Enjoying Shaw Farm's Fall Festival 

 

 

 

You may only think of visiting some of our local farms in the fall, but some are open year-round or at least when the weather gets warmer.  I think children really enjoy farm adventures - they get to see up close what a cow, pig, goat or sheep looks like; they can see how food actually comes from crops; and they get to be outdoors. It's a great combination (of course, wear old shoes or boots since you may also find yourself in some mud).


 
 

 

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listing of

Farmers' Markets

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  • Barn 'n' Bunk Farm Market

 

  • Blooms & Berries Probst Farm

  • Bonnybrook Farms

 

  • Gorman Heritage Farm

 

  • Hidden Valley Fruit Farm

 

  • Irons Fruit Farm

 

 

 

  • Schappacher Farms

 

  • Shaw Farms

 

  • Young Jersey Farm

 

  • Sunrock Family Farm



 

  

 

Barn 'n' Bunk Farm Market - www.barnnbunk.com. 3677 Wayne-Madison Road, Trenton (513) 988-9211. Wow, this place has it all - they even have a Sunday Brunch.  We need to get over there to check it out.  They have a gift shop that features items from over 65 local crafters and an ice cream shop. During their fall festival, a straw maze is one of the main attractions at this family-owned farm market off Ohio 73 near Trenton. The market hosts its annual Fall Festival each weekend leading up to Halloween, with specialty crafts, Amish baked goods available. Children's activities include face painting, horse-drawn hayrides and games. Pumpkins are also available for sale.

 

  • Hours: April 1st through December 23rd.
  • Monday through Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Sunday 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Sunday Brunch Buffet 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

 

Blooms and Berries Probst Farm - www.bloomsandberriesfarmmarket.com. 9669 Ohio 48 S, Loveland (513) 697-9173. This is a little gem and is a perfect place to take all ages.  My kids always have a great time during their Fall Festival - they like to run through the hay bale maze (free), put their feet in the big corn seed bin, pick out a pumpkin, slide down the big tube slide and play in the farm themed kid's area.  You can do a hayride (small charge) as well.  It looks they open in April. Don't miss their fall festival, every weekend in October. The farm's market offers hand-dipped caramel apples, fresh pressed local cider, fresh popcorn, and Ohio apples. Take a walk down Scarecrow Alley and pick up some decorations for your yard. Admission  to the farm is FREE.


Bonnybrook Farms - www.BonnybrookFarms.com - 3779 State Route 132, Clarksville, Ohio 45113 (15 minutes southeast of Kings Island). (937-289-2500).  Their Fall Farm Days will be held on Saturday & Sundays (Sept. 25-Oct. 31, 2010) from Noon-5:30pm.  They look like so much fun and best of all they are FREE!  They have lots of free family fun going on with a horseshoe tunnel and slide, friendly petting animals, farmyard play area, hayride to pumpkin patch (additional charge for pumpkin), barnyard hunt, pumpkin hunt, and campfires.  Wow!  For an extra charge, you can do their crazed corn maze, pony rides, giant sling shots, fish feeding, pumpkin painting and go on a scenic hayride. They have a country store with some yummy treats as well. New for the Fall is going to be Clodhopper golf.


Gorman Heritage Farm - www.gormanfarm.org. 10052 Reading Road Evendale, Ohio 45241 (513-563-6663). This is a wonderful educational farm.  It has 120 acres and offers many programs and events throughout the year to learn more about farm life and animals on the farm. Since this is a working farm, they have farm fresh produce, honey, eggs and meat for sale. 

 

  • March through December - Wed-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sunday: Noon-5pm.
  • Admission: Adults - $5.00, Children (ages 3-17) - $3.00, Members ? Free admission to the farm, and to all special events.

 

Hidden Valley Fruit Farm - www.hiddenvalleyfruitfarm.com. 5474 N. Ohio 48, Lebanon. (513) 932-1869. They have a market and bakery on site and they have farm animals you can check out. For their fall festival, they offer a four-acre kid's maze, hayrides and pumpkins.

 

  • HOURS
    Monday - Friday   9 am - 6 pm
    Saturday 9 am - 7 pm
    Sunday   11 am - 6 pm
    Open everyday until December 31st! Then January - February hours are Saturday and Sunday 11 am - 5 pm


Irons Fruit Farm - www.ironsfruitfarm.com. 1640Stubbs Mill Road, Lebanon (513) 932-2853
Open daily through Oct. 31: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. They have farm animals, bakery items, fresh fruit (in season) and they also offer orchard tours for groups of 12 or more.  During their fall festival time, pumpkin hayrides are available every weekend in October. There is a corn maze and other activities include donkey rides, local craft displays and pioneer re-enactments.

Hours:

  • June through October
  • Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm
  • Sunday 12 - 5pm
  • November through February - close at 5pm
  • Closed on Monday's in January and February
  • March through May - closed for the season

 

Niederman Family Farm - www.gregorycreekinn.com. 5110 Lesourdsville-West Chester Road, Hamilton (513) 779-6184). I just found this wonderful farm over the holidays - I wish it were Christmas so you could check out the most awesome light display I've ever seen (and it's FREE).  It is a biblical display and it is unbelievable - you drive up to the farm and you go through a light tunnel (you even turn off your car lights for the effect) then, you get out and start walking along this huge path that makes a giant U - it is actually quite a walk but it's filled with beautiful lights and displays. After the amazing journey, you can head to their beautiful barn for free hot chocolate and cookies.  I know you'll want to make a donation after you've seen all that they offer.  Then they have the cutest little barns (very well kept) where your kids can see some farm animals up close.  It is an amazing place. 


