Rural Roots: A Modern Homesteading Weekend

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Join us in your boots – to celebrate our roots – a second annual special event dedicated to experiencing the farm in a new old way. Rural Roots is our time capsule weekend with vendors, demonstrations, and activities curated to highlight our rural community and delights of the season:

Pick-your-own apples

Live Music

Chuckwagon Chili

Bourbon Apple Wine

Live Demos

Interactive Homesteading activities

Makers Market

Historical Society

Real Fruit Ice Cream

Boots, jeans and a hat are recommended to learn how to live off the land! This event is free and open to the public; tickets are not required.

Advanced Tickets for Homesteading Zone

Explore the Market Barn

The Market Barn shelves are overflowing with fresh fruit from our orchards and seasonal offerings like mums, pumpkins, apple cider, caramel apples, apple fritters, maple syrup and more!

Real Fruit Ice Cream

Quarry Cones Real Fruit Ice Cream is a fresh treat made with our own orchard-grown fruit that’s frozen and deliciously swirled with vanilla ice cream. Stop by the Scoop Shop inside the Market Barn to enjoy this sweet treat!

Live Music

We’ve got a great lineup of some local musicians who will add a beautiful acoustical backdrop to this special event. Grab a seat at the picnic tables and enjoy the show! Schedule below:

10AM-1PM: Jim Schafer & Friends
1PM-4PM: B.A.D. Band

Interactive Homestead Activity Station

Fun for all ages, Bring the Farm to You is bringing their interactive homesteading program to our orchards! Guests will be able to visit different stations to grind and sift grain, roll dough, comb wool, use washboards, play with rolling hoops, stilts, wooden toys, wagons, and more! We’re bringing history to life! Come check it out!

Get Advanced Tickets here

Burning River Forge

LIVE DEMOS

JD from Burning River Forge makes all kinds of tools, and specialty items for a wide variety of uses. Made by hand from quality materials, these unique items will last a lifetime. From rugged hunting knives to kitchen cutlery, Burning River Forge makes it all.

Watch him forge LIVE on site during our event!

Apple Picking

Available daily from 10am – 4pm; look for the white tent on the back lawn with the big PICK YOUR OWN banner; get some direction from our staff (including a highlighted map), purchase your picking bag, snag a wagon and you’re ready to go!

Prepurchase PYO Apple Bags Here

Haystack Tower

Let the kids burn off some energy at our Haystack Tower! Perfect for climbing, exploring, and creating memories. A classic autumn activity that’s endless fun for little ones at the orchard!

Pumpkin Palace

Missed our Faul Haul? We got you covered – visit the pumpkin palace in the back lawn of the Market Barn to select from a gorgeous assortment of homegrown pumpkins. Stacking, carving, warty, etc. Use the weighing scales then have the total weight handy at the register for check out.

Chuckwagon Chili

For a hearty appetite, don’t miss Chuckwagon Chili (a longtime favorite ...