Fun Food and Farm Trips

Some of the fun food and farm trips that we have taken have been to:
1. LYNDEN DUTCH BAKERY
-Although the space is small, we were shown how they make bread, the huge mixer, fryer, and the business side of things.  http://lyndenbakery.com/ 

2. MILK MAKERS
 -This annual event is held in May at the NW Washington Fairgrounds.  It is designed for 1st graders to explain the dairy industry but we went with our homeschool group that has various ages.  This link explains exactly what it is all about.

3. APPEL FARMS
-This is a small family owned farm out in Ferndale that makes their own cheese.  We took a tour of the farm.  The tour was mainly of the milk production side of cheese-making but we did get to see where the cheese is stored and peek inside how it is made.  You can visit their store during open hours.   http://www.appel-farms.com/

4. THE FARM AT SWAN'S TAIL
-The Farm is located down in Snohomish but is worth the visit in the fall.  From their website:  "Enjoy our enormous 45-acre pumpkin patch, the Washington State Corn Maze, the petting farm, wagon rides, U-Pick Apple Orchard, live duck races, and Farmer Ben's Famous Four Little Pigs Show." Group/school reservations are available. There are 2 different types of field trips that they currently offer.  http://www.swanstrail.com/

5. STONEY RIDGE FARMS
-Stoney Ridge is in Everson, WA  and is a local favorite place to go both in the fall and around Christmas. In fall, they have a pumpkin patch, corn maze, cider donuts, fun photo ops, apple picking, animals,  and hay rides.  At Christmas, they Christmas Trees, crafts, food and a live nativity.    http://www.stoneyridgefarm.com/

6. BELLEWOOD ACRES
- Bellewood Acres was known as apple farm where you could take their golf-cart out into the fields and take your own little tour.  We have also done a group tour where they gave us a more in-depth look of the process from picking apples to shipping them out.  Now, they are expanding...it will be fun to check them out this fall and see what is new!   http://www.bellewoodfarms.com/

7. COLD STONE CREAMERY
-Unfortunately, our family missed this tour.  You can contact your local Cold Stone Creamery.  They do charge for the tour but you get ice cream at the end.

8. SAFEWAY
-This was one of my favorite tours.  We started at Starbucks and were given a sample of a drink, toured the floral/balloon dept. and then visited the manager's office and learned all about the security cameras.  Next, we went through the produce dept to the backroom where we got to see the big freezer and produce storage. Then we visited the meat dept, where the butcher demonstrated how to make hamburger.  Lastly, we toured the bakery and watched them make fresh donuts that we later got to enjoy! 

9. GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY