Pumpkin Patches and Harvest Fun

[Leigh]

Here is the list I made for the Sonoma County Gazette
http://www.sonomacountygazette.com

HARVEST SOME FUN!
“Thank You!” to SonomaUncorked.com, HauntedBay.com, and PickYourOwn.org for assistance with these lists.

Sept 26-27 ~ Weekend Along Farm Trails ~ Visit Farm Trails members around Sonoma County and sample their bounty. Bring a cooler to take home your finds! Sat & Sun, 10:00-5:00 ~ 707-837-8896 ~ www.weekendalongfarmtrails.com

Oct 2-4 ~ Sonoma County Harvest Fair ~ Admission $2-$6. Fri 10:00-8:00, & Sat-Sun 10:00-7:00. 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. Santa Rosa ~ 707-545-4200 ~ www.harvestfair.org

Oct 3 ~ Community Harvest Celebration ~ Pumpkin carving & pie contests, puppet theater, kids talent contest! Free. 10:00-5:00 at the Guerneville Community Church, 14520 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville ~ Info & contest applications: Rebecca 707-869-4105 or Beth bethhearn@hotmail.com

Oct 3 ~ Harvest Roll & Soul ~ Bring the whole family to dance the night away with live music by Levi Lloyd & the 501 Band. $5 at the door. 6:30-10:00 pm at the Bodega Bay Grange, 1370 Bodega Ave at Hwy 1, Bodega Bay ~ 707-875-3616 ~ www.bodegabaygrange.org

Oct 4 ~ Autumn Faire & Market ~ Artisan’s fair & farmers market with a Latin flair. Gerard’s paella, piñata bashing, pumpkin decorating, face painting. Free admission. 10:00-4:00 pm at the Monte Rio Amphitheater ~ 707-865-2487 ~ www.mrrpd.org

Oct 8-11 & 15-18 ~ Tolay Fall Festival ~ Admission Free. Parking $6. Thu-Fri 9:00-3:30, Sat-Sun 10:00-5:00 at Tolay Lake Regional Park, Cannon Lane, Petaluma ~ 707-565-2041 ~ www.sonoma-county.org/parks/pk_tolay_fallfestival.htm

Oct 18 ~ Windsor Pumpkin Festival ~ 10:00-2:00 at the Windsor Certified Farmers Market on the Town Green ~ 707-838-1320 ~ www.windsorfarmersmarket.com

Oct 24 ~ Railroad Scare! ~ Children's Parade led by Charlie Brown and Snoopy, scarecrow festival, Scare-dy Dog Parade. 11:00-4:00 pm in Railroad Square, 4th & Wilson, Santa Rosa ~ 707-578-8478 ~ www.railroadsquare.net

PUMPKIN PATCHES
All open thru Oct 31, and Admission is Free, unless otherwise noted.

Adobe Pumpkin Farm ~ 6-acre corn maze, haunted house, gift shop. Daily, 10:00-Dusk. 2478 E Washington St at Adobe Road, Petaluma ~ 707-766-7673 ~ www.adobepumpkinfarm.com
Anderson Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch ~ 2-acre corn maze, mini train ride, U-pick pumpkins. Daily, 10:00-6:00. 4588 Bodega Avenue at Skillman, Petaluma ~ Jan 707-338-3363, thomas0943@sbcglobal.net
Forestville Pumpkin Patch ~ Oct 17 & 24, 10:00 am-4:00 pm in the parking lot across from Speer’s Market, 7950 Mirabel Road, Forestville
Grandma's Pumpkin Patch ~ Hay pyramid, corn field, climb-on tractors. Opens Sept 25, daily 10:00-Dusk. 17740 Healdsburg Ave at Lytton Springs Rd, Healdsburg ~ 707-431-8058 ~ www.grandmas-pumpkin-patch.com
Great Peter Pumpkin Patch ~ Dig potatoes, milk a cow, live music on weekends. Opens Sept 25, daily 9:00-Dusk. Spring Hill Jersey Cheese Company, 4235 Spring Hill Rd., Two Rock/Petaluma ~ 707-762-3446 ~ www.springhillcheese.com
Hale's Apple Farm ~ 30 varieties of apples! Heirloom tomatoes, pumpkins. Daily, 9:00-5:00. 1526 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol ~ 707-823-4613
Muelrath Ranches Pumpkins ~ Hay tunnel, corn maze, pumpkin slingshot. Opens Sept 26, Fri 3:00-9:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-6:00. 3800 Walker Ave., Santa Rosa ~ 707-585-2195 ~ www.muelrathspumpkins.com
No Chance Ranch Haunted House ~ and “Chicken” House for the scaredy-cats! Opens Oct 9, Fri 5:00-8:00, Sat 11:00-8:00, Sun 11:00-6:00. 3682 Llano Rd, Santa Rosa
Oluf's Ranch Pumpkin Patch ~ Hay maze & rides, animal corral, 4-acre corn maze. Opens Sept 26, M-F 3:30-Dusk, Sat-Sun 9:00am-Dusk. 899 Shiloh Rd., Windsor ~ 707-838-7588
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch ~ 4-acre A'Mazing Corn Maze $5; Night Maze on Fri-Sat 6:00-10:00 pm, $9. Opens Sept 25, Sun-Thu 10:00-6:00, & Fri-Sat 10:00-10:00. 550 Stony Point Rd., Petaluma ~ 707-763-3132 ~ www.petalumapumpkinpatch.com
Peterson's Pumpkins ~ feed the animals, observation beehive, picnic area. Sat-Sun in October, 10:00-6:00. 636 Gossage Avenue, Petaluma ~ 707-765-4582 ~ www.petersonsfarm.com
Pumpkin Grove ~ farm animals, hay pyramid, picnic area. No pets please. 10:00-6:00 pm daily in October ~ 3399 Petaluma Hill Rd., Santa Rosa ~ 707-523-3982
Punky's Pumpkin Lot ~ Just pumpkins, no fuss no muss. 10:00-6:00 pm at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa
Ryan O’Shannan Farms ~ Sunflower maze, make butter, milk a cow. Opens Sept 26, Thu-Sun 10:00-6:30 ~ 5360 Bodega Ave., 5 miles west of Petaluma ~ 707-762-4895 ~ www.ryanoshannanfarms.com

