July 5-31 ~ Photo Contest
Sunflower Cutting July & August 2023
Come find the sunshine with us! July is for Sunflowers & Photo Contests! Cut your own sunflowers are $1/ stem or add on a mini french bucket with 10 cut your own stems for $X.XX. Come experience the glory of the sunshine and fill your spirit and nourish your soul.
Bring your own clippers or purchase some from our Farm Market.
Advice from a sunflower ~ Be outstanding in your field, hold your head high, spread seeds of happiness, feed the birds, think solar, keep on the sunny side, grow up!
Sunflower Photo Contest ~
Submit your perfect pic in our Sunflower Photo Contest! Come frolic in the fields and snap all the amazing moments then submit your top pics. Each category winner receives a Fan of the Farm Season Pass for farm admission for the remainder of the 2023 season ($200 Value) and the Best in Show Prize Winner receives a complimentary 1 weeknight stay for up to 6 guests in our Blue Door Farm Cottage to Experience Bluemont ($525 Value).
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- Portraits ~ Frolic in the Flowers and let your light shine
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- Sunflower Extravaganza ~ capture the glorious blooms up close.
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- Full Glory ~ survey the landscape and all the magic of the field & farm.
Photo Contest 3 Categories:
- Portraits ~ Pose in Blooms and let your light shine
- Sunflower Extravaganza ~ capture the glorious blooms up close
- Full Glory ~ survey the landscape and all the magic of the field & farm. Entries may be taken anywhere at Great Country Farms or Henway Hard Cider
- Check out all the 2022 entries:
Photo Contest Entries
Drumroll Please! Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winners in each Category:
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- by Erin Rudzinski *BEST in SHOW Full Glory Landscapes
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- by Hannah Pforr *BEST in SHOW Portraits
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- by Rina Rosales Montygierd *BEST in SHOW for Sunflower Extravaganza -Blooms up Close
2022 Finalist in each Category ~ Our Apologies~ We had some confusion and have updated the finalists in each category based on public votes via FB as follows:
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- Portraits ~ Pose in Blooms and let your light shine
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- by Natalie Apelquist
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- by Christina Martin
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- by Hannah Pforr *BEST in SHOW Portraits
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- Sunflower Extravaganza ~ capture the glorious blooms up close
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- by Rina Rosales Montygierd *BEST in SHOW for Sunflower Extravaganza -Blooms up Close
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- by Kevin Rudzinski
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- by Maruicio Perez Calvo
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- Full Glory ~ survey the landscape and all the magic of the field & farm.
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- by Maria Dombo
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- by Kevin Rudzinski
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- by Erin Rudzinski *BEST in SHOW Full Glory Landscapes
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- Honorable Mentions ~ noted by our judges
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- by Roxy Holly
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- by Kassidy Mowery
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- by Roxy Holly
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- by Deva Tirupati
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- by Keith Zeier
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- by Sophia Dillenbeck
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- by Maria Dombo
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- Portraits ~ Pose in Blooms and let your light shine
Key 2023 Dates:
- July 5-31 ~ Visit Great Country Farms and take your Sunflower Photos!
- August 1 ~ Submission Deadline Use this Form to Submit your photos.
- August 1-4 ~ Online Community Voting to Determine Finalists
- Top 5 entries selected by the farmhand team will be posted on the Great Country Farms and Henway Hard Cider Facebook & Instagram Pages
- Vote for your favorites with a “like” or “love” on Great Country Farms & Henway Social Media.
- August 7, 2023 ~ Professional Judging of Finalists
- The 3 photos with the most “likes/loves” in each category (combined from Henway & Great Country Farms social media) will move on the final judging by TClem Studios of Winchester to name the category Category Winners and Best in Show.
- August 9, 2023 ~ Winners Announced
- Winners will be notified by email and posted on Great Country Farms Website and Facebook/Instagram pages.
Photo Submission Rules:
- Contest open to photography taken at Great Country Farms July 5-31, 2023 and submitted via this form on our website.
- One submission per person per category. Great Country Farms reserves the right to move a submission to another category that best suits the photo.
- All photos must be family-friendly and submitted via our online form. Submissions via email or social media posting will not be accepted.
- I understand that my photo submissions become the property of Great Country Farms LLC and may be used for marketing purposes.
- Photos with text or logo watermarks, collages or heavily edited images are not permitted.
- Great Country Farms reserves the right to to disqualify any photo submissions that do not meet these guidelines and standards.
Sunflower Contest Photo Submission Form
One Day Only- July 16, 2022
Stroller Strides® by Fit4Mom
Fit 4 Mom Family Stroller Strides Class | Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Rise and Shine! Join Christina Gerberick of Fit4Mom for a Family Stroller Stride class to kick start your Saturday. Family Stroller Strides® class includes cardio movement, strength, and core, as well as elements of fun for stroller-aged kids.
Class is complimentary when you purchase a farm pass for the day. Please add the class when you purchase your ticket for July 16, 2022 so that we can be prepared for you to join the class.
Children 5 and under should remain in the stroller for safety. Children above the age of 5 are invited to walk alongside the stroller.
No equipment needed; stroller aged kids (5 and under) will need to be in a stroller for safety, but older siblings can sit next to the stroller and walk along (they just can’t participate in the class for insurance reasons).
