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 Ad Astra Alpacas
Bob and Claudia Hey
Located on a paved road just south of Baldwin City, Ad Astra Alpacas raises friendly elite-fleece alpacas and sell products made from their fleece within their on the farm store. The farm has been in Claudia's family for over 60 years and transitioned from a dairy farm to Alpacas, called the "green livestock" due to their environmental gentleness on the land, giving us a valuable crop every spring when we shear their fiber.
Ad Astra Alpacas goals are to raise friendly alpacas, improve the fleece characteristics with each new generation and provide wonderful products form the fiber they harvest each spring.

Farm Produce- Alpacas, Alpaca garments made from their fiber
Conveniences-Restroom and Kid Friendly!


 
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168 E 1700th Rd
Baldwin City, Kansas
            785.594-6767
www.AdastraAlpacas.com   Find us on Facebook!
Open during tour and by appointment
Regular hours :Saturday 9am-Noon & Sunday 1pm-4pm until after               Christmas

Follow us on FACEBOOK for our annual Christmas Open House and Sales
Ad Astra's Annual Open House is the first weekend after Thanksgiving  Kick off the holiday here!



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                          Blossom Trail Bee Ranch
                                                          Richard Bean
                                                          669 East 2100 rd
                                          Baldwin City
                                          785/615-1548



 Blossom Trail Bee Ranch lies above the little Wakarusa Creek. With three soil types on their west facing 10 acres, garlic, onions, leeks abound in the loamy creekside. An adherence to the organic method in all horticultural practices insures a balanced diversity of forage sources for the bees as well as the free grazing mare. To compliment their apple trees, and numerous peach varieties and two blackberry cultivators were introduced.


Larger eggs and improved laying capacity are the focus of the vertically eclectic chicken flock.Out yards of bee hives give as many as five sources of nectar for the artisanal  honey. Though honey production is the staple good , pollen production and queen rearing are primary functions at the farmstead.The ultimate goal is to foster
better quality bee stock through the practice of natural methods. BEES4US educational service is providing a format for aspiring beekeepers to learn what must be done to enable a better future for the honey bee.

Open during the tour and by  appointment

Farm Produces: Honey (liquid cool processed) and cut combs, honeybees queen bees and nucleus starts, beeswax tapers and figurines , pollen, fertilized eggs, strawberries,peaches, blackberries, gala apples

Farm Highlights: Beekeepers will share experiences, view bees in a observation hive,children can "dry run" extract honey, frozen fruit and pullet eggs for sale.

Kid friendly

 



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Heritage Site                                                            Open for the Tour as a example of Agricultural History

Clearfield Schoolhouse
2162 N 600 Road Eudora              

The Clearfield Community began in 1850swhen Fredrick Breitaupt came as a young man from Germany to settlein this area of Douglas County in 1854. As other Germans arrived, a settlementformed. A school was established by the immigrants who taught in German. The Clearfield Schoolhaus building is the 2ndschoolhouse to serve school district 5, and was originally built in 1900 a mile east, then moved toits current location in 1908. The school is a wood-frame, rectangle building with wood clapboard siding. It features a front gable roof and is built on a stone foundation. Two entrances with vestibules provided separate spaces for the boys and the girls. The intact interior features wood floors, plaster walls, wainscoting, chalkboards, and a tin ceiling. The teacher’s desk was placed on a raised platform. Two WPA privies (built during the Great Depression in the 1930s) still stand behind the school.
Local interpreters greet visitors 9 to 6 Saturday and 1-5 on Sunday  donations for maintenance always appreciated!





