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Never been to a
Fall farm festival, like an apple festival, apple pick-your-own farm or pumpkin
festival?
Thinking of going, but
you'd like a better idea of what it's like before you go? Well, here's the
page for you!
Fall farm festivals are fun for families and couples! depending upon the
farms spe
cialty,
they can include any or all of the following:
- pick your own apples
- pumpkin patch
- corn mazes
- haybale mazes
- hay rides
- wagon rides
- pony rides
- exhibitions of apple butter making
- apple cider pressing
- farm animal petting zoo
- pig races (I kid you not)
- corn cannons
- face painting
- concessions with fresh homemade apple pies, hot dogs, burgers, bbq, ice cream, cotton candy
Pick
Your Own Apples
Get exactly the apples your want, right off the tree! And the trees are low to the ground; it's easy! Just like... well, picking an apple off a tree! To find a PYO apple orchard, visit my other website, www.pickyourown.org
Corn Maze
Here's
a corn maze. You'll
notice that the rows of corn between the paths are about 10 feet thick, so you
can't see or make your way except by the paths. For more information,
see this page!
Corn
cannons
An air-pressure driven cannon that fires ears of corn. Who thought this up? Aim it at the target's and fire away. A working knowledge of physics or having served time in the artillery helps.
Kid's Stuff
For
the small children, there are cut-outs to pose in for photos (On the right,
that's "Uncle Shuck" of the maze of the same name,
and myself (Blake), on the left.)
Pig
Races
Arnold Ziffle lives! (although I think Fred Ziffle bought the farm some years ago...) You didn't believe me when I said there were pig races, did you. The photos don't lie. It is just too funny. Ya gotta see it.
What more can I say?
And of course, they usually have pumpkins for sale, too!
Tips for a more fun visit!
Most
farms don't charge for entry, unless they have a lot of free entertainment once
you are in.
PYO apple prices are usually less than prepicked.
Sometimes there are fees for particular events, but hayrides are usually free, too.
You may want to bring your own drinks, water bottle and snacks to cut costs.
In many places, the temperature can drop quickly in the late afternoon and after dark, so be sure to bring appropriate clothing. It could be hilly and if it has rained, muddy, so where old trainers or hiking boots, but not your new gym Air-Jordan Nikes. Speaking of rain, if it looks like it might, bring a rain jacket and /or umbrella! That paths are usually very wide, so that an umbrella is not a problem.
I haven't experienced many bugs (e.g., mosquitoes) at all at a Fall farm festival, but if your area is some place like the upper midwest, where mosquitoes reach the size of small aircraft, or New England, which has biting flies that have piranha teeth, you may want to bring some Deet repellent, like "Off Deep Woods" (use at least 15% Deet by concentration for maximum effectiveness).
In the car, have a spare t-shirt, some baby wipes or towels to clean up if it has rained recently, so you don't muck up the car and have a dry, unsweaty top for the ride home.
I hope this helps! Whether you go with your significant other, family or a group, it's a blast!
We have loads of other, related resources here, too.
- What is the history of Halloween?
- Halloween around the world
- How to choose a pumpkin
- How to EASILY carve a beautiful Jack-O-Lantern, fully illustrated!
- How to make a pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin (it's easy!)
- History of the Jack-o-Lantern
- Tips for a safe and fun Halloween
- Halloween clip art
- Pumpkin Facts and What to do with the pumpkin after Halloween.
- Halloween links to Halloween web sites
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