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Open Fields Farm Tour Ready to Welcome Visitors on September 30

The Town of The Blue Mountains is excited to share additional details regarding Open Fields: The Blue Mountains Farm Tour.

The free, self-guided farm tour will take place on Saturday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features five locations, plus an additional opportunity to tour the state-of-the-art apple packing and storage facilities at Bay Growers Inc.

The five host farms are:

• TK Ferri Orchards (496415 Grey Road 2, Clarksburg)
• The Farmer’s Pantry (788030 Grey Road 13, Thornbury)
• Georgian Hills Vineyards (496350 Grey Road 2, Clarksburg)
• Silver Springs Farms (609027 12 th Sideroad, Ravenna)
• Kimber Valley Farms (236087 Beaver Valley Road, Kimberley) Note: this location opens to the public at 11 a.m.

Each location will provide a different experience. Educational tours, workshops, demonstrations, Farmers Markets, vendors, live entertainment and fun family games are some of the activities that can be expected at different stops. For more information on activities and entertainment available at each location, please visit the Open Fields website .

Bay Growers Inc. is excited to offer tours of their facility, located at 828114 Grey Road 40, Clarksburg. Tours are being offered at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required, and tours are limited to 20 guests per timeslot. Registration is available online .

Open Fields is a rain-or-shine event. Visitors are reminded to wear proper footwear for a day on the farm. Some locations may require guests to check in upon arrival or use a boot wash station for biosecurity purposes.

For more information, visit www.exploreblue.ca/openfields , follow the Town on Facebook and Twitter , or contact:

Allan Gibbons Communications & Economic Development Coordinator (519) 599-3131 ext. 266 

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On September 30, meet your local farmers and celebrate agriculture in The Blue Mountains! Tour 5 local farms and learn about the work, knowledge & investment required to run a modern farm. Enjoy various vendors, activities, demonstrations and free fun for the entire family.

Open Fields is a free, self-guided tour across five different locations. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – rain or shine. Visitors are encouraged to bring cash and a cooler as some of the stops will have products and activities available for purchase. Open Fields is a pet free event, for safety reasons we ask that they’re left at home for the day.

Remember to dress appropriately! Be prepared to get dirty and bring proper footwear for the farm.

For more info contact Allan at (519) 599-3131 ext. 266

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• Good Family Farms grows certified organically grown produce and grass-fed organic poultry, beef and eggs, as well as honey.  The farm includes farm tours, a small retail store featuring the farm’s produce as well as other local producers and a farm table dining experience in the field.  The dining experience is a partnership with gourmet chefs from local restaurant Sumac+Salt . Open 3 days a week, check their site for the latest.
• Visit Side Road Farm (on your way to a waterfall hike at Walter’s Falls in Blue Mountains!) for organic veggies, pasture-raised poultry and eggs and cut flowers.  The Side Road Farm features a farm store.  In the spring the farm sells organic vegetable seedlings to help you get your own garden started.  The store also features products from local farmer friends including: dairy (cheese, milk, butter), grass-fed organic beef, pasture-raised lamb, fresh baked bread, local organic fruits, vegan and GF treats, local honey and maple syrup, bulk, Ontario grown organic flours and other dry goods as well as unique local artisan wares. Open 3 days a week, check their site for the latest.
• Farmers Pantry is a local staple in the Blue Mountains.  Best-known for pick-your-own apples galore!  At the Farmer’s Pantry you’ll find pick your own apples, raspberries, pumpkins and cherries, a petting farm, our Wildlife Interactive centre, Farmer’s Mini Golf, a Cedar Maze, a Rope Maze, events and activities on some weekends throughout the summer and fall! Open 7 days a week, check out their website for details!
• Apple Top Farms is an organic farm known for its apples.  Located in Blue Mountains, this farm is known hold the health and quality of their product to a high standard. Produce is grown with the minimum pesticide and herbicide possible. The farm is known to use new and innovative holistic solutions to provide customers with the healthiest fruit and veggies you could ask for.  The farm features a Black Barn Market with organic apple cider, apple pies and organic wine grapes and juice. Open daily Sep to Oct, refer to their site for the latest.
• Goldsmith’s Farm Market & Bakery is a large farm and market located in Thornbury.  The farm has grown from a fruit stand in the 1960s to over 200 acres of apple orchards and farm land, as well as full market and bakery – offering a selection of local meats, dairy, cheese, produce and other grocery goods. Open 7 days a week, see their site for the latest!
• Meesters & Sons Farm (Maxwell Apple Orchard) is located in Collingwood and open 7 days a week (check site for current opening hours).  This farm provides fresh and locally grown produce including apples, asparagus, strawberries, blueberries and more.  Prices are advertised on the website.
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• Dunridge Farms is known for their organic garlic and apple cider tasting.  This farm is located in the nearby town of Duntroon.  This local farm features a plethora of organic produce including spring onions, swiss chard, dino kale, cilantro and spring mix.  Besides fresh vegetables, the farm also features  Poppy Bakes nut free butter tarts and cookies. Open Wednesday through Sunday, but see site for latest hours!
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While you enjoy your stay in Blue Mountains make sure you don’t leave empty handed. The farms are waiting for you! Your taste buds will thank you.