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          Country Road Farms
                      Jamie and Keith Knabe
                      991 E 2400th Road Eudora
                      785/615-1290 or 785/424-0778
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Country Road Farms is a working farm 5 miles south of Eudora. Located on the Douglas-Johnson County line. Jamie and Keith have always been involved in farming. From collecting eggs to planting soybeans or going to local farmers markets, it is a big part of their lives. The farm on which they live was owned by Keith's grandparents and has been in operation for over 70 years. In the fall of 2018 they opened the Country Market at the farm where the sell their farm raised all natural meats and eggs. They also have other local made and grown items in the market from jams. spicy jams, jellies, salsa, pickles. produce when its in season and more!
All animals are raised naturally with no growth hormones or antibiotics. We are licensed by the State of Kansas and process in a USDA inspector on site processing plant. Our goal is to produce good healthy livestock which provides our consumers and our family with quality meat and eggs.
Open on the tour and regular hours- See Facebook
Farm products- Beef, Pork, Turkeys, meat chickens, eggs, corn, soy beans, grass hay and alfalfa

Farm Highlights:
Country Market open both days during the tour
Concessions both days- Our son Dustin will be making a Chuck Wagon Breakfast on a open fire next to a real chuck wagon. Dustin will be serving up sausage gravy  and biscuits. Also another farm tour favorite our homemade turkey and noodles. New this year to our concessions will be walking tacos. All meats used in the concessions is our own (except the hot dogs). Cold drinks, bottle water, hot coffee, and other delicious food available while supplies last.
Other vendors- Steph's Garden, Grammy Tammy's Creating in Kansas, Tree Line Creations, Rose Yoder's Baked Goods, Grandma Annette's Creationsand more!
Wagon Rides pulled by a antique tractor
Farm Animals


Conveniences-
Food available                                                                                                                       Follow us on Facebook
Kid Friendly
Restrooms
Shelter from rain





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Dancing Cow Farms
Randy and Jennifer Winchester
36 E 2200 Road                                                                                            Follow us on Facebook!
Wellsville
(913) 744-1718
DancingCowFarms@gmail.com
https:/www.facebook.com/dancingcowfarms

Just one mile north of Wellsville, Kansas on 1061 Hwy, Dancing Cow Farms has been in business since 2010.  Our original fold of seven Scottish Highland cows has grown to more than 30.  With acreage to spare, we have added Boer and Kiko goats, Mini Donkeys, Ducks, Chickens, and African Grey Geese to our farm family.

Come join us for barrel train rides, take pictures with all the animals on what is sure to be a great Fall weekend!  We may even have some trailer rides running.
After having a fire on the farm that prevented us from participating in 2019’s tour, we are thrilled to be back in 2020.  We and our animals will all be ready to greet you!



Farm Products-Ground Beef, Scottish Highland Cattle, Boer/Kiko Goats, Baked Goods

Conveniences-
Kid Friendly
Food available
Mini trailer train
Restroom




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               Davenport Orchard,Vineyard and Winery
                                             1394 East 1900th Road
                                              Eudora
  
                                              785.542.2278
                                             www.davenportwinery.com



C.W. and Mary Davenport moved to Lawrence in 1949, settling at the Jenny Wren Farm west of town where they raised apples, grain crops and cattle and ran a meat market and auction barn. C.W. retired in 1960, but soon discovered he needed something to keep him busy, so he bought farm ground east of Lawrence in the Kaw Bottoms area and set 74 acres of peaches and 6 acres of apples. The road bordering the farm came to be known as Peach Orchard Road (now County Road 1057 and/or East 1900 Road).
C.W. and Mary's grandson Greg helped work the farm during the summer months and eventually took over operations when C.W.'s health no longer allowed him to work. Since then, Greg has added more apples and pears to the mix, then grapes because his wife Charlee thought "they looked so pretty."
Given their respective German & Polish heritages, it was only natural that Greg and Charlee should begin making wine; first as amateurs, then commercially in August 1997.
Greg & Charlee's intent is to make good wine from Kansas grown fruit, with minimal intervention, to allow the wine to express itself freely.

We hope you will enjoy our wines as much as we enjoy making them. A votre sante'!

