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Skagit Co. Farm Lake Samish Rd O l 6 CHRISTIANSON’S NURSERY 9 GORDON’S PUMPKINS C d 18 SKAGIT VALLEY FESTIVAL 22 TULIP TOWN h H FARMS, PRODUCE, ETC. i u g c OF FAMILY FARMS 15806 Best Road k h 15002 Bradshaw Rd. 15598 McLean Road a w n a 1 BLAU OYSTER CO., INC. Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Mount Vernon u y (360) 421-4729 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 t 9 D 360-466-3821 r 9 [email protected] (360) 424-8152 (360) 424-7262 N 11321 Blue Heron Rd., Bow christiansonsnursery.com www.gordonskagitfarms.com www.farmtour.com www.tuliptown.com (360) 766-6171 DIRECTIONS: Located on Best Road, 8 miles west of I-5 DIRECTIONS: From I-5 take Exit 227 “Kincaid Street” west 1 Parson Creek Rd INFORMATION: FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING! DIRECTIONS: Located on Bradshaw Rd., one half mile [email protected] 2 miles south of Hwy 20. Take I-5 exits #221 or #230. to 3rd Street right on 3rd and cross Skagit River to traffic light INTERSTATE Our participating farms offer fun-filled festival activities north of McLean Rd. www.blauoyster.com INFORMATION: We offer an enticing selection of at Wall Street. Take a left here and road goes right in one for everyone. Educational exhibits, farm tours, harvest INFORMATION: Open all of April, Tulip Town features Blue Heron Rd 24 11 5 DIRECTIONS: From I-5 Exit #230 west to Farm to Market common and uncommon plants. From over 5,000 roses block and becomes McLean Road. Go west to farm on left 15 13 markets, gardening demonstrations, free samples, kids stunning colors of tulips for those great photo shots. Rd. Right about 5 miles to D’Arcy Rd., left about 1 mile to Bay to all the best fruit trees for our Puget Sound region. Our side between Beaver Marsh Road and Bradshaw Road. Samish Island Rd. activities, corn and hay mazes, animal exhibits, pumpkin Enjoy the many spectacular display gardens and an indoor View-Edison, right about 2 miles to Samish Island Rd. Follow display garden surrounding our circa 1888 one room INFORMATION: A large selection of carving pumpkins, Bow Hill Rd Prairie Rd patches, scenic tours and more. garden show featuring flowers artistically displayed. Stroll road on to the Island about ½ mile to Roney Rd. Right to Blue Bayview-Edison Rd schoolhouse features an abundance of the perennials traditional pumpkins in “old-fashioned orange” and Chuckanut Dr On this weekend, you can have a hands-on experience through our spectacular mural depicting the landscape Heron Rd., then right down hill & around to Blau Oyster Co., and shrubs we offer. In our greenhouses, dating from our non-traditional pumpkins in a wide range of autumn and Sunset Rd 9 to Lyman, Hamilton, learning what it takes to run a farm, from growing crops to of our beautiful Skagit Valley and owner, Tom DeGoede’s on the left. start in 1946, we feature tropical houseplants to seasonal spooky Halloween colors. 2 Concrete and Rockport feeding animals. It is an opportunity to talk to your farmers home farm in Holland. NEW, A Dutch Village Street, with INFORMATION: Oysters, freshly shucked and live-in-the- flowering annuals, herbs and vegetables. Children We also have a wide selection of cooking pumpkins and 12 F And S Grade Rd and follow your food from the fields to the table. Pick up charm reminiscent of the Netherlands. Gripp Rd shell: clams, mussels, live Dungeness crab (in season), will enjoy our llamas, goats and wandering chickens. squash to make your favorite fall recipes. 11 your fresh produce, meats, shellfish, wine and dairy Visit our Fall retail bulb shop; purchase your favorite shrimp, prawns, scallops, smoked oysters, pickled herring Primrose, our antique and gift shop located in our old There are also many different types of gourds, ornamental 17 products all of Skagit Valley’s goods. selections. Open September 1st through November 1st, or and other seafood products. Bring an ice chest if you can! Bayview-Edison Rd 11 tractor barn, promises to delight you. corn, and other naturally grown items to decorate your Allen West Rd Dahlstedt Rd 20 Don’t forget to fill out a survey at each farm. You can view our website and order from the many selections we Open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday year-round. 