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Open Fields: The Blue Mountains Farm Tour Coming September 30

The Town of The Blue Mountains is excited to announce the launch of a new agricultural event this fall called “Open Fields: The Blue Mountains Farm Tour”.

The free, self-guided farm tour will give participants a chance to visit a variety of farms throughout the community, meet local producers, and learn firsthand about the processes and work that goes into bringing food from farm to table. This free, family-friendly event is scheduled for Saturday, September 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine.

Each farm tour location will provide educational tours, workshops and demonstrations, with some stops offering additional vendors, live entertainment and fun family activities. The farm locations will be announced in early September.

“This event is a true celebration of our local agricultural community,” says Mayor Andrea Matrosovs. “We thank our producers for welcoming the public onto their property, and we’re excited for residents and visitors to experience and learn about farming and agricultural practices firsthand.”

Open Fields is a free, rain-or-shine event that is open to all members of the public. Visitors are encouraged to wear proper footwear for a day on the farm.

For more information, visit  www.exploreblue.ca/openfields , follow the Town on  Facebook  and  Twitter , or contact: Allan Gibbons Communications & Economic Development Coordinator (519) 599-3131 ext. 266

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Pick Your Own Fruit Blue Mountains and Beyond: Discover these 11 Farms and Orchards for a Fabulous Family Day Out

Pick Your Own Fruit Blue Mountains & Beyond Guide

‘Pick your own fruit ‘ farms are a popular family activity. We hope that you enjoy a wonderful family day out fruit picking in and around the beautiful Blue Mountains!

Use the quick links below to skip straight to your favourite ‘pick your own fruit’ destination s in the Blue Mountains and surrounding areas . Remember to please check their Facebook Page or Website for any changes due to COVID restrictions and weather affecting the ripening of fruit and vegetables .

• Canoelands Orchards, Canoelands (strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, eggplant, nectarines, peaches, plums).
• Pick Your Own Strawberries , Bilpin
• Bilpin Fruit Bowl, Bilpin (peaches).
• Pine Crest Orchard, Bilpin (stone fruit, apples, pears and persimmon).
• Nutwood Farm, Mount Irvine (walnuts and chestnuts)
• Kookotonga Chestnut And Walnut Farm, Mount Irvine (chestnuts and walnuts)
• Cedar Creek Orchards, Thirlmere (nectarines, peaches).
• Berrylicious Strawberries, Thirlmere (strawberries).
• Huntley Berry Farm, Huntley (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries).
• Bilpin Springs Orchard, Bilpin (apples, pears, stone fruit, persimmon, plums, lemons, quinces and more).
• TNT Produce Pick Your Own Apples, Bilpin (apples).

Pick Your Own Fruit Blue Mountains & Surrounds

Some orchards open in October and others in November, depending on whether their fruit and vegetables are ripe and ready for picking. If it is a warm Spring, many farms and orchards hope to open earlier, but the ripening of the fruit depends on the weather.

Pick your own fruit is a lovely activity for children as it shows them where their food originally comes from and how it is grown.

Canoelands Orchards, Canoelands

Enjoy the beauty of Canoelands Orchard with your whole family this Spring. Pick your own fruit, buy raw honey from the shop, enjoy a picnic or a refreshing drink at their cafe. Children may even enjoy visiting the farm animals at Canoelands Orchard!

Where:  27 Canoelands Rd, Canoelands NSW 2157 (halfway between Glenorie and Wisemans Ferry – View map ). When: 7 days, 9.00am to 5pm. Bookings are two hours long with 3pm being the last booking time each day. Season:  Harvesting times vary from season to season. See estimated harvesting times here . During January Canolands Orchard have some fruit available for booked vacation care groups only. Should there be any excess fruit, they will promote visits on Facebook and you will need to book online but these will have very limited spaces. The next harvest will be tomatoes starting in late March. Produce: Canoelands Orchard’s major harvest is from late October until around Christmas with nectarines, peaches and plums. They also grow blueberries, strawberries, oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, finger limes, apples, pomegranate, feijoa, persimmon, tamarillo, tomatoes, eggplant and peas. Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 1 hour 20 mins Contact: 0419 688 039 Website Facebook Entry Fee: Adults $5, kids (aged 5 – 15) $3, under 5 FREE,  Family 2 adults and 2 or more kids $16. Bookings are required via the website .

