Montgomery County Farm Tour Celebrates 30 Years

For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 18, 2019

The Montgomery County Office of Agriculture (OAG) is hosting the 30th annual Farm Tour and Harvest Sale on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28.

“Montgomery County has the highest percentage of farmland under agricultural land preservation in the nation,” said Jeremy Criss, OAG director. “The Farm Tour is an excellent opportunity for residents to explore these farms and learn more about farming as a way of life in Montgomery County. We hope residents will buy local and help support the farmers too