Top 5 Reasons To Be At Open Farms Day

1. Get Up Close With Farm Animals – Meet New Farm Friends

• Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens – Cow Meet & Greet
• Denver’s Homestead – chickens, rabbits and goats
• Eh Oh Farm – ducks and chickens
• GL Heritage Brewing Co. – petting zoo + pony rides
• Sauve’s Country Market – dairy cows
• Stonehill Estates – goat petting zoo
• Hawksview Honey – observational beehive

Pictured: Wagner Orchards

2. Go Behind the Scenes – Go Where You Don’t Normally Get to Go

• Carolinia Cider Co. & The Fruit Wagon – orchard walking tour
• Coopers Hawk Winery – wagon rides with the founders + meet the winemaker
• Eh Oh Farm – farm & field tour
• GL Heritage Brewing Co. – brewery tours and locally grown hops
• Stonehill Estates – quarry and Sugar Shack tours
• Vivace Estate Winery – guided vineyard tours
• Wagner Orchards – wagon rides through the orchard

Pictured: The Little Cider Co.

3. Taste the Farm-Fresh Flavours – Taste Your Way Across Windsor Essex

• Carolinia Cider Co. – cider apple tasting
• Denver’s Homestead – Farm Store + ground beef sale
• GL Heritage Brewing Co. – locally sourced food & craft beer
• Raymont’s Berries – fresh berries
• The Little Cider Company – fresh cider
• Stonehill Estates – coffee + carrot and blueberry muffins
• Wagner Orchards – pick-your-own apples, apple pie, cider and wine
• Downtown Windsor Farmers Market – huge selection of local growers and producers

Pictured: Hawksview Honey

4. Try Something Hands-On – Don’t Just Visit, Get Your Hands Dirty

• Press your own cider at The Little Cider Company
• Milk a mechanical dairy cow at Sauve’s Country Market
• Pick your own flowers at Eh Oh Farm
• Farmer Obstacle Course at Carolinia Cider Co. & The Fruit Wagon
• Build your own bee at Hawksview Honey
• Pick your own berries at Raymont’s Berries
• Kid-friendly crafts at GL Heritage Brewing Co.
• Make-It Marketplace at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens
• Pick-your-own apples at Wagner Orchards
• Natural Pathways Forest School activities at Green Heart Farm

Pictured: Downtown Windsor Farmer’s Market

5. Make a Day of It – Make It a Road Trip

• Live music + vendors at Downtown Windsor Farmers Market
• Playground and picnic area at Wagner Orchards
• Lawn games at GL Heritage Brewing Co.
• Vintage scooter vineyard photo ops at Vivace Estate Winery
• Grass court tennis at Stonehill Estates
• Authors and Book Market at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens
• And shop at each stop across the region!

With experiences happening across Windsor Essex, there’s no single way to do Open Farms Day. Pick the farms and activities that sound best to you, register for your FREE Open Farms Digital Pass and build your own farm-fresh adventure.

Pictured: Colasanti Tropcial Gardens

Bonus: Win a Family Fun Day!