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Farm Trail Day
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Saturday, September 23, 2023,
10:00 AM -
4:00 PM
Let's Explore Farms in Steuben County!
September 23, 2023
All Farms Open at 10am
The public and families are invited to visit Steuben farms on September 23, 2023 for a look at agriculture in our county. There will be Wagon rides, Demos, Crafts, Animals to pet, Products for purchase...and more. Please wear appropriate footwear for a farm, money to purchase goods and for some excursions if you please, and a cooler bag in case you purchase farm foods. Below you will find information on what each farm will be providing along with any costs associated with that farm.
Crooked Line Apple Orchard
7780 Cold Springs Rd, Bath, NY 14810
Open 10am – 4pm
No Entry Cost
Bathroom Facility Available
Education/Activities
- Demo of a 200 year old cider press
- Hayride
- Purchase apples to feed cows
- 4-H Petting Zoo
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Lowery Family Farms
8295 NY-415, Campbell, NY 14879
Open 10am – 6pm
No Entry Cost
Bathroom Facility Not Available
Education/Activities
- Livestock Education
- Fall Games
Farm Store
- Produce
- Pumpkins, Mums
- Fall Decor
- Beef, Pork, Poultry
- Jarred Goods, Baked Goods
- Raw Honey
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Mud Creek Bison Ranch
6130 Robie Rd., Savona, NY 14879
Open 10am – 9pm
See Costs Associated Below
Bathroom Facility Available
Education/Tours
- Self guided driving tours with radio commentary - $5 per person, kids 5 and under are free
- Pioneer wagon rides - $10 per person, kids 12 and under are $5
- Bag of apples to feed to the bison - $5
- Touch and feel bison hair, horn caps, etc.
Activities
Food
- Full menu restaurant
- Beer/wine/spirits,
- Ice cream
Full Gift Shop
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Stewart’s Family Farm
6443-6445 Stephens Gulch Rd, Hornell, NY 14843
Open 10am – 8pm
No Cost for Entry - Items can be purchased from Farm Store
Bathroom Facility Available
Education/Activities:
- Learn the process of making maple syrup
- 10 am - 12pm Milk a goat by hand
- 1 pm Sheep Shearing Demonstration
- See if you can guess the difference between cow milk and goat milk
Farm Store - Open from 10-8 pm
- Cow/Goat Milk
- Cheese, Ice Cream, Butter
- Bulk
- Beef, Lamb, Pork
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ZiegenVine Homestead, LLC
8469 Oak Hill Road, Savona, NY 14879
Open 10am - 6 pm
No Cost for Entry - Items can be purchased from Farm Store
Bathroom Facility Available
Education/Activities:
Visitors are welcome to meet the animals on the Homestead: including goats, cows, chickens, ducks & turkeys
- Explore the walking trails
- Learn about Farm stays on the property
- 11 am Saw Mill Demo-turning trees into lumber
- 1 pm Goat Milk Soap Making Demonstration
- 2:30 pm Saw Mill Demonstration - milling lumber
- 3 pm Water Bath Canning Demonstration
Farm Store - Open from 10-6 pm
- Goat Milk soap
- Honey made from bees in Homestead
- Maple Syrup made from Trees on property
- Whole Turkeys and broiler chickens
Additional Farms on property for Farm Trail Day
Mountain Rose Farm (Savona, NY) - A 90 acre farm open May to November
- providing horse rides for a fee and an age limit will apply.
