Load up the kids and pick a route to visit 32 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 12th annual farm tour includes farms along the Kaw River from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2. The cost is $10 per carload. There will be guided tours of individual farms and wineries, educational displays, farm products for sale and activities for children and families. For more information and tickets, visit Kaw Valley Farm Tour.
All of the farms are located in Kansas. The farms designated with an asterisk* are new on the tour this year.
Ad Astra Alpacas 168 E. 1700 Road, Baldwin City
Amy’s Meats 17967 23rd St., Lawrence
Blossom Trail Bee Ranch 669 E. 2100 Road, Baldwin City
Bluejacket Crossing Winery & Vineyard 1969 N. 1250 Road, Eudora
Coal Creek Farms 1676 N. 1000rd, Lawrence
Country Road Farms * 991 E. 2400 Road, Eudora
Crescent Moon Winery 15930 246th St., Lawrence
Crooked Post Winery 7397 K-92 Hwy., Ozawkie
Davenport Orchards & Winery 1394 E. 1900 Road, Eudora
Fieldstone Orchard Winery 7049 E 149th St., Overbrook
Gieringers Orchard 39675 W. 183rd St., Edgerton
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
The Henrys’ Plant Farm 248 N. 1700 Road, Lecompton
Holyfield Winery 18807 158th St., Basehor
Juniper Hill Farms 1547 N. 2000 Road, Lawrence
KC Wine Co. 13875 Gardner Road, Olathe
Lamborn Farm 25761 151st St., Leavenworth
Manna Meadows 16842 Metro Ave., Bonner Springs
Maries Alpaca Acres 13130 S. Topeka Ave., Carbondale
Next to Nature * 23338 Kissinger Road, Leavenworth
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
Red Tractor Farm 974 E. 850th Road, Lawrence
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
Wohletz Farm Fresh 1831 N. 1100 Road, Lawrence