Arabian horses, Asian pears, English lavender, American blues: All of this, plus many other crops, livestock and live music, are part of the 18th annual Clallam County Farm Tour on Saturday.
Eight farms will open their gates from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission for the entire tour is $10 per carload at any participating farm or free for bicyclists.
Information about the event, sponsored by the North Olympic Land Trust and Washington State University Clallam County Extension, is at 360-417-2279 and http://ext100.wsu.edu/clallam.
Saturday’s lineup
Here’s the lineup, west to east across the county.
â– Lazy J Tree Farm, 225 Gehrke Road, Port Angeles: Fruit orchards, young Christmas trees, lunch by Steve McCabe, music from Mike Kamphaus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Buck Ellard from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., hayrides and a big sand pile for children.
â– Freedom Farm, 403 Spring Road, Port Angeles: Horsemanship demonstrations, pony rides and other activities plus a beef cow and calf exhibit.
â– Lokalie Gaare (Lucky Sheep Farm), 702 Gunn Road, Agnew: Border collies and herding demonstrations plus spinners, weavers and other fiber artisans showing off their skills.
â– Annie’s Flower Farm, 687½ Woodcock Road at Kitchen-Dick Road, Sequim (new location): Fresh flowers, perfume-making (bring a bottle to make your own), flower-pressing demonstrations and music by Jim Faddis and friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Sweet Evangelines from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
â– Five Acre School, 515 Lotzgesell Road, Sequim: Students’ farming projects, a natural playscape, art projects and a nature path.
â– Dungeness Valley Creamery (raw milk dairy), 1915 Towne Road, Sequim: Tours of the milking parlors, hayrides around the 30-plus acres of pasture, butter- and yogurt-making demos, 4-H petting zoo.
â– Nash’s Organic Produce, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, Sequim: Pumpkin sculpting and other kids’ activities, music by the Sweet Evangelines from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., local-produce lunch from Oven Spoonful and WSU Jefferson County Extension Director Laura Lewis’ talk on farming in a changing Olympic Peninsula climate at 1 p.m.
A community potluck will start at 6 p.m.; then comes the Fall Barn Dance at 7:30 p.m. with the Spoonshine band from Seattle. Admission to the dance is an additional $10 for adults and free for children younger than 16.
â– Jardin du Soleil Lavender, 3932 Sequim-Dungeness Way, Sequim: Tours of the 10-acre organic lavender farm, Victorian gardens and fruit trees; food and drink from Maggie May Espresso and Outfitter; Lewis’ talk on climate change on the Peninsula at 11 a.m.; the Olympic Climate Action group will have displays set up all day.
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Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
