Join us for this free, family-friendly event showcasing Tompkins County's agriculture!
This year's tour features an alpaca farm.
This year's tour features two dairy farms!
Sites include hard cider makers, a hop farm and brewery, and a winery!
See how goat cheese is made -- and meet the goats! -- at Lively Run farm.
Tour Laughing Goat Fiber Farm and see angora and cashmere goats, alpacas, and sheep
Hawk Meadow Farm in Trumansburg features mushrooms and medicinals made from them.
Visit small and large vegetable & CSA farms.
Tour the farm and brewery at Hopshire Farms (yes, there will be samples!)
Visit blueberry farms on both days!
Open Farm Days
Experience local agriculture up close via ZOOM, at 2020 Open Farm Days
Every year CCE Tompkins hosts the Open Farms Days program, giving visitors a chance for in-depth and behind the scenes access to our local farms. This year we’re teaming up with CCE Cortland to bring our area farms to you!
Since public tours aren't possible right now, we're excited to be able to offer a monthly series of virtual visits to farms when their key produce is in season. In September, we'll be visiting with three local APPLE producers. We'll be talking with an orchardist, a u-pick farmer, and a cider-maker:
Hemlock Grove Farm: http://ithacaorganicapples.com/
Indian Creek Farm: https://indiancreekithaca.com/
Hollenbeck's Cider Mill: https://www.hollenbeckscidermill.com/
Pre-Registration (follow the link HERE) is required in order to get the Zoom link to this event. All registrants will receive an info packet with bios of our farmers, info about where to pick or purchase local apples and apple products, and recipes.
To maximize the fun of this event, consider visiting one of our host farms for an apple treat, spending some time at an area U-Pick apple farm (find them HERE) or picking up local apples at your closest Farmers Market ahead of our Zoom date and have an apple tasting during the event!
Find photos and detailed information on all the tour sites at OpenFarmDays.org, a mobile-friendly website that enables visitors to use their smart phones to plot their tour route in real time.
Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Tompkins County. Made possible in part by grants from the Tompkins County Tourism Program and Tompkins County Farm Bureau.
Contact
Monika Roth
Agriculture Specialist (Part-Time)
mr55@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 126
Last updated September 14, 2020
2019 Open Farm Days
Visit these links for details on all the farms that are opening their gates for one day only!
Saturday, August 10, 12-4pm
Farms on the East side of Cayuga Lake will be open to visitors. MAP (8.5"x11")
Sunday, August 11, 12-4pm
Farms on the West Side of Cayuga Lake will be open to visitors. MAP (8.5"x11")
OpenFarmDays.org
Use your smart phone for tour info and directions, at OpenFarmDays.org.
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Volunteer!
Sign up to greet and direct visitors at your favorite farm! Shifts are 11:45am-2:00pm OR 1:45-4:15pm. Come for one or stay all afternoon! Sign up on the links below:
Saturday, 8/10/19, Eastside Farms
