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FUN FOR ALL AGES! | Fall Festival is coming soon. Join us for pumpkin picking, live entertainment, airbrush tattoos, live magic, and cider and donuts. New features include: food trucks, straw tower, axe throwing, cornhole tournament and more!
When: Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15, 2023 at 10a-4p
Details and tickets are HERE. Discounted tickets available for a limited time. |
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OUR ADULT EVENING FESTIVAL | Ages: 21+ only
Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 7p-10p
Come down to the farm and hangout in the barnyard at our craft beer & bourbon festival. Friends of Bowers Farm invite you back to experience the tastes of fall at this year's annual friend & fundraiser at Bowers Farm. Sample craft beers, bourbons, cocktails & wine along with live entertainment in a rural environment among the barns and animals. Game it with axe-throwing and a cornhole tournament. | | Information & Tickets Here |
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Get in the fun by joining us as a volunteer at either of our fall events. Click on the links below for details and to register: Fall Festival volunteers (Sunday) Bourbon, Barns & Beyond volunteers (spend Saturday evening engaging with visitors while listening to live music by pouring drinks or greet guests) |
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FARM KITCHEN & STORE | The Store has our farm raised produce and canned goods too. Donuts and cider are also back! Come get your fall fix! | MEATS | Know where your food comes from and purchase local meat products. Throughout the month of October, keep an eye on our social media sites from flash sales and bonus bundles! | Beef boxes are still available for pick up in October. RESERVE YOUR MEAT BOX HERE | You must have a Fall Festival ticket to shop during Fall Festival on Oct. 14-15. |
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OPEN BARN | Open Barn is Fridays - Sundays at 9am-3pm during October (excluding Fall Festival). Pumpkin picking and wagon rides are featured. |  | | Learn More Here |
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Things are always changing and growing in the garden but those changes are a little more pronounced this time of year. Some of our summer crops are beginning to die back and we are busy pulling those out and seeding cover crops in their place. A cover crop is planted with the intention to improve the soil, rather than harvest the plant for sale or consumption. Some of the cover crops we use include sorghum sudangrass, oats, peas, clover, and rye.
Cover crops have been used for thousands of years and are an important part of sustainable farming. Cover crops have many benefits including preventing erosion, supplying nutrients to the following crops, improving water retention and drainage, breaking up compaction, increasing organic matter, and improving soil texture. This is why we put such an emphasis on cover cropping in the garden. The future of our production depends on us taking care now. |
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UPCOMING LEARNING PROGRAMS |
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Scouts & Small Groups | Calling all scouts and small groups! Our fall registration is OPEN! Explore a variety of focused topics from bugs to plants through hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences. Register and learn more HERE. |
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Friday Farm Detective | Registration is open for our Fall Friday Farm Detective Program! Explore the joys and mysteries of life on the farm in the fall! Students/Guests will be invited to become detectives on the farm. Learn more HERE. |
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School Field Experiences Resume: | The farm has started the school year with the Pocket Full Of History (2nd grade) program. As time travelers, students travel through time exploring and discovering the history of our state, our local area, our farm, and those that lived here before us. Students and teachers engage as learners sharing the curiosity, enthusiasm, and joy of discovering the cabin and farmhouse along with the natural world. This also includes exploring the sunflower rows and rolling rocks and logs in the forest to discover what was underneath, and designing their own farm. |  |
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Join our Sustainability Efforts with Paper Recycling: | Welcome our new Paper Retriever Bin for paper recycling! This large green and yellow container is located east of the main gate, at the end of the gravel parking lot. The farm can raise money for recycling based on the amount of paper collected. We encourage all students, staff, and community members to regularly add paper to the bin. Please check HERE for details on what only is accepted. |  |
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