map and directions to the farms by going to the Family Festival @ the Farm website at http://www.homegrownfrederick.com/family-festival. The 2017 Homegrown Frederick, a printed guide that includes a map and location of each farm, is available as well at local farms and the Frederick County Visitors Center.

The 18 farms included in this weekend event are: Brookfield Pumpkins, Catoctin Breeze Vineyard, Catoctin Mountain Orchard, Gaver Tree Farm, Glade-Link Farms, LLC, Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch, Linganore Winecellars, Mayne’s Tree Farm, Orchid Cellars Meadery & Winery, Rocky Point Creamery, Scenic View Orchards, Summers Farm, Sycamore Spring Farm, Thanksgiving Farms, Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Whispering Meadows Alpaca Breeders.

For more information, contact the Frederick County Office of Economic Development at 301-600-3037, or visit the website at: www.homegrownfrederick.com/family-festival.

Farm	Pick Your Own ($)	Fall Market ($)	Activities for Families	Activities for 21+ over ($)
Brookfield Pumpkins	Pumpkins, apples		Petting Zoo, corn table, milk a cow, corn maze for a cause ($), face painting ($)
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard			Self-guided vineyard tours	Wine tastings
Catoctin Mountain Orchard	Apples, Flowers	Farm market	Hay ride, kids play area
Distillery Lane Ciderworks	Apples	Farm market	Guided tours at Noon and 4pm	Hard cider tastings
Gaver Farm	Pumpkins, Apples	Farm market	Hayrides, fall fun festival (admission fee $) with corn maze, farm animals, mini mazes, straw activities, jumping pillow, giant slides, corn bins, pedal karts
Glade Link Farms	Pumpkins		Hayrides, face painting, picture taking area, scarecrow making ($), pumpkin decorating
Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch	Pumpkins	Craft attic	Pony rides ($), face painting ($), playground, petting zoo, hayrides, corn maze ($)
Linganore Winecellars			Winery and harvest tours	Wine tastings
Mayne’s Tree Farm	Pumpkins ($)	Ciders and jellies	Corn maze ($), scarecrow making ($), hayrides
Rocky Point Creamery		Fresh made ice cream	Self-guided tours, playground
Scenic View Orchards		Farm market	Tours of apple orchard at 1pm & 3pm
Summers Farm	Pumpkins		Fall fun adventure (admission fee $) with farm wagon rides, slides, two jumping pillows, farm animals, farmer golf, corn maze, face painting, tetherball, straw mountains, pig races, barnyard ball, straw ball challenge and much more
Sycamore Spring Farm		Farm market	Farm tours, education opportunities, learn about sustainable agriculture
Thanksgiving Farms	Vegetables	Farm market	Self-guided tour of farm, Make an apple buddy, guided tour of farm animals, native gardens
Willow Oaks Craft Cider			Orchard walk, feed the cows, apple tasting	Hard cider tastings
Winterbrook Farms	Pumpkins		Fall fun adventure (admission fee $) with Maryland’s largest corn maze, petting zoo, mountain slides, beeline zip lines, pedal cart track, apple cannons
Whispering Meadows Alpaca Breeders		Pumpkins and alpaca products	Visit the alpacas, hay rides, farm tours, 4-H demonstrations, kids corn pit, pumpkin painting ($), creating cards for soldiers

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