Today’s Farm News

Thursday, OCTOBER 9 ~

Weather is one of our greatest challenges and we have a lot of weather coming through here the next few days….

• The first freeze of the season is expected on Thursday night / Friday morning. This will impact both days.
  • Thursday 10/9:
    • PYO Flowers and Pumpkins will be open from 11am-2pm, when both fields will CLOSE. We have work to do in both fields to protect the crops from freezing.
    • PYO Apples will be open 12pm-4pm.
    • Farmstand will be open 10am-5pm.
  • To protect the Apples and Flowers, Farmer Mark will be irrigating the crops throughout the night to protect them.
  • Friday, 10/10:
    • Farmstand Delayed Opening 12pm-5pm. It will take several hours after sunrise for all the ice to melt and for us to assess the crops.
    • Pick Your Own Hours will be posted on Friday morning.

We are at the peak of the APPLE & PUMPKIN PICKING SEASON! We will have excellent picking this week and we will be open, weather permitting, on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday October 13 (closed on Tuesday, October 14 for cleaning).  We expect our last day of the season will be Sunday, October 26.

Here is our schedule for the coming week, weather & crop permitting.  Always verify the hours and availability are posted the night before.  And please leave your pets at home ~ only service dogs are permitted on the farm. Thank you for your interest in Parlee Farms!

PICK YOUR OWN APPLES: 

• Hours (weather & crop permitting):
  • Thursday 10/9: 12pm-4pm (later opening is due to school tours on the farm in the morning)
  • Friday 10/10: 12pm-4pm
  • Saturday 10/11 -Monday 10/13: 10am-4pm 
  • Tuesday 10/14: The Entire Farm is Closed for Cleaning
• Hayrides:
  • Saturday, Sunday, and Columbus Day Monday: 10am-4pm for $2 per apple picker
• Always check here before visiting to confirm picking hours and varieties available.
• See below for pyo pricing and more information.

 

THE PUMPKIN PATCH:

• Hours (weather & crop permitting):
  • Thursday 10/9: 11am-2pm close time (later opening is due to school tours on the farm in the morning and frost protection work starts at 2pm)
  • Friday 10/10: 12pm-4pm
  • Saturday 10/11 – Monday 10/13: 10am-4pm (last entrance, patch closes at 4:30pm)
  • Tuesday 10/14: The Entire Farm is Closed for Cleaning

• We grow over  40,000 pumpkins in all different sizes, colors, and shapes and bring them to our Pumpkin Patch.  We know you will find the perfect pumpkins for your home here!

CUT YOUR OWN FLOWERS: 

• Hours (weather & crop permitting):
  • Thursday 10/9: 11am-2pm close time  (later opening is due to school tours on the farm in the morning and frost protection work starts at 2pm)
  • Friday 10/10: 12pm-4pm, assuming the flowers made it through the freeze.
  • Saturday 10/11 -Monday 10/13: 10am-4pm assuming the flowers made it through the freeze.
  • Tuesday 10/14: The Entire Farm is Closed for Cleaning
• The Flower Garden Looks SPECTACULAR with Zinnias, Dahlias, Gladiolus, and over 20 different fillers and  The Sunflower Garden is BLOOMING!
• Interested in scheduling a PHOTO SESSION in our Flower Garden?  Please review our PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES and Contact Us to reserve a time slot.
• See below for pyo pricing and more information

 

FARMSTAND (Wednesday 10/8 12pm-5pm, Thursday 10/9 10am-5pm, Friday 10/10 12pm-5pm, Saturday-Monday 10am-5pm):  We offer  have our own Apples including Honeycrisp, Macoun & more, Non-GMO Corn (very limited on Wednesday), Apple Cider Donuts (on Wednesday, only two for one day old available), farm made Bakery Items, and more!  Please bring your reusable bags to take home your Farmstand purchases.  Reusable bags are available for purchase at the farm for $0.10.

MARY’S COUNTRY KITCHEN (Wednesday 10/8 12pm-4:30pm, Thursday 10/9 10am-4:30pm, Friday 10/10 12pm-4:30pm, Saturday-Monday 10am-4:30pm): offering our farm made Warm APPLE CRISP, Ice Cream, Frozen Drinks, and more!  The LUNCH BOX at MARY’S COUNTRY KITCHEN is open FRIDAYS 11am-2pm.

ANNIE’S ANIMAL BARNS and THE SANDBOX (Wednesday 10/8 12pm-5pm, Thursday 10/9 10am-5pm, Friday 10/10 12pm-5pm, Saturday-Monday 10am-5pm):  you can visit and feed our goats (including 33 baby goats), sheep and chickens.  The feeding machines take quarters.  The Sandbox is over 2,400 feet of fun! Please do not bring food from home to feed the animals.

THE LUNCH BOX (Saturday, Sunday & Monday Columbus Day 11am-3pm): Burgers, Pulled Pork, Chicken Nuggets and more!  HARD CIDER & LOCAL BEER available for 21+.

ROASTED CORN (Saturday, Sunday & Monday Columbus Day 11am-4pm): our sweet, tender Non-GMO Corn is roasted to perfection and if requested, dipped into melted butter!

A few reminders when visiting the farm:

• Please remember to leave your pets at home – only Service Animals are permitted on the farm.
• The picnic area is reserved for our guests to enjoy food purchases from the farm.  No outside food is allowed.
• No additional bags, backpacks, or containers permitted in the orchard (excludes small diaper bags).  Please reduce what personal items you need in the orchard to just the essentials.
• Thank you for you patronage and we look forward to seeing you at the farm soon!

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