Free hayrides to kids in costumes on Halloween, at 4:00 and 4:30 pm!
Orchard closes at 5 pm on Halloween.
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Deer Widows Sip N Ship
** Attention Hunting Widows **
Snacks, Hot Chocolate, and WINE!
Come and shop some of our great local vendors, including Tree Top Nursery, Babygirlz Boutique, Young Living, LipSense, 31, Dot Dot Smile Boutique, and Paprazzi Jewelry!
12th Annual Green Gifts Fair
Mark your calendars for Do It Green! Minnesota’s 12th Annual Green Gifts Fair on Saturday, November 18th,10am-5pm at Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis. There will be 80+ eco-gift vendors, green living demos in multiple languages, a creative expressions lab, free music, a family passport with prizes and more! $1 donation at the door. Celebrate the Green For All theme with community building activities that encourage the participation of people from all diversities, backgrounds, and identities to celebrate and learn together. Visit www.doitgreen.org/green-gifts-fair/ for details.
Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt at Autumn Acres Pumpkin Patch in Delano
Scout the field for specially tagged pumpkins and win prizes! Experience fall fun, free admission, children’s play area, farm animals, face painting and more!
Harvest Dinner at the HAFA Farm
The Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) is hosting a fundraiser on the HAFA Farm to commence the end of the harvest and to celebrate our community of supporters, family and friends. This dinner on the farm will include hayrides, walking tours, music, a bonfire and s’mores. The community dinner will be prepared by our longtime collaborator, Chef Yia Vang of Union Kitchen, who will be creating special dishes made from produce grown on the HAFA Farm.
In the spirit of reducing waste, we are asking guests to please bring their own plates and silverware. Cups will be provided. Children 10 and under may attend for free.
HAFA is a charitable organization, exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. A portion of your ticket purchase will be tax deductible.
While we are able to make some accommodations for dietary restrictions, we may not be able to accommodate strict diets or those concerning food allergies. Please email info@hmongfarmers.com with any questions or concerns.
Harvest Potluck
Join us at our annual Harvest Potluck this fall! Bring a dish to share and celebrate MFA’s farmers, enjoy wagon rides, entertainment, kids activities, raffle, FINNEGANS beer, wine, cider, and more!
Schedule of Events:
4:00 PM – Raffle begins, Wagon rides, Soccer
4:30 PM – Potluck begins
5:00 PM – Performance by Ifrah Mansour
5:30 PM – Farmer Graduation Ceremony
6:00 PM – Wagon ride, Bonfire
6:45 PM – Raffle drawing
7:00 PM – Goodnight!
Applefest at Carlos Creek Winery
Come join us for Applefest! This fun event takes place at our beautiful winery. Activities include: live music, a quilt and craft market, an apple bakery and Apple Hopper Hard Cider, horse drawn wagon rides, fresh apples for sale, a hay bale mountain, and, of course, food and wine!
Fiber Arts Weekend
It’s the Grand Opening of the Fiber Arts Trail! Check out the printable trail map and special opening weekend activities.
Trail stops include Minnesota Grown member, Deer Creek Farm, where you can take an Amish quilting class or a farm tour. See schedule for details.
University of Minnesota Day of Service: Tree Planting with Hennepin County Forestry Department
Plant a tree with Hennepin County! They recognize that a healthy tree canopy is a critical to protect the air, land and water and conserve our natural resources for future generations. The vision of the Hennepin County forestry program is to have a tree canopy that is diverse, healthy, maintained, protected and resilient. Volunteers will be planting bareroot trees that will be placed by pre-drilled holes. Training wi
ll be given on site, the day of the planting and there will be “group leaders” that will assist their group with any questions. All ages welcome. Click here to register.
Midnight at the Masquerade
The Experts in Mystery Entertainment are now performing live public and private interactive murder mystery dinner shows in areas throughout the United States. Join us for a night of intrigue, deception, and delicious food in this comedic thriller!