Farm Products- Wine
Conveniences- Restrooms and Family Friendly                                                             
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Dragonfly Farm Design
Andy and Susan Theroff and Birgette
259 North 1250 Road
Berryton
dragonflyfarmdesign@gmail.com
Facebook.com/dragonflyfarmdesign





Dragonfly Farm is an arts on the farm destination where you can explore a variety of art, crafts (and soon culinary) workshops. Offering traditional art forms such as fiber arts, soap, and candle making as well as seasonal arts, crafts workshops offered by a host of area artist.
We are a family farm focusedon raising naturally grown produce and nurturing our farm animals. Our goal is to show and educate people that small farms  (ours is 5 acres) can provide natural, ethically produced farm products that benefit the local community. We have developed our farm over the 8 years living here starting from scratch. We built every farm structure and fencing. We have learned so much about establishing a small family farm business. We hope that we can give visitors helpful and correct information about our animals and farm lifestyle and the power of a small farm.
We are all involved with the Missouri Alpaca Owners Association  (MOPACA). The main goal of MOPACA is to educate the public of the benefits of Alpacas, their behaviors and how sustainable they are on small acreage farms.
Our daughter Birgitte is a Girl Scout and 4-H member. She shows chickens and is very knowledgeable about breeds of chickens and general chicken knowledge. Three years ago she saved enough money selling cookies and cupcakes at the farmers market to purchase her first three Alpacas, we now have nine. She has also become quite knowledgeable about Alpacas and shares her knowledge through her 4-H projects. She represents the next generation of Alpaca owners as MOPACA wants to get more youth involved with raising and showing Alpacas as well as use of their fiber.
Andy is the Executive Chef at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He is very passionate about fresh food preparation at work as well as in producing our farm food products. We utilize everything we grow in our food products, vegetables, fruits and lots of herbs. Including our 3rd generation garlic that started from his grandfathers garden.
Susan is an artist and teaches arts and crafts workshops for children and adults in our spacious art studio. Ladies night out on the farm has been our most popular class. The rest of her time is spent caring for the farm and all of the animals. She is a board member of MOPACA and helps with care and training of our Alpaca shows.

Open during the tour and by appointment.


Farm Products:
Jams and jellies, vinegar's and seasoned salt, goats milk soap, lotions, scrubs, essential oils and candles, farm fresh eggs, alpaca fiber and products,
art and culinary workshops

Farm Highlights:
Farm store open
Alpaca feeding with photo ops
Chicken feeding and petting zoo
Local artist vendors on site

Conveniences:
Kid friendly activities

Food available
Restroom available




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Glacier's Edge Winery
Mike and Lisa Steinart
1636 SE 85th Street Wakarusa

785.862.2298
www.GlaciersEdgeWine.com


On the edge of a glacial Moraine, resides a growing vineyard consisting of 8 varieties of grapes. A winery that showcases Kansas grape and fruit wines from Northeast Kansas and the Midwest.
Their mission is to be positive ambassadors to our local wine,food,and tourism industry, support their fellow grape growers and wine makers, to educate enthusiasts about Kansas grapes and wines, and to produce exceptional wines!
Their wines consist of dry reds and whites. They also offer their famous wine Slushie by the glass. Outside food, including take-out or pizza delivered from the local pizzeria is always welcome to enjoy alongside a glass or bottle of our wine. The winery features an outside patio with fireplace as well as a covered porch. Come and experience the Kansas countryside and get a taste for Kansas Wines.
Regular hours: Friday 4-7         Saturday 12-6 pm        Sunday 12-5 pm


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Happy Valley Farm
Spike and Patty Durkin
29080 West 95th St Desoto
913.706.0370
                                                                                                    www.happyvalleyfarm-ks.com








Happy Valley Farm and the Honey Shack are open to the public throughout the entire year. U-pick fruit, fresh produce and other goods from Happy Valley and from neighboring farms are always available. Stop in anytime and support several local farm families in one stop. Guests are always welcome, but appointments are required for pick your own berries. In the fall, apples, apple cider, pumpkins and fall activities are available. Honey from hives on the farm is delicious (from the pollen of berry plants!) and available all year - pre-bottled or fill your own container from the honey tap. Stop in and visit the mini donkeys and check out our nursery of fruit plants. Our overall goal is people leaving our farm and thinking that Happy Valley is the perfect name!


FARM PRODUCES-Fruit, Produce, Honey, Beeswax, Apple Cider, Pumpkins, Nursery Plants and more.

