This winter Cameron is adding a water line into the pumpkin patch field! We are going to expand the size of our pumpkin patch so we can grow more. Plus we will be planting more varieties of pumpkins, including luminas, cinderellas and some BIG ones.
Welcome! We are a family owned farm in Spanish Springs, Nevada. We host field trips and events, board horses, sell eggs and produce we grow, and are open to the public during a PUMPKIN PATCH that is open each October!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
New Additions to the Farm
We recently added 2 unique animals to our farm. Please welcome Gandalf and Aragorn - our Emus! (pronounced ee-moo or ee-mew)
Emus are very interesting birds. They will eat just about anything, are very curious and like to play in water. See the pictures below.
Emus are from Austrailia and are the 2nd largest flightless bird, (the largest are Ostriches). Emus are very friendly but their curious nature causes them to peck at most things (which is anoying if you happen to be in their pen fixing something). They can run very long distances at a time and can sprint up to 31 mph. Emus have a nail on their toes, like a knife, which is used in kicking away predators. They can go a long time without food, which is good because the boy emus will sit on the emu eggs until they hatch.
Emus are very interesting birds. They will eat just about anything, are very curious and like to play in water. See the pictures below.
Emus are from Austrailia and are the 2nd largest flightless bird, (the largest are Ostriches). Emus are very friendly but their curious nature causes them to peck at most things (which is anoying if you happen to be in their pen fixing something). They can run very long distances at a time and can sprint up to 31 mph. Emus have a nail on their toes, like a knife, which is used in kicking away predators. They can go a long time without food, which is good because the boy emus will sit on the emu eggs until they hatch.
That is one big bird bath!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sold out and closed for the season...
We had a tremendous turnout during October, and are so amazed by the support of our community! Thank you to all who came and enjoyed. We will definitely do this again next year, and yes, we will plant more pumpkins! We weren't sure what to expect, but we sold out of good pumpkins a week before we closed! So thanks to the Lattin Farm in Fallon, we were able to order some pumpkins from them to have enough for our last week. We again sold out of those by the end of Nevada Day, one of our busiest days! Here is the field pretty picked over.
And a special thanks to friends who helped work many hours to make it GREAT!
Jacob
Kalynn and Janelle
Connie
...and a few not pictured, Kelli and Summer - you guys are awesome! Of course my husband who did a ton of work behind the scenes, and our kids who were very hard working, helpful, and patient with our busy schedule!
So see you next year, and stay tuned for occasional farm updates!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
We're Open!
We officially opened on Friday October 1st, but hosted a preview day for friends and family on Thursday. We have had a great first few days, and everyone who has come has had a great time and made very positive comments! We hosted a field trip on Friday and it went really well. I am so happy when I see kids having a good time, and parents with smiles on their faces. Thanks to all who helped us get this going!
Here is a little taste of some of the features and activities of our pumpkin patch.
Here is a little taste of some of the features and activities of our pumpkin patch.
Come on in!
A hay ride around the pumpkin patch
Dress up and coloring in the Art Barn
We have free face (and arm) painting on Saturdays from 11am-2pm
by Summer Swanson
Sister in law Carrie on left and owner Natalie on right
Pumpkin prices vary by size
Customers enjoy being able to go out to the field to pick their own pumpkins right off the vine!
Kids love the corn play box!
Three of our four sons running the admission booth
Funny photo boards near the art barn
Shooting beans at carved pumpkins with sling shots!
Kids hay maze
A classic 1951 Ford 8-N
This way!
Lassoing activity
Feeding goats
Come play in a teepee!
Harvest
Most of our pumpkins are ready! They vary in size and range from $1- $8.
Here's the kids picking some out for display in the barnyard and to get the bigger ones out of the "little pumpkin" section. Since the field is set up so you can pick your own off the vine, we wanted to keep the sizes in each section accurate with the pricing. The varieties we have this year are Small Sugar and Connecticut Field pumpkins. We are so excited that our patch is so full of beautiful pumpkins!
Here's the kids picking some out for display in the barnyard and to get the bigger ones out of the "little pumpkin" section. Since the field is set up so you can pick your own off the vine, we wanted to keep the sizes in each section accurate with the pricing. The varieties we have this year are Small Sugar and Connecticut Field pumpkins. We are so excited that our patch is so full of beautiful pumpkins!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
New additions...
Just this week we got some new baby animals!
They are two kittens named Gadget and Dora
and two pigs named Rosy and Violet
Welcome to the farm little ones!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Pollination!
Thanks to Daron's busy bees who are helping every day. (and hopefully making some sweeeet honey!)
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