Five-year-old Lily Arrington of Carlsborg pets a 3-month-old Jersey bull calf at Dungeness Valley Creamery north of Sequim on Saturday. The creamery was one of seven farms and businesses taking part on the 20th annual Clallam County Farm Tour, a celebration of the agricultural heritage of the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Farm Tour celebrates area’s agricultural heritage
The 20th annual tour featured food, friendly farm animals and local farmers.
SEQUIM — Seven farms across the Sequim-Dungeness Valley celebrated the harvest season Saturday at the 20th Clallam County Farm Tour, a self-guided tour that celebrates the agricultural heritage of the region.
The tour gives the community an opportunity each year to connect with local farmland, listen to live music, eat farm-fresh food and engage with area farmers.
The North Olympic Land Trust and WSU Clallam County Extension co-sponsor the event, which had more than 2,000 individuals visit last year.
Sandra Crook of Port Angeles pets a calf at the Dungeness Valley Creamery north of Sequim on Saturday. The creamery was one of seven farms and businesses taking part in the 20th annual Clallam County Farm Tour, a celebration of the agricultural heritage of the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Alexia Fuller, 5, center, and Adeline Slezak, 3, both of Sequim, watch as Alison Sell, a member of the North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild, spins wool into fiber at Lurkalee Gaare sheep farm near Agnew, one of seven farms and businesses taking part at the 20th annual Clallam County Farm Tour on Saturday. The event served as a celebration of agriculture and farmland. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)