- Learn more about Emily and Rachel and their farm
- Trail rides on their 90 acre farm
- Farm stays in their AirBNB
2nd Bite Farm(Bath, NY) - A pasture based farm
- Learn about how they raise their non- gmo chickens for meat and eggs
- Chicken, eggs and breads for sale
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Hemlock Ridge Farm
8690 Hemlock Rd, Avoca, NY 14830
Open 10am – 4pm
No Entry Cost- - Items can be purchased from Farm Store
Bathroom Facility Available
Education/Activities:
- Tour a One Room Schoolhouse - Wheeler Historical Society and the Steuben County Historical Society school house committee will be on site with The Schoolhouse Traveling Exhibit
- Photo opportunity with period clothing
- No Sew rag doll, tin punch ornaments
Farm Store Products
- Pumpkins, gourds and squashes
- Organic bulk food items
- Maple Syrup and buckwheat pancake mix
- Organic-raised Beef & Chicken
- Snacks
- Handmade crochet hair scrunchies
Food for Purchase
- Hotdogs, chips and soda
- Mulled hot cider and apple cider doughnuts
Organic Valley Exhibit, coupons and hot coffee with Organic Valley half and half and creamer
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Autumn Mist Alpaca Farm
11579 Wessie Rd, Prattsburgh, NY 14873
Open 10am – 6pm
$10 per person Over 2
Bathroom Facility Available
Education/Activities: ($10 per person covers everything but gift shop)
- Learn all about Alpaca’s
- Tour the fiber mill
- Petting Zoo
- Playground
- Farm Store - Open from 10-6 pm
- Gifts ranging from $3-$300
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Bluebird Trail Farm
951 Harris Rd, Corning, NY 14830
Open 10am – 5pm
$5 Entrance Fee
Education/Activities:
- 10:15am & 12:15pm Guided nature with Monika & Robin (big pond pavilion) - Learn about our NY plants, birds and wildlife with our naturalists
- Honey Bee Education (apiary by the bridge) - Enjoy our honeybee display, visit the bees hard at work and talk to the beekeeper...sample a little fresh honey
- Fall Nature Crafts (big pond picnic tables) - Make a pretty fall nature craft to take home
- Farm Animal visits - Meet our friendly miniature horses and donkeys as well as sheep, goats, bunnies, and chickens...pet some and feed them with the help of our animal staff
- Pumpkin Hunt (farm) - As you visit the farm, can you spot 25 pumpkins? If you do visit the farm store when you leave for a prize!
- Cider Making (upper garden area) - Learn how to make apple cider the old-fashioned way. Take a jar home with you today!
- Baby Chick Hatch - Stop by the chicken house and see the eggs hatching in the incubator and learn about the life cycle of the chicken!
- It is advised that children under 5 not hold baby chicks, and any child older should wash their hands immediately after.
Farm Store - Open from 10-5 pm
- Honey
- Eggs
- Soap
- Yarn
- Other gift shop items
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Evermore Farms, LLC
8475 Morgan Creek Rd., Lindley, NY 14858
Open 10am – Sunset(hiking trail opens at 8am)
$8/person or $40/vehicle (discount passport price for Steuben County tour)
Free-bottle of water, hot dog and s’more to roast yourself at campfire
Bathroom Facilities Available
Education:
- Hayrides
- 15-minute kiddie ride.Times:10:15am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm
- 5pm Animal Pasture Move - Take a wagon ride and watch over 450 animals move to new pasture
- 1-hour Farm Tour ride.Times:11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm
- See over 450 animals grazing
- 60-acre sylvo-pasture
- Where we make biochar
- Documentary
- Recommended to watch before Farm Tour hay ride
- Watch a 15-minute video presentation in the barn loft about life at Evermore Farms and our philosophy and practices of farming in nature’s image.See pictures and video footage of animals grazing, people and animals working together, the beauty and symbiosis of sylvo-pasture, and the making of biochar.Available anytime during open hours; presented on a continuous loop schedule.
- Story Time
- Anne will host kiddos under an apple tree by the petting zoo as she reads oldies but goodies like The Poky Little Puppy, The Biggest Bear, and Peter Rabbit.
- 15-20 minutes between kiddie hay wagon rides and farm tour rides.
- Petting Zoo
- Visitors are welcome to meet our little guys and not so little ruminants who will be hard to leave:
- Dwarf Nigerian goats – super cute and up to tricks
- bottle-fed lambs – Brownie will train you to pet his head
- baby chicks nestled in their brooder
- our mama sow with new piglets! – all scurrying for their spot in the milking row
- peacefully grazing milk cow, Amber, and miniature horse, Thunder
Activities:
- Picnic area – gorgeous hilltop view, tables, grills, campfire, sports options
- Walking path (< 1 mile) & hiking trail (3 miles with option of shorter loop)
- Gift shop
- Grass maze
- Sylvo-pasture picnic sites
- Photo op area
Last updated September 18, 2023