Pick Your Own Strawberries, Bilpin

Where: 2093 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin, NSW 2758 ( View map ). When: The farm is only open on weekends (weather permitting) during harvest time which is between November and May, between the hours of 10am and 4pm.  Season: Check out Bilpin Fruit Bowl’s seasonal calendar for harvest times . Produce : Strawberries, six varieties of lettuce, 1000 cucumber plants, radishes, bok choy, carrots, turnips, beetroot, kohlrabi (German turnip), & shallots. Contact: [email protected] . Bookings are usually needed for strawberry picking. Website Facebook

Bilpin Fruit Bowl, Bilpin

Bilpin Fruit Bowl is open for pick your own fruit most weekends of the year – please check their Facebook Page for week to week fruit picking information.

The shop remains open 7 days a week from 8am – 5pm, all year round. So you can still come out and purchase all different kinds of locally made products, including Bilpin Fruit Bowl’s famous apple pies, meat pies, cakes and scones, which are all freshly made on-premises.

Bilpin Fruit Bowl is now also growing strawberries for a delicious and sweet pick your own fruit experience!

Where:  2093 Bells Line of Road, NSW 2758 ( View map ). When:  The farm is open on weekends and public holidays for fruit picking from 10am – 4pm. No bookings are necessary . The shop remains open every day all year round from 8am to 5pm. Season:  From mid-end of November. Produce: Apples Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 50 mins Contact: (02) 4567 1152; [email protected] ; [email protected] for strawberry picking. Websi t e Facebook Pick your own strawberries at Bilpin Fruit Bowl NEW Facebook Page Entry Fee: $5 adults, $3 kids

Berrylicious Strawberries, Thirlmere

This popular strawberry picking farm is all undercover in tunnels to protect their strawberries from pests and bacteria, which means less spraying of the fruit is needed. Eat as many strawberries as you like on your fruit picking visit and then take some home! Please check their Facebook Page for updates.

Where:  200 West Parade, Thirlmere NSW 2572 ( View map ). When:  Monday to Friday, with weekends opening up soon too. Strawberry picking starts 8 October 2020, with more dates becoming available soon. Check Facebook for updates. Produce:  Strawberries Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 1 hour 20 mins Contact: [email protected] Faceboo k Entry Fee: $20 adults, $10 kids (aged 2 – 10), kids under 2 are FREE. Eat as many strawberries as you like! Strawberries you take home are $20 per kilo. Bookings essential .

Many orchards are starting their fruit picking season in November. This will likely be a popular activity, so book in advance, if necessary, and enjoy supporting these local Blue Mountains gems for the new fruit picking season. Other orchards and farms are open in November too but are located further out of the Blue Mountains.

Pine Crest Orchard, Bilpin

Pick your own Peaches, Plums, Apples and Pears at Pinecrest Orchard! Enjoy a day out with your family picking your own fruit, strolling through the fruit trees and appreciating the adjoining Australian bush. You may even like to bring a picnic lunch.

In addition to picking your own fruit, Pinecrest Orchard also sells homemade jams, including apricot, nectarine and traditional plum jam. The Shed also stocks local honey and nuts (when in season).

Where:  2549 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin NSW 2758 (behind Bilpin Public School) When:  Open in November for fruit picking. Produce:  Stone fruit, apples (Jonathan, Jonagold, Jonee, Sweetie, Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious), pears and persimmon. Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 55 mins Contact: (02) 4567 1143; [email protected] Website Facebook Entry Fee: FREE. Pick and pay system. No bookings are required. However, if you plan to come in a big group, please ring in advance so that they can plan for your arrival.

Pick Your Own Chestnuts & Walnuts At Nutwood Farm, Mount Irvine

Season begins in march (weekends only).

Pick your own walnuts and chestnuts at Nutwood Farm . Nutwood Farm is just over 100km from Sydney, and 19km from the famous gardens of  Mount Wilson . BYO gloves.

Where:  22 Danes Way, Mount Irvine, NSW 2786 When:  Season begins March 2022. WEEKENDS ONLY for the 5-week season (mid-March to mid-April) + Easter, 9am – 4pm. No bookings are needed. Season: Pick your own walnuts and chestnuts are available for about five weeks in Autumn only. Fruit:  Walnuts and chestnuts ($10/kg – subject to change). CASH ONLY. Drive from Springwood:  Approximately 1 hour 20 mins via Great Western Highway. Google Maps is not very helpful in getting to Nutwood Farm – correct on January 2022. You will find detailed directions from the Nutwood Farm Facebook Page . Contact: Online or email: [email protected] Website Facebook

Pick Your Own Chestnuts & Walnuts At Kookootonga Chestnut And Walnut Farm

Season begins in march (open every day).