FARM HIGHLIGHTS
Food Truck

Bonfire (weather permitting)
Cider pressing demonstration and samples
Local businesses pop up shops


CONVENIENCES
* Kid friendly activities
* Food available
* Restroom







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Lazy R Ranch
Pam and Robb Ferguson
2305 North 600th road
Edgerton
913/638-3141
email to pnrferg@sbcglobal.net





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The Lazy R is a small farm , raising grass fed beef and trying to promote buying products locally.  My brother, father and I chose Scottish Highlands for lean and low cholesterol beef they produce. The farm also has a large Pawpaw tree population, the prairie banana as it was called by the settlers . The Lazy R sets in a hollow with the Wymore Creek running through it.  We have quite a diverse ecosystem, many hardwood trees (3 different Hickory), some fruit trees, gooseberry bushs and native flowers. There are a variety of birds to watch, Pilated Woodpecker, Indigo Buntings, Summer Tanagers and much more. This property is unique in its setting and we are the third family to own it since the late 1800's. We hope you will come visit and enjoy the outdoors and learn about the different areas nature provides for us.

Highlights: Visit the "long haired hippy cows" and learn about beef production, Trees and vegetation tours, pictures of birds for kids to color and learn about identifying.

We hope you will come and enjoy our small piece of heaven!

Farm Produce: Beef

Lunch available for purchase
chili, cinnamon rolls and pies. 
Frankenbees, a local vendor will have honey there also!
Conveniences:

Kid Friendly

Concessions
Restroom





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Pendleton's Country Market
John and Karen Pendleton
1446 East 1850rd Lawrence
785.843.1409
Email- Karenp@pendletons.com                                               Follow us on Facebook!

www.pendletons.com
Pendleton's Country Market is a diversified farming operation featuring vegetables, bedding plants and cut flowers.  The Pendleton’s farm was hit by the EF4 tornado that skirted Lawrence May 2019, destroying 5 of their 7 greenhouses, along with out buildings and the use of their house. In the last month, the couple has been able to move back into their rebuilt house, and hope to finish debris pick up in the next year. The Pendletons have decided to stay in business, and sell at their farm market, at the Lawrence Farmers' Market, and the Farmers Market at Clinton Parkway.  The Pendleton’s market much of their vegetable production through a CSA program with 180 subscribers; flowers are used for weddings and events. This year, they have expanded their online offerings, and invite customers to order online, and pick up from their market’s new front porch. For some crops,  customers are invited to "pick-their-own", allowing families to enjoy the farm experience.  The fall pumpkin patch will again be brought up to the market this year, as the path to the patch is still a bit hazardous with boards, tin, and debris.
Pendleton's Country Market utilizes integrated pest management, drip irrigation, minimum till, buffer strips, wetlands and composting to produce their crops. They use only beneficial insects in their greenhouses for pest control.
Shop from the wide selection of pumpkins and fall décor.  If you like, you can shop online, and pick up your order on the days of the Farm Tour.
  • Participate in a virtual scavenger hunt around the farm.  Names of finishers will be put in a drawing for a beautiful gift basket from Pendleton’s Country Market.
  • Watch a “Weeding Goat” demonstration throughout the weekend. These goats can weed areas that have been difficult to clean by hand.
  • Weather permitting, you can pick-your-own green beans, and dig-your-own sweet potatoes.  Due to COVID19, no hay rides this year, but Farmer John will transport your produce back to the market shop for you.
  • Purchase handmade crafts from local artisans.
    Visit the chickens in their newly renovated coop.
  • Restroom available


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                       Private Gardens
                           Steven Bogler
                                1393 East 2100 Rd
                                        Eudora
                                     785/690-7071








Tomatoes, Onions, Peppers, Fresh Flowers, Catfish, Baked and Canned Goods. Wine tasting with Irvine's Vineyard and serving hot food and drinks.
Enjoy the beautiful setting that is often rented out for weddings and special events.
Open to the public 7 days a week with appointment









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South Baldwin Farms

David Miles, Katelyn and Gabe Spurgeon
22 E 1700th Rd

Baldwin City, Kansas
785/251-3993
email- gabe@southbaldwin.farm





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South Baldwin Farms is family owned and operated. Dave Miles has produced quality brome hay and maintained a small orchard for over 10 years. In 2014 Dave’s daughter, Katelyn, and son-in-law, Gabe, talked him into expanding the orchard from about 1 acre to approximately 35 acres. Planting of apples, peaches, and blackberries began in spring 2015.
Our goal is to provide quality products using environmentally responsible and efficient growing methods.
SBF is family owned and operated with a focus on our high density orchard . Our goal is to provide a quality fruit on a commercial wholesale scale to our area. Visitors will see newer growing methods not often seen in our area.
Visit with us about our technique, view our equipment and see how our cider is produced.

