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Yes, we love dogs! (Check out our Dog Picnic Area.) But we want everyone to be comfortable, so please keep them on a leash.  Be sure your dog is ok with crowds and children if you’re coming on a festival day. Also, please clean up after your pet in all areas of the farm.

Yes, there’s an admission fee for U-Pick. Here’s why:

• Most people want to spend time visiting the animals, playing Cow Pie Putt Putt, or enjoying other attractions, which are included in your admission fee.
• We are a destination for family fun on the farm and encourage all our guests to plan on a few hours to enjoy our 12 acre play area and create lifetime memories.  We do understand that some guests prefer to only pick fruit and are happy to direct you to another farm with picking only options so you can still shop local and support local farms.

Admission is less than the cost of a movie ticket, and you get a whole day of fun! But if you don’t have time to make a day of it, you can get the same fresh produce and other goodies at the Farm Market without paying admission.

Yes. We do ask that you take the wagon ride to the U-Pick fields so we know how many people are in the fields and can bring people out in case of bad weather. 

Plus, your wagon drivers know many fascinating facts about the farm and can direct you to the best places to U-pick.

We run wagon rides regularly, but times vary throughout the season depending on the number of guests. If you want to know exact times, please check in the Farm Market upon your arrival and we’ll let you know the schedule.

No. We have re-usable containers you can use for U-Pick. However, if you have a favorite ͞picking bucket, bring it along!

Just make sure you have your containers weighed when you first pay admission, so we can deduct the weight from the final purchase cost.

We encourage you to bring a cooler to protect the freshness of your produce.

We’re not certified organic, but we do grow many crops without synthetic chemicals. We minimize any use of chemicals with sustainable growing practices, such as plasticulture, companion planting, shade planting, crop rotation, cover crop plantings, and lots of hand weeding.

(By the way, if you want to learn more about these techniques, come and ask us. We love to talk about our farming innovations!)

• We do not apply glyphosate in any of our veggie fields.
• We use an Integrated Pest Management program (IPM) in our orchards and fields. We constantly scan the crops for signs of pest damage and treat only when a crop is threatened. Most veggies are pesticide free and our orchard fruits are generally treated in bud and as needed to ensure yields and quality.
• The CSA garden is free of synthetic fertilizers and herbicides. It’s treated only when pest pressure arises.