It looks like they also have a Fall Harvest Moon festival that we'll need to check out this year which opens in the Fall and includes a 14-acre corn maze, hayride, pumpkins, play area, and farm animals. Admission is charged for the corn maze and for the hayride, with children 5 and under free.

 

 

    K & S at Keepin-It Country Farm Festival

     

     

    Schappacher Farm - 3829 South US Route 42, Mason, OH. Phone: 513-398-0904.  I love this farm especially in the Fall.  If your kids are in the Mason school district, they've probably been here on a field trip.  I think it's great.  It's on a smaller scale so it's easy to walk around.  They have goats, horses, donkeys and cows to see.  During their fall festival, they have a corn maze, and you can take a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin.  There is a small little store where they sell pumpkins, apple cider and some treats.  Open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

     

    Shaw Farms - www.shawfarms.com.  1737 Ohio 131, Milford (513-575-2022).  This is one of our favorite places and it's an annual tradition in our family to go in the Fall since they have the cutest handmade displays featuring pumpkin characters and they also have hayrides,  and play bluegrass music on the weekends.  There's hands-on entertainment for children, including Aladdin's Castle, a Cinderella coach, face painting and an interactive playground. Tractor-drawn and horse-drawn hayrides are available on the weekends. There's hands-on entertainment for children, including Aladdin's Castle, a Cinderella coach, face painting and an interactive playground. Tractor-drawn and horse-drawn hayrides are available on the weekends. Scheduled field trips are also available. The best thing is that it's FREE (except for the hayrides). Their hayrides are well worth it - they have horse-drawn as well as wagon and it is a nice long enjoyable ride!

     

    • Hours: July-Sept, Mon-Sun, 9:00am-6:00pm, October, Mon-Sun, 9:00am-7:00pm.

     

    Educational Tours are available by reservation during the Fall:

    "The Little Red Barn is a facility for children under the age of 5. The presentation includes a hunt for buried treasure in a corn or soybean bin (the treasures are things we have grown on the farm and those things made out of what we grow). An example would be butternut baby food comes from butternut squash, pumpkin in a can, a bottle of corn oil, or a can of soymilk. We also have a seed sort and photos of pumpkin planting with a demonstration.  " (per Shaw's website)

     

     

    FARMS FARTHER AWAY THAT MIGHT

    BE WORTH THE DRIVE 

     

     

     

    Young's Jersey Dairy Farm - www.youngsdairy.com.  6880 Springfield-Xenia Road, Yellow Springs (937) 325-0629. I've wanted to visit this farm ever since I read an article about it but we just haven't got there.  There website makes it look like such a fun place.  They have a petting zoo, mini-golf called Udders & Pudders, an ice cream shop, a new ride call moovers & shakers (like a mini train), the Golden Jersey Inn where you can get down home cooked food, so much more.  They have an annual fall festival but it looks like they have programs and things do throughout the year! They are open every day but Christmas Day and some of their things to do are seasonal so make sure you check out their website for more information.

     

    Sunrock Family Farm - www.sunrockfarm.org. 103 Gibson Lane, Wilder KY. 41076 (859-781-5502). I've also read about Sunrock and have seen some of their animals at local events but we haven't made it to KY to check it out yet.  They are an educational farm and they offer a lot of programs so check out their website but one thing that caught my eye was their "Family Tour".



     

    Farmers' Markets


    What can be better than some home grown fruits and vegetables?  The summer is prime-time to enjoy all that our local farmers have to offer.  Let's show them our support!  Yum Yum!


    Note:  Many Farmers' Markets end their season at the end of October so double check if they are still operating before going.



     


    • Campbell County Farmers' Market - 859-572-2600
      • Alexandria KY - 7634 Alexandria Pike, Southern Lanes - Friday - 3-6pm
      • Highland Heights (corner of Lakeside Terrace & Martha Layne Collins Blvd.) - Sat-Sun, 10am-3pm
      • Newport, KY - 709 Monmouth St., Newport - Sat., 9am-Noon.

    • College Hill Presbyterian Church - Thursdays, 3-6pm - 5742 Hamilton Ave. 513-542-0007

    • Deerfield Township Farmers' Market - Every Sat. from 9am-Noon.  3292 Montgomery Rd (south of Columbia Rd.).  For more info call 937-289-3151.

    • Dixie Farmers Market - Thursdays, 2-6pm - 115 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, KY. 859-342-7911.


    • Foster's Farm Market -  Open year round - fresh produce, flowers, local jams & honey and more. 1295 U.S. 22 &3, Maineville (513) 459-9663.


    • Landen/Deerfield Farmers' Market - Saturdays, 9am-Noon - 3292 Montgomery Road. 937-289-3151.

    • Mason's Farmers Market - Every Sat. from 8-12 at the Mason Middle School (corner of Mason-Montgomery Rd. and Tylersville Rd).

    • Lebanon's Farmers Market - Every Thursday from Noon to 6pm through Oct. 22.  Main St. Parking Lot (Main & Sycamore Streets, Lebanon, Ohio). 513-932-3060.



    • Whole Foods Farmers' Market - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays through September. 5805 Deerfield Blvd. 513-398-9350.

     





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