It would be very difficult to choose which one is the very best so I recommend visiting them ALL! There are things I love about all of these local farms...
Frootogo is a must each year for our family. We love to take the tractor pulled wagon out to the HUGE pumpkin patch and pick our pumpkin. Pumpkins are all still growning on the vine so bring a little knife (not too sharp to be carrying around though) so you can cut off your pumpkin. Beautiful scenery riding out to the patch on the wagon = great fun. After you get your pumpkins grab a cart and some apple baskets and then head over to the orchard to pick some of your own apples right off the tree. Apples just taste better when you picked them yourself. After you've got those done then seeing the animals, running through the corn maze, jumping in the hay, and little ones will love all the great toddler slides and "Little Tykes" type toys. The market there is full of fresh produce and delicious treats... from pies, crumbles, fudge, biscuits, cookies, candy apples, jams and preserves, and make sure you get a warm apple dumpling! So good and not to be missed. To learn more visit their website: http://www.frootogo.ca/section/view/
Just down from Frootogo on Parkside Drive is Parkside Farms. What I love about them is the great selection of fresh produce. One time I was in during the summer to get corn and asked the guy working there how fresh was the corn? He replied "Just picked 20 minutes ago!" That's fresh!!! There was also a nice selection of flower bunches from flowers grown on the farm. What is best about this farm is the people... a family business since 1964 and always great people working there. For families, kids will enjoy in the fall Storybook Forest, the Corn Maze and Boo Barn. To learn more check out their website: http://www.parksidefarms.com/
About 20 minutes outside of Waterdown is one of the best Farms in the area for Fall Entertainment. Not only do they have all the typical attractions like the wagon ride and the pumpkin patch but they also have a haunted barn and the best fun of all is the piggy races... not to be missed. Unfortunately, this farm is only open weekends in October, but this year in 2011 the farm is closed. Their website:
http://www.yeehawadventurefarm.com/ states that they have been working on a concept for television for the last two years and this year they are taping a video at the farm. Hope they are open in 2012 so we can bring our family there again.
Last but not least is Dyments. If you are looking for the best scenic wagon ride, you can't beat the beauty of this farm. The amazing views of Dundas as you go along the trail of the escarpment are breathtaking. The other part of the Dyment farm I really enjoy is the Animal Farm. So many different animals and opportunities to get up close and pet them. There always seems to be baby animals around too!! Another great attraction at Dyments is the Spook Hut and Spookley Theatre. Little children are scared by the Spook Hut so kids under 4 or 5 years old might want to skip that part. Of course there is lots of great items in the gift shop and make sure you drive down the road and stop at the Dyments Market and Bakery. Yum!! To learn more about Dyments, please check out their website http://dyments.com/
I hope you and your family get out and enjoy some of the great local farms this Fall.
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