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Farm Market  September-October

The height of our year comes right now! We love for visitors from far and near to come view the beautiful foliage of Geauga County and take in the wonderful aroma of freshly picked apples and the just made apple cider. 

The tantalizing smells of the bakery and the eye popping colors of a myriad of pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn make the market an exciting place to be. In fact, our employees often remark that the excitement of the people mixed with the crisp air and harvest fever make Patterson´s the best way to experience autumn.

It is great fun to mingle at the market while purchasing the freshest and highest quality produce. To add a touch of adventure, just drive the 1 1/2 miles to our farm where you can pick your own apples and visit our Family Fun Fest.

Pick-Your-Own Apples

Apple picking is another great family activity we offer on Saturdays and Sundays during September and part of October.  Hop on the haywagon and ride out to the orchards for your favorite variety and pick as many as you like – just a few to eat or bushels to store for winter. The peak of the pick your own season is mid-September through mid-October. Typically, the PYO season is one week earlier than the dates listed on the following chart. PYO apples are also available from Sept.18th to late October during the week from 10:00 - 5:00.

The Family Fun Fest
(Sept. 15, 2007 - Oct. 28, 2007)

Bring the family, pack a lunch (or visit our concession stand) and relax in our outdoor farm fun area – designed to allow your family to choose the pace and activities you most enjoy together.  You can play in our hay stacks, try our tree house in the woods, wander through our corn maze and take a wonderful nature hike through the ravines and hills of Geauga County. The admission fee includes a wagon ride.  You can ride a horse drawn wagon to a pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin on weekends. During public hours you can also paint a pumpkin for a fee. Of course, picking your own pumpkin right out of the field is a delightful activity as well on those great fall days!

The fest is open on weekends from mid-September through October, including NEOEA Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a cost of $5.00 per person. Weekdays are open to the public from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. and everything is a little more laid-back. You need to bring your own food. The cost is $3.00 per person.  Pumpkin painting is available these afternoons as well as on weekends.

Fun Fest Birthday Parties

Option 1 includes:

* Tickets for 12 Children
* 2 Tickets for parents of Birthday Child
*  Tickets for Grandparents of Birthday Child or helpers
* 1 vehicle will be allowed back to picnic area
* 2 tables will be reserved in your name for the entire day (seating for twenty kids)
* Apple cider/ with cups
* Express Entry into fest area when your group is together

Costs: $85, with a $40 deposit required to reserve picnic table
  
We will send you tickets for the number of people you expect.  Please distribute these either before the event or have someone stand up front to give out tickets.  We cannot hand these out. Any one without a ticket will be charged.  More tickets will be available at the White Apple Barn for $5.00 each.  You cannot purchase "2" packages. Extra tickets can be returned for refund or used at a later date. If someone in your group cannot make it that day they can use the ticket any other day. It never goes bad!

Other additions:

Pumpkin Painting

 Costs:  $2.50/ child  Entire group must participate
             $3.00/child individually (Regular price)

Extra Picnic tables reserved for $10.00/day

Suggestions and Guidelines:

*Have a specific start time, gather your group completely, then enter fest

*Have a specific end time for parents to pick their child up- parents will be charged to enter fest area

*We have included a map, be sure to let parents know which location- we have two!

*In case of rain, have an alternative plan, this is an outdoor event.  We have tried to weather proof the fest as best we can but many events are uncovered*Be sure there is a supervisor for every 5 children,  there can be many groups and people

*Yellow Jackets (not usually bees) can be a great problem. Be aware of any allergies or fears. The best way to handle them is to ignore them. They become worse if you excite them

*Be aware of hay fever or asthma in any children

*If you would like to participate in pumpkin painting or pumpkin picking please arrange ahead of time for special pricing

                   2007 Group/Fundraising Program

We are offering a group/ fundraiser program for local groups, organizations, and families.   

#1 You can prepurchase tickets in the amounts you need to distribute prior your groups scheduled activity. Unused tickets can be returned and we will send a refund through the mail. They can also be used at any other time during our season

#2 You can request tickets to distribute prior to your event. The day of the event you can return undistributed tickets and pay only for the tickets you distributed. All tickets are your responsibility and must be accounted for.

#3 Price of the tickets are as follows:

                       0-50 people  $5.00/ ticket
                       51-100         $4.50/ ticket
                       101+             $4.00/ ticket

#4 Your group can charge whatever price you decide depending on your
function i.e. group or fundraiser or both

• Ex.#1  George Washington Elementary School PTA wants to have an activity at Pattersons Family Fun Fest.  They would like to have snacks and a few awards.  To cover their additional cost they buy 120 tickets from us for $4.00/ticket and charge their people $5.00. They sell 112 tickets.   The day of the event they return the remaining 8 tickets and we send them a refund for those tickets later that week.
   
• Ex #2  George Washington School would like to do a fundraiser for their PTA. They request 200 tickets to sell.  They sell 180 tickets @ $8.00 dollars/ticket.  The day of the event they return the remaining 20 tickets.  They pay us the day of the event for 180 tickets at $5.00/ ticket.
   
• Ex#3 Dot's Plant Farm is holding a company picnic at our Barn/Sugarhouse. Some of their employees have younger children and would like to go to the Fun Fest.  They request 25 tickets.  18 of their people use tickets.  At the end of their picnic when they settle up they return the remaining 7 tickets and pay for 18 people at $5.00/ticket along with the Barn/Sugarhouse
   
• Ex#4 Dot's Plant Farm wants to do a company picnic at our Family Fun Fest.  They buy 40 tickets and distribute 35.  The day of their event they return the remaining five tickets and we send them a refund to the remaining five. 

#5 The tickets are good anytime for admission to Pattersons Family Fun Fest.  They do not have to be used the day of the event.

#6 Your group is responsible for distribution.  We will not hand out, sell, or distribute your tickets. Everyone entering the Fun Fest must have a ticket in hand. 

#7 Payment arrangements must be made prior to your event or on the day of the event. If you plan to use a purchase order it must be approved prior to the event.

#8 Additional facilities are available for rent at the farm for your group. However, if you wish to pay for your groups admission you must use one of the above options. Your group can always pay individually and enter the fest on their own.

Ripening Dates and Uses for PYO and In-Store Apples

Freshly-Pressed Apple Cider

Our freshly-pressed apple cider is available fresh from September through March at our store and 100 other local grocery stores. In June we begin selling cider we have frozen in season for the summer. (just as good).

Our process of cider making involves taking the freshly-pressed apple cider and removing the pulp by a filtering process which removes the sediment found on the bottom of most other cider.  Our cider is pasteurized to ensure safety. There is a small amount (not more than .1 of 1 %) of preservative (potassium sorbate) to increase shelf life.

We feel our cider is the best there is to offer in the industry. We invite you to try some today.

Patterson Fruit Farm Market is open year round. Our hours December through May are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and June through November 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  

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