10 We are open all year, daily, from 9am-6pm (5pm in winter). yard and household for the autumn season. Moore enter to win our Festival Basket filled with over $200 worth have to offer. Closed Sunday and holidays. Cook Rd Minkler Rd 1864629 Our staff of enthusiastic plant experts will guide you to Gordon’s orchards are full of Jonagold apples, perfect for St of goodies from the farms. APRIL HOURS, 9-5 DAILY, (LATER WEATHER your new favorite plant! For great gardening classes, sales fresh eating and making desserts. Bennett St Keep an eye out for the orange flags at each farm stating PERMITTING). Cascade Hwy 2 BOW HILL BLUEBERRIES and events, visit our website. We also offer locally produced honey and locally pressed Official Farm of The Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms. FALL BULB SHOP HOURS: 9-5 MONDAY THROUGH District Line Rd k Rd apple cider. Sedro-Woolley n Cree OCTOBER 5 & 6. 10-4 PM SATURDAY AND CLOSED ON SUNDAYS. 15628 Bow Hill Road 20 W Gilliga Bow, WA 98232 At Gordon Farms we have a large retail display area Farm-To-Market Rd 9 (360) 399-1006 20 surrounded by showcase paintings of autumn scenes and [email protected] 5 Halloween displays. 19 SKAGIT VALLEY www.bowhillblueberries.com The farm offers you-pick pumpkins and you-pick apples. 18 20 Burlington FOOD CO-OP Higgins DIRECTIONS: Bow Hill Blueberries is located between I-5 On the weekends we have a baked goods stand featuring Airport Way Clear Lake tasty local treats. 202 South 1st Street, Mount Vernon and Chuckanut Drive and between Bellingham and Mount 22 Memorial Hwy Hoag Rd Martin Rd Vernon. 536 skagitfoodcoop.com (360) 336-9777 Burlington Blvd College Way From I-5 North: Take exit 231 (Bow-Edison, Chuckanut Rockport d 19 DIRECTIONS: From I-5 Kincaid St. exit go W. then R. on R Fir St 538 Waugh Drive/Hwy. 11). Cross over the freeway heading north on scade Rd Third St. and L. before the light into Co-op parking lot. rt Ca 10 HOEHN BEND FARM Downey Rd McLean Rd Warren 3St Division St o S INFORMATION: The Skagit Valley Food Co-op provides Hwy. 11. Go approximately 6.5 miles and turn right on Bow ckp n 16 o e R e 26923 Hoehn Road the Valley’s best selection of fresh, local, and organic Hill Road. We are .8 miles on the right side. Skagit Valley Hospital O Sedro-Woolley LaConner-Whitney Rd Section St produce and natural groceries. The Co-op’s award-winning Look for the big RED BARN & farm store. os © 2019 Skagit Publishing LLC (360) 466-0135 h R 6 Bradshaw Rd Maps produced by Fine Edge, Anacortes, WA Deli offers a full deli counter, a salad bar, hot entree bar, From I-5 South: Take exit 236 (Bow Hill Road). Turn right d Calhoun Rd 18th St 530 www.farmstayskagit.com 3rd St Mount Vernon Morris Chilberg Rd Best Rd made-to-order sandwiches, espresso, our housemade ice and head west down Bow Hill Road for 2.9 miles. You will [email protected] 14 see blueberry fields on both sides of the road. St Best Rd 9 25 cream, along with organic juices and smoothies. We make 7 DOUBLES O RANCH DIRECTIONS: From I-5 take exit 230 (Burlington) to Highway Keep going about 1/4 mile and you’ll see a big RED BARN a our deli food from scratch using fresh, quality ingredients, u 20 (go east). Turn right on State Street, and the name of the Beaver Marsh Rd 46276k Concrete Sauk Valley Road sourced from local suppliers when possible. We offer a and farm store on your left. La Conner INTERSTATE Concr Vete road will eventually change to Hoehn Road. 3.6 miles out of Stackpole Rd Big Lake INFORMATION: Bow Hill Blueberries is the oldest a town, at a large bend in Hoehn Road, look on the left for a big wide variety of vegan, vegetarian, raw, gluten-free, and ll 5 (360) 85e3-8494 whole food choices for every meal. blueberry farm in Skagit Valley. y white barn and a little red house. d (360) 770 R-5380 21R The small farm is run by a small family that has a INFORMATION: Grass-fed Beef—we raise Dexter cattle (an Skagit Valley Food Co-op is committed to the community, d d [email protected] n Irish heritage breed that is naturally the smallest breed of a huge commitment to growing and preserving heirloom l and everyone is welcome to shop at the Co-op, where the s I www.doubleoranchllc.com cattle) without using hormones or antibiotics. Our cattle r 4 blueberries organically. i Dry Slough Rd love of local is huge - the Co-op carries over 450 local goods F augh Rd n DIRECTIONS: From I-5 take exit 232 to Sedro-Woolley. Go graze in our pastures during sunny weather and are fed hay 534 va from area farmers, producers, artists, and artisans. Find We offer you-pick, fresh and frozen blueberries, blueberry 9 Ca East on Highway 20 to Concrete. Turn right on Concrete Sauk (that we produce) in the barn when it is raining.
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