South Baldwin Farms, located on the blacktop just south of Baldwin, is family owned with a focus on our high density orchard. Our goal is to provide fruit to the Lawrence and Kansas City area on a commercial scale. Visitors will see high density growing methods with dwarf fruit trees.  Additionally, our fruit sorting line and cold storage facility, new for the 2018 harvest, will be open.

Farm Highlights:
 you can see fruit from tree through harvest and sorting and on to packing for the stores.
 and have tractors and equipment out for kids to see.

Farm Produce:

apples, peachs, blackberries, nectarines, cherries, pumpkins and Fresh Apple Cider
Conveniences-
Restroom and Concessions

Fresh apples, caramel apples, pumpkins, cold cider, and water will be available for purchase. Follow our Facebook page to keep up with the activities for the weekend

 




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  Trivedi Wine LLC
   Maulik Trivedi and Jodi Palmer
1826 East 1150th Rd      Lawrence
785/856-0156                                                       Follow us on Facebook!
www.trivediwine.com 
Email  info@trivediwine.com



Located on Scenic River Road off the Farmer’s Turnpike north of Lawrence, Trivedi Wine produces a variety of wines on site. We plan to have our hard cider and carbonated wine bottled before the Farm tour as well, so your tasting options will be plenty. We will also provide a 20 minute tour of the production facility at 12pm, 2 pm and 4pm on both days of the farm tour.

Farm Produce:
Grapes/Wine

Conveniences: 
Restroom


Buck Creek (Tim Doyle and Eric Wilkins) will be playing at Trivedi Wine on 10/03/2020.
We will playing from 5PM-7PM.
Come on out and see us and enjoy some locally made wine and

Mr. Bevis Catering Co Food truck.





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Vesecky Family Farms
John and Sharon Vesecky    William and Joanna Vesecky
1814 North 600 Road    Baldwin City
785.594.2493

www.veseckyfamilyfarms.com

Vesecky's is one of the largest pastured raised poultry farms in Kansas. Their stone farmhouse was built in 1866, and added to in 1870, 1885, and 1980. Three generations of the Vesecky family work this farm and will be pleased to welcome you!
See the poultry up close and get a general feel for the farm. Vesecky's raise chickens , ducks, geese, turkeys and guineas. Plus boer goats and a few cows.Holiday heritage turkeys, broad-breasted turkeys, ducks and geese are available at the farm all year by appointment.

Farm Products: Pasture-raised poultry, including chickens, turkeys, heritage turkeys,  ducks and geese

Farm Highlights:  beautiful setting with 100 year old burr oak trees, historic gabled barn with quilt block, turkey, goats and interactive displays, hay wagon rides.



Barb Hinton will be here selling her wonderful soaps!



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White Tail Run Winery and Vineyard
Dan and Nancy Fuller, Dustin Fuller and Christy Flyntz

2327 North 400 Road  Edgerton

913.893.6860
www.whitetailrunwinery.com

regular hours: 
Friday and Saturday noon-6pm      
Sunday noon- 4pm


Family owned in operated!
White Tail Run Winery and Vineyard was started in 2003 by Dan Fuller with the help of his wife Nancy,  son Dusty, daughter-in-law Jennifer and daughter Christy.   Dan had just retired and decided to grow grapes to keep him busy in his retirement.  After growing grapes for a couple of years Dan decided to try his hand at winemaking.  The first wine he made was from the Seyval grape.  He entered the wine into a competition for amateurs and won a bronze.  After the success of that first wine competition he started to make plans with his family to start the winery and vineyard full time.  We now have 5 acres of vines with 4 different varieties of grapes. 

Farm Product: grapes, wine
Farm Highlights: Winery and Vineyard tours, visit the tasting room, sample and purchase wines


Food available from Ronaldo's!
 


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