Kookootonga is one of the original farms to be established in the beautiful region of Mount Irvine in the Blue Mountains. Kookootonga has a long tradition of picking your own walnuts and chestnuts and is open each year during March and April.

Where:  247 Mount Irvine Road, Mount Irvine NSW 2786 When:  Season begins Saturday 19 March 2022 until about late April, from 9am – 4pm EVERY DAY. No bookings are needed. EFTPOS accepted. Season: Pick your own walnuts and chestnuts are available for about five weeks in Autumn only. View tips for your visit to Kookootonga Chestnut and Walnut Farm. Fruit:  Walnuts and chestnuts ($10/kg – subject to change). CASH ONLY. Drive from Springwood:  Approximately 1 hour 20 mins via Great Western Highway ( View Map ). Contact: [email protected] Website Facebook

Pick Your Own Fruit Orchards and Farms a Bit Further Afield

Cedar creek orchards, thirlmere.

Nestled in the hills just out of the country town of Picton is the 4th generation family owned and run Cedar Creek Orchard. The Silm family began planting apple trees at Cedar Creek Orchards in the 1940’s and today, the orchard has expanded into a variety of fruits, a total of around 23,000 trees, including apples, peaches, nectarines and persimmons.

Where:  269 Mulholland’s Rd, Thirlmere NSW 2572 When: Open November for fruit picking. The Shed is open for sales of apples, juice, honey etc from 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday – Friday (not weekends). Season closing mid-January 2021. Produce:  Persimmon picking (ranging from $4 – $8/kg depending on quality) usually operates from early or mid-April, to the end of May. Stonefruit picking is usually on select dates in November, December & early January. Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 1 hour 15 mins Contact: (02) 4681 8457; [email protected] Website Facebook Entry Fee: Adults $6, children $3.50 (for stone fruit picking). Bookings are required to pick your own fruit but no booking is required to buy from the shed. Minimum group size of 8 adults required for week-day bookings. (You can book & join others for weekdays – confirmation after booking if the group has the numbers to go ahead). No minimum number of people is required on weekends.

Huntley Berry Farm, Huntley

There are plenty of animals to greet and abundant berries to pick at Huntley Berry Farm – it’s a great day out for the whole family! Arm yourself with a bucket and pick your own berry produce with over eleven berry varieties available throughout the berry season (early December to May).

Set in picturesque farmland in the basalt plains of Mount Canobolas, Huntley Berry Farm, also provides visitors with ample parking, leveled grass areas with complimentary BBQs and picnic benches, and an amenities block.

Huntley Berry Farm, is also a great place for a picnic or children’s birthday party, with its extensive grass areas for games. Come out and see the farm animals – goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chooks and the friendly farm dog Jack.

Where:  1053 Huntley Rd, Huntley NSW 2800 (near Orange) When:  Open early December – March for fruit picking. Open 7 days a week 9.30 am – 3 pm for picking (when berries are available) and for jam sales all year (COVID restrictions may alter these hours). Produce:  ALL ORGANIC strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. From March, veggie picking starts – tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, cucumber, squash and sunflowers. Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 2 hours 20 mins Contact: (02) 6365 5282; [email protected] Website Facebook Entry Fee: Gold coin donation (Huntley Berry Farm is a not-for-profit disability enterprise). Pick and pay system. Just turn up – no bookings required .

Bilpin Springs Orchard

Where:  2550 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin NSW 2758 When:  15th and 16th May, 2021 from 7 am – 1 pm Fruit:  Pink Lady, Sundowner and Granny Smith apples, pears, stone fruit, persimmon, plums, lemons, quinces and more. Check the seasonal guide here . Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 1 hour 10 mins Contact:  (02) 4567 1294 Website : Please check the website for changes before visiting.

TNT Produce Pick Your Own Apples Bilpin

TNT Produce is the largest orchard in Bilpin and has plenty of good quality fruit for you to pick. There are farm animals to visit, including alpacas, guinea pigs, birds, ducks, rabbits and chickens. TNT Produce Bilpin also sell free range eggs from their own chickens and has lots of local produce for sale in our shed such as homemade jam, honey, vinegar, cider, Bilpin apple juice and lots more. So visit Bilpin for a fun day out with family and friends!

