Fall Open House: 2008

Our fall open house is great fun for the whole family.  This year (2008) it will be held on Sunday, October 19th from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m.  We offer activities for all ages including a hay ride, pumpkins, sheep & alpaca viewing, scavenger hunt, kite flying (b.y.o.k.), cookie painting and of course the

  12th Annual Apple Pie Contest.  

Hop on the back of the wagon for a tractor hayride around the farm to the back field with stops to see the compost pile and to feed the cows. 

Sign up to be a judge in the apple pie contest.  Its a tough job, but somebody has to do it.  Of course we have apples for snacks and for sale, as well as plenty of fall mums, corn stalks and pumpkins on display.  

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Spring Open House:

Our spring open house will be held on Sunday, May 23rd, 2004 from 11am until 3 p.m.  Stop by anytime for a look at our "back forty".  We grow our spring bedding plants and containers in 12 greenhouses located down the driveway from the farmstand.  These are not visible from the road, and we always hear someone exclaim as they walk past the tractor sheds and look out into the fields "I didn't know this was all back here!". 

Spend your afternoon browsing through our production greenhouses full of unique annuals and hanging baskets.  Ask us your gardening questions, suggest new plants you would like to see us grow, stop and smell the roses.  

Guided tours will commence at noon and on the hour thereafter.  We will discuss our growing methods, our use of organic practices in our IPM program, what we do about pests and diseases, how we water all those plants, and much more.   

Hope to see you there.  

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Summer Open House:

The Spring Ledge summer open house will be on Tuesday July 15th, 2008 from 5:30-7 p.m.  Our tour for the summer open house includes loads of information on vegetable gardening as our fields are just filling out with the first crops of the season.  

Learn how we grow rows upon rows of peas, start early baby potatoes, use mulch and drip tubes and how we manage to weed all those acres.  We show off our tractors and implements, including our cultivating equipment, roto-tillers, plows, discs and harrows.  

Our tomato greenhouses will be another featured attraction.  There is always a flurry of questions about how to grow the best tomatoes in your own home garden.  We try to provide some helpful hints about tomato culture and show off some of our own plants and fruit.  

The ornamental greenhouses are still full with bedding plants, mums and hangers.  The cut flower garden will be planted and the corn maze will be taking shape.  

Refreshments usually include juices, cheeses, our own fresh tomatoes and basil and the first of the radishes.  If we have a very warm spring, there may even be a fresh strawberry or two for the tasting.  

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