Harvest Fests & Farm Tours

Ongoing - "Farm Tots" at South 47 Farm, 15410 NE 124th St (Corner Woodinville-Redmond Rd.) Redmond, 425-753-0756 (ask for Cindy), Wed, Thurs, & Fri, 10:30-11:30 am. Each class includes a wagon ride, art or nature activity, and a chance to pick a child-sized portion of one of our seasonal U-pick crops. Every week is a new theme--bugs, flowers, seeds, worms, bees, herbs, etc. You'll want to come every week! No pre-registration required. Ages 5 and under, $6 per child per class. South47farm.com

September 8th, 2007 - Seattle Tilth Harvest Festival, behind the Good Shepard Center at 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Meridian Park in the Wallingford Neighborhood, 10 am to 4 pm. Celebrate Northwest local food systems and kick off Tilth's 30th annaversary. The 2007 fair includes Seattle's original organic Farmers' Market, a live music jamboree, family activities, urban goats, and more! Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair Website

September 8th, 2007 - Bellingham Salmon & Corn Festival, downtown Bellingham, at the Depot Market Square on Railroad at Chestnut, 10 am to 3 pm. Fresh salmon and corn on the cob. Bumper crop predicted! Bellinghamfarmers.org

September 22nd, 2007 - Harvest Celebration Farm Tour, King County Farms - click for list, 10 am to 4:30 pm. Farms from around King County invite you to come and get a taste of farm life! It's a day of fun and agricultural learning for children and adults! Last year, over 8,000 tour participants talked to farmers and walked their fields, enjoyed family hay rides, ran through corn mazes and ate produce fresh off the field! Harvest Celebration Website

October 6th and 7th, 2007 - Issaquah Salmon Days, Click for Festival Parking and Location, 10 am to 6pm. Huge annual salmon festival featuring parade, kids field of fun, live entertainment, salmon spawning, and more. salmondays.org

October 6th and 7th, 2007 - "Pumpkin Celebration" - South 47 Farm, 15410 NE 124th St (Corner Woodinville-Redmond Rd.) Redmond, 425-869-9777, 11 am to 3 pm. Hayrides ($1 per person), storytelling, live music, and kettle corn.

October 13th - Bellingham Farmers Market Harvest Festival, downtown Bellingham, at the Depot Market Square on Railroad at Chestnut, 10 am to 3 pm. Local produce is glorious in the fall; come see the colorful displays. Bellinghamfarmers.org

October 19th to 20th - Lynden Harvest Festival, multiple locations throughout the city of Lynden. Farm fun, craft fairs, corn mazes, hay rides, live music and more. Lynden.org

Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes

August 25th to October 31st, 2007 (August 13th for Sweet Corn)- Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm, 10917 Elliot Rd, Snohomish, WA, 1-866-bobscorn, 10 am to 7 pm daily (Hayrides October weekends only). 10-acre corn maze in the shape of a farm. Family friendly and safe for all ages, no ghosts or goblins. Night maze and bonfire also with reservation for groups of 10 or more. Grab and go pumpkin patch and larger leisurely pumpkin patch. "Trike Track" with different sized trikes and bikes for tots to school-aged kids. Bobscorn.net

September 12th to October 31st - South 47 Farm, 15410 NE 124th St (Corner Woodinville-Redmond Rd.) Redmond, 425-869-9777 Corn Maze opens Wednesday Sept. 12, Pumpkin patch opens Wednesday October 2nd, hours are Wednesday - Sunday 10 am to 5:30 pm, through the end of October. Animal area, pumpkin patch, corn maze, farm stand, and more. "For small children we also have a free 'bean pole maze.' (Admission charged for corn maze.) Our Jack O'Lantern carving pumpkins are priced by size, from $1 to $16, with a few larger ones priced accordingly. We also sell the cute, little mini pumpkins and gourds, 2/$1. We have additional varieties of decorative pumpkins, that are also great for baking, priced by the pound." South47farm.com

September 30th to October 29th, 2007 - Remlinger Farms, 32610 NE 32nd Street, Carnation, WA, 425) 333-4135 or (425) 451-8740, Weekends 10 am to 6 pm. Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival - U-Pick pumpkins, farm market, and wagon ride. Also a Toddlers or Special Needs Harvest Tour on October 15th, 22nd or 29th, contact the office directly at 425-333-4135 x250 or via e-mail at info@remlingerfarms.com. Remlingerfarms.com

October 1st to 31st, 2007 - Carleton Farm, 830 Sunnyside Blvd SE, Everett, WA, 425-334-2297, 9 am to dusk (pumpkins) 10 am to dusk (corn maze). Free hayrides on weekends. Pumpkin cannon, thousands of pumpkins, 3+ acre corn maze. Carletonfarm.com

October 1st to 31st, 2007 - Carpinito Brothers Farm, 1148 North Central, Kent, WA, 253-854-5692, closes at dusk. U-Pick pumpkin patch and corn maze.

October 1st to 31st, 2007 - Craven Farm, 13817 Short School Road, Snohomish, WA 98290, (360)568-2601, Daily 9:30 am to 6 pm. Children's storytime Tours are available weekdays only and require reservations. 10 acres of pumpkins, 15 acre corn maze, pumpkin slinger, baby farm animals, children's storytime tour (by appointment), harvest market, make a scarecrow, and more. Cravenfarm.com

October 1st to 31st, 2007 - Stocker Farms, 8705 Marsh Rd, Snohomish, WA, (360) 568-7391, Pumpkin Patch 10 am to 4pm, Corn Maze hours vary. Boeing 787 Dreamliner Corn Maze, 10 acre pumpkin patch with hay rides, corn crib, trout fishing, face painting, air jumpers, human hamster wheels, pumpkin launching, craft booths and much more. Also "field of screams" - see our upcoming Halloween section for more info. Stockerfarms.com

October 6th to 28th, 2007 - Jubilee Farm, 229 W. Snoqualmie River Road NE, Carnation, WA, 425-222-4558, 10 am to 5 pm. Free hay maze and wagon rides, pony rides, u-pick pumpkins and flowers. No entrance fees! Jubileefarm.org/pumpkin.html