Where:  153 Kurts Road, Bilpin NSW 2758 When:  Open 10am to 4pm. No booking is required. Buses welcome. Season: Apples from January to June 2021, Fruit: Apples $5/kg and persimmons $10/ kg, tomatoes $5/kg, Lebanese cucumbers $5/kg, capsicums & banana chilli $10/kg. Free range eggs and sunflowers are also available (prices subject to change). Drive from Springwood:  Approx. 1 hour Contact: 0410 676 152; [email protected] Entry Fee: Entry is $3 per person and children under 3 are FREE. Website Facebook

Before You Arrive For Your Pick Your Own Fruit Experience

Before you pack your family, gumboots and reusable bags in the car to pick your own fruit, it is always best to check the particular farm or orchard’s Facebook Page or website for up to date details of opening hours and booking availability. This is because bookings, weather and fruit availability is variable and cannot always be predicted.

Entry Fees and Bookings

Many farms and orchards charge an entry fee and others are free entry. Some require a booking and others you may turn up as you please. Pick your own fruit farms and orchards are extremely popular, so it is usually best to make a booking early to ensure that you are not disappointed on the day if it is all booked out when you arrive.

Thank You For Taking Care of the Farms and Orchards

Please take care when you visit the farm or orchard that you take all rubbish with you and only pick what you wish to buy . Even though it is all very exciting to pick your own fruit, there is often wastage at ‘pick your own fruit’ farms with a lot of fruit left on the ground. So please keep an eye on your children so that they don’t get too carried away with the picking.

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 Next, we head to the open fields, playgrounds for  Aplomado Falcons  and  Crested Caracaras  and where  White-tailed Hawks  soar, looking for a meal. These fields are also excellent for brilliant feathered friends such as the  Vermilion Flycatcher ,  Blue Ground-Dove , and  Black-cowled Orioles . Towards the end of the day, we will spend some time near the river, for species like  Mangrove Swallow ,  Amazon Kingfisher  and perhaps even the elusive and super-cute  American Pygmy Kingfisher .

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My husband and I will be in moscow and wanted to take a side trip..understand Vladimir & Suzdal is quite nice. Do you prefer that to Sergiev Posad? Do you know any agencies that provide group tours or private tours to Vladimir & Suzdal? I understand that Patriarshy Dom is not operating its group tour during this time. Please advise. Any information you have to share would be helpful.

Vladimir & Suzdal are close to each other. you can use vladimir as base and also visit suzdal.

I will give you some links ( sorry i am out on tour and can't do more research).

http://gotorussia.vand.ru/ ( this is a tour operator offering 1 day tour from moscow to Vladimir , Suzdal or both) there are also combo tours with sergiev Possad with any of the above towns.

In order to organize tours from Vladimir, there are 3 major sites where you will get infor about the tours operating from Vladimir, how to reach there etc.

1. http://www.tour.vladimir.ru

2. http://www.vladimir-city.ru ( official site)

3. http://www.museum.vladimir.ru ( my recommended site)

<< go to english version / select option "services" / tours & excursions

My sugestion would be to go to Vladimir by train from moscow in the evening, take rest and then join a full day tour of vladimir - suzdal and return at night or next day morning. The train takes 2-3 hrs. Details available at http://www.poezda.net ( in english) .You can even book online

Trains are clean and safe. Hotel Vladimir at Vladimir is ok. near the train station. you can find the contacts in google. ( book the tickets in advance.)

You can visit sergiev possad ( quite near to moscow) using the moscow based tour agency mentioned above. They offer day trips to Sergivev possad.

If you want to search the net further, go to http://www.yandex.ru ( russian website) and type in "vladimir tour" or "suzdal tour" in ENGLISH. This will give you many sites with english option

have a nice trip

will you consider a DIY trip?

from moscow to vladimir take a long-distance train or a suburban (electrichek) train from kursky station. there are several in the daytime/early evening. certain long-distance trains are faster and can arrive in 2 hours. suburbans take 3 hrs. probably less complicated to buy suburban ticket than one of a long-distance train (where you need passport, specify what type of seat, which train number...) and also cheaper

once in vladimir you can walk around for 1-2 hours or even have your dinner there. then take a bus (avtobus) at the bus station just up a slope from the train station. the bus runs every 30-60mins till late. i took the one around 8-9pm. and the evening buses go directly into city centre of suzdal. the trip is about 40-60mins

the tricky part is if you reserve your accomodation in suzdal with a guesthouse/B&B, it may not be easy to locate. the one i had booked did not have a sign hanging at the door. i walked around for about an hour and at last had to find a local to talk to my host over phone and then she kindly led me to the right wooden house

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