Load up the kids and pick a route to visit 34 farms on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour this weekend. Visitors will meet local farmers and see how everything from alpacas to zucchini is raised and grown.
The 13th annual farm tour includes farms along the Kaw River from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 7 and Noon – 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 8. Tickets are $10 per carload and are good for both days. There will be guided tours of individual farms and wineries, breakfast on a farm, local artisans, nurseries and greenhouses, pumpkin patches, educational displays, farm products for sale and activities for children and families. For more information and tickets, visit Kaw Valley Farm Tour.
New this year is a farm-to-table dinner hosted by Clearfield Farmhaus in Eudora, KS beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 8. Dinner will be prepared with local farm ingredients by TK Peterson of Merchants Pub and Plate. Tickets are $60 each and must be purchased in advance at Kaw Valley Farm Tour.
All of the farms are located in Kansas. The tour is sponsored by K-State Research and Extension in Lawrence, KS.
Farms north of the Kansas River:
Amy’s Meats, 17967 23rd St., Lawrence
Crescent Moon Winery, 15930 246th St., Lawrence
Happy Apple’s Farm, 17524 178th St., Tonganoxie
Holy-Field Winery, 18807 158th St., Basehor
Juniper Hill Farms, 1547 N. 2000 Road, Lawrence
Lamborn Farm, 25761 151st St., Leavenworth
Manna Meadows, 16842 Metro Ave., Bonner Springs
MJ Ranch, 3105 Wild Horse Road, Lawrence
Next to Nature, 23338 Kissinger Road, Leavenworth
Rowe Ridge Winery, 11255 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City
Farms south of the Kansas River:
Ad Astra Alpacas, 168 E. 1700 Road, Baldwin City
Berry Hill UPick, 5950 SE Croco Rd, Berryton
Blossom Trail Bee Ranch, 669 E. 2100 Road, Baldwin City
Bluejacket Crossing Winery & Vineyard, 1969 N. 1250 Road, Eudora
Clearfield Farmhouse, 2222 North 600rd, Eudora
Coal Creek Farms, 1676 N. 1000 Road, Lawrence
Country Road Farms, 991 E. 2400rd, Eudora
Dancing Cow Farm, 36 East 2200rd, Wellsville
Davenport Orchards & Winery, 1394 E. 1900 Road, Eudora
Glaciers Edge Winery, 1636 SE 85th St., Wakarusa
Happy Valley Farm, 29080 W. 95th St., DeSoto
Haven Pointe Winery, 961 East 1600 Road, Baldwin City
Limestone Gardens, 6935 E 165th, Overbrook
Maries Alpaca Acres, 13130 S. Topeka Ave., Carbondale
Oz Highland Cattle Farm, 9839 SW 89th, Auburn
Pendletons Country Market, 1446 E. 1850 Road, Lawrence
Prairie City Mini’s/ Crist Restoration, 92 E. 1600 Road, Baldwin City
R and R Funny Farms, 9245 SW 89th, Auburn
Rowe Ridge Winery and Vineyard, 11255 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City
Shooting Star Equine, 10527 SW Indian Hills, Wakarusa
Vertacnik Orchard, 1403 E. 1850 Road, Lawrence
Vesecky Family Farms, 1814 N. 600 Road, Baldwin City
Washington Creek Lavender, 858 E. 800 Road, Lawrence
Whitetail Run Winery &Vineyard, 2327 N. 400 Road, Edgerton