[Lynette]

Cool! I think we are going to try to do at least one a weekend like we did last year :)

[becky]

Cool! I think we are going to try to do at least one a weekend like we did last year :)what a great idea lynette. I have only been to one and i so want to see what others are out there.

thanks for posting the list Leigh

[Colleen&Kail]

thanx for the link!

[hlebakos]

THANK YOU!!!!!! Off to plan, plan, plan!

[hlebakos]

Anyone out there know of a really cool pumpkin farm in Seb. but it was in the "country" part, maybe towards.... forestville area? I went there several yrs. ago, but they had tractor rides, clean animals, yummy homemade food, etc..... I would love to take B&B there.

[surmick]

Thanks for the list Leigh! I am going to print it out and start planning!

[Leigh]

Anyone out there know of a really cool pumpkin farm in Seb. but it was in the "country" part, maybe towards.... forestville area? I went there several yrs. ago, but they had tractor rides, clean animals, yummy homemade food, etc..... I would love to take B&B there.

That sounds like Muelrath, perhaps...
http://www.muelrathspumpkins.com/index.html
They are on Todd just east of the intersection of Todd and Llano.


Otherwise, the farms on Bodega Ave west of Sebastopol might be the one you remember: Anderson's or Ryan O'Shannan


"Everything" else is in Petaluma!


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[meeg124]

That sounds like Muelrath, perhaps...
http://www.muelrathspumpkins.com/index.html
They are on Todd just east of the intersection of Todd and Llano.


Otherwise, the farms on Bodega Ave west of Sebastopol might be the one you remember: Anderson's or Ryan O'Shannan


"Everything" else is in Petaluma!


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I love Muelrath... it doesn't have everything that some of the bigger pumpkin patches do, like Adobe or Tolay but I like that it's small (easier to keep track of Caden) and it feels more personable. Last year, they had Harvest Moon in the pumpkin patch (or something like that) and we had so much fun doing that. I see on their website that this year they are doing the night hayrides, cowboy singing, etc every Friday in October. We'll definitely be going to one of those!

[hlebakos]

That sounds like Muelrath, perhaps...
http://www.muelrathspumpkins.com/index.html
They are on Todd just east of the intersection of Todd and Llano.


Otherwise, the farms on Bodega Ave west of Sebastopol might be the one you remember: Anderson's or Ryan O'Shannan


"Everything" else is in Petaluma!


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THanks, I don't think that is the one I was thinking of, but I think I will check that one out this year!;) The one I am thinking of might have gone out of business over the yrs., it was a while ago that I went. I want to say it was off of River Road.

[Leigh]

THanks, I don't think that is the one I was thinking of, but I think I will check that one out this year!;) The one I am thinking of might have gone out of business over the yrs., it was a while ago that I went. I want to say it was off of River Road.

Gosh, I don't know of any up and down River Road. If you find out, please let me know so I can update my list!!


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[stephscrazy05]

thanks Leigh, dont know if we will be able to do much with my work schedule, but will def. take her to pick out her own pumpkin at Adobe Farms. (we know the owners so last yr we got 50 dollar pumpkins for 25 :) )

[Windy]

Tolay in Petaluma is SUPER COOL! It is only open for 2 weekends. Only $5 for parking, unless you have a Sonoma park pass. That one I go again and again!

[PhreSpirit]

Tolay in Petaluma is SUPER COOL! It is only open for 2 weekends. Only $5 for parking, unless you have a Sonoma park pass. That one I go again and again!

that's the one we were going to check out this year! glad to hear it's something worth visiting! :)

[Drey]

Wow so much to do! Thanks for listing!

[lmfike]

We're headed over to the Pumpkin Patch out in Two Rock this afternoon. Going to visit a friend who works there. Kids can't wait.

[hlebakos]

Tolay in Petaluma is SUPER COOL! It is only open for 2 weekends. Only $5 for parking, unless you have a Sonoma park pass. That one I go again and again!

DH grew up out there with a family friend, he will probably grumble that he has to "follow the rules." I would like to check this one out, thanks for the info.

[erin anne]

Please help support my friend Holly and her family's pumpkin patch :)

http://www.grandmas-pumpkin-patch.com/

[Theresa]

Caty and her class are going to Ryan O'Shannon and I can't go cause of work.

Anyone notice this year that patches opened like overnight? I think it's sad that we even have to ship in pumpkins. I wonder where they all are coming from. I know of one real farm that has had theirs growing now for awhile--and the pumpkins are still so small.

[lornabrown]

Mo's class is going to Tolay on Thursday. I'm hoping to go with them. Haven't been there since it was Cardozas (and yes Jenny, it will be interesting to see the changes)

[KaiKrishna]

There was one that was on that back wine country road between Guerneville and Healdsburg, for some reason the name is escaping me. Anyway, it was a big fun pumpkin patch with hay rides and cider and stuff, it turned into a winery.

[Brookepanda]

Please help support my friend Holly and her family's pumpkin patch :)

http://www.grandmas-pumpkin-patch.com/

anyone want to hit up this pumpkin patch Tuesday morning (10) or Wednesday afternoon (2:30 ish) of next week with the girl and myself? :D