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This self-guided tour of farms, dairies, ranches, Hometown Hardware OSU Research Station Hometown Hardware OR 237 orchards, gardens and self-serve farm stands highlights traditional and modern farming methods. Depending on Platz Family Farm Cove-Union Hwy. what they produce, participating farms and ranches have varying seasons, so be sure to call ahead to schedule a Buffalo Peak Land & Livestock Cats Paw Farm LLC La Grande Cove visit or tour. Once a year, most are open for the Union County Farm Crawl, a one-day event celebrating nature’s Union County Museum Buffalo Peak Land & Livestock bounty. Find out more about the event and other things to see, do and taste at visitunioncounty.org. Ladd View Babydoll Sheep La Grande Boothman Ranch Union County Museum The Cottage at Union Established as a stop on the historic Oregon Trail, La Grande continues to be a regional center for education, Meadows Intermountain Livestock medical care and retail trade. Located at the crossroads of Interstate 84 and four state routes, the city is the The Cottage at Union OSU Research Station Community Merchants home of Eastern Oregon University and offers all visitor services. Located in Max Square, downtown, the popular Platz Family Farm Meadows La Grande Farmers Market opens in mid-May and continues through October, Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Cats Paw FarmTour LLC farms, gardens and OSU Research Station Union Cove history and activities: coveoregon.org Ladd View Babydollranches. Sheep Enjoy a day in the Platz Family Farm Cove Cove has been a fruit production center for over 100 years. Today, approximately 500 acres of commercial Boothman Ranch country and buy fresh from the Cats Paw Farm LLC orchards, planted mostly in sweet cherries and peaches, grace the hillsides above town. Cherries are in bloom in Intermountain producers.Livestock spring, ripening in early summer and ready to eat in July. The Cove Cherry Fair is held in August to celebrate the Ladd View Babydoll SheepUnion map is enlarged. Community Merchants crop. Small-scale livestock production, field crops, and produce growers make up the Boothman Ranch remaining farm operations. Tour farms, gardens and Please Note: ThisIntermountain map is for Livestock Union Union history and activities: grvoutskirts.com ranches. Enjoy a day in the general orientation only. If In the quaint Victorian era town of Union there are lots of opportunities to get out of Community Merchants country and buy fresh from the unfamiliar with the area when your car, explore and have a meal or snack. The annual Eastern Oregon Livestock Show driving to a location, contact & Rodeo takes place every June, bringing youth from throughout the region to town producers. the owner for specific driving directions.Tour farms, gardens and OR 203 to Mediacl Springs to show and sell their livestock and horses. Grassroots Festival takes place in August. OR 237 to North Powder ranches. Enjoy a day in the Experience the town’s charm, then head north toward La Grande on OR Hwy 203. 10 country and buy fresh from the producers. 11 1 4 9 12 22 A Self-Guided tour of farms, farm stands and 8) Folly Farm 541.805.8563 does, the dairy uses a rotary milking parlor and large loafing crafts, herbal teas & spices, shrubs, mustards, Pygora Luxury agricultural points of interest in the Grande 67364 Squire Loop, Cove shed. Doe goats kid December through June. Fiber, crafts; Poultry meat by reservation. Baby Pygora goats for Ronde Valley. Buy locally grown! Visit the micro-farm and you-pick garden focusing on gourmet www.granderondenubians.com viewing and petting. Also, shop online www.catspawfarm.com. garlic and open-pollinated heirloom vegetables. Just stop in 22) Ladd View Ranch 541.910.8009 1) Avella Orchard 541.663.6756 or call for an appointment for your first visit and they’ll show 15) Buffalo Peak Livestock Co. 541.805.1124 64280 Hot Lake Lane, La Grande 2807 N. Fir Street, La Grande Tours by arrangement you how things work. During growing season, the