Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms this weekend

Judy Booth | Oct 04, 20170

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BOUNTY, BOUNTY EVERYWHERE – Even if the rain in the forecast doesn’t fall, area farms will be awash in fruits and vegetables of all kinds. This is where you get to know your farmer. This is Shuh farms. – Photo by Judy Booth

This lush, alluvial plain we call home, the Skagit Valley, is the site of the 19th Festival of Family Farms this weekend. A dozen farms are participating.

Cows, blueberries, shellfish, pumpkins, apples, alpacas, cheese, gardening demonstrations, and flowers – it couldn’t be more diverse. But they have one thing in common: they are farms; farms run by families.

Each year, rain or shine, more and more people line up for hayrides, harvesting, music, food, animal exhibits, and more. They are connecting with farmers.

Mary Hedlin, whose brother Dave runs Hedlin Farms, notes, “It’s just a lot of fun. I’m always impressed at how much fun it is, even if it’s raining – the kids get to do something real.”

Bring the whole family, send the kids into a maze – and maybe stow a pair of knee-high boots in the trunk if the weekend forecast is wrong.

The festival is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 7 and 8.

The festival is free – but if you donate $25.00 to the Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms, you will receive a VIP wristband, which gives you exclusive VIP activities and a basket of goodies. These VIP bags are available at Burlington Outlet Shoppes at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Get more information at http://www.festivaloffamilyfarms.com/