farm is open 60983 Hwy 203, Union Ladd View Ranch, located on the Oregon Trail, raises and sells Two acre heirloom fruit and nut “forest” within the city during the day for you-pick kitchen veggies, and by appointment Working cattle ranch demonstrating that agriculture can registered Babydoll Southdown sheep, a small sized heritage limits of La Grande, begun in the 1950s. Over 250 unusual, for garlic, canned goods, and bulk harvests when available. coexist and benefit from good fishery habitat and functional breed of sheep often described as “woolly teddybears“ because rare and local pioneer trees include apples, pears, plums, www.follyfarmoregon.com ecosystems. Tours of restoration projects available by of their woolly faces and natural smiles. See how the sheep are apricots, quince, mulberries, cherries, chestnuts, walnuts, appointment only. [email protected] managed to enhance the ecology of the orchard, pond, stream, filberts, and almonds. www.avellaorchard.blogspot.com 9) Cove Honey 541.910.2444 www.holisticmanagement.guide 61062 Stackland Road, Cove and woodland areas and meet these woolly teddybears. See 2) Evergreen Family Farm text or call 541.359.5085 Admire the views at the roadside self-serve honey stand and 16) Hometown Hardware Store 541.562.5472 lambs from mid-February through May. Raw wool is available 62402 Evergreen Road, La Grande purchase local honey and honey products. 206 South Main Street, Union upon request. Farm visits and tours welcome by appointment. This family farm uses organic practices to grow vegetables, A fun stop, this hardware and liquor store has an espresso www.laddviewbabydollsheep.com fruit and cut flowers. Shop at their farm stand or find them 10) Almosta Farm at Cove 503.849.4228 shop and a garden center, with plants grown for the area. 23) Boothman Ranch 541.962.9287 at the La Grande Farmers’ Market, Saturday mornings. 69749 Antles Lane, Cove facebook.com/Hometown-Hardware-Store Hot Lake Lane, La Grande Facebook and Instagram @evergreenfamilyfarmlagrande Nigerian Dwarf goat farm. Goats, raw milk, honey, bee products, soap, candles, preserves, eggs and baked goods. Educational and 17) Union County Museum 541.562.6003 Call to schedule a tour of a working cattle ranch. Learn how 3) Mt. Emily Farmstead 541.786.6015 fun activities for children if scheduled ahead. Interact with goats, 333 South Main Street, Union traditional cowboy husbandry and modern techniques work 63172 Starr Lane, La Grande a pot bellied pig, and chickens; learn about honey bees and bee Exhibits include Agriculture, Timber & Transportation; together to produce high quality beef. Organic practices are used for eggs, goats milk, sauerkraut, hives. Farms stays available through Airbnb or Harvest Host. Cowboys Then & Now; the Livery station; the General Store, 24) Intermountain Livestock 541.963.2158 native plants and flowers, dried herbs, garlic and garden Watch for Open sign or call before visiting. and more. www.ucmuseumoregon.com 60654 Livestock Rd (at McAllister Rd) produce. Also, beautiful Hanoverian sport horses and Alpine www.almostafarmcove.com 18) The Cottage at Union Meadows 541.805.1124 Stop in Thursday afternoons to watch a professional auctioneer wethers for packing. Call or text to visit the farm stand. 11) Nella Mae’s Farm 541. 910.4098 1782 South Main Street, Union and expert livestock handlers run a fast-paced livestock auction. 4) Northwest Skillet Co. & Homestead Springs Farm 1006 Antles Lane, Cove Stays at the cottage can be booked through Airbnb. Rancher-approved burgers at the cafe’. www.imlivestock.com Summerville 541.605.8286 Nella Mae’s farmstand, located at the corner of Antles Lane and Exclusively grass-fed beef, grown to enhance the health of 25) Community Merchants 541.663.0575 Visits by appointment only, please call or text. Highway 237, offers local fruits, vegetables, eggs and more. The the land that creates it and the people who enjoy it. Call 1210 Adams Avenue, La Grande Watch the talented artist blacksmith at work and purchase stand is open 24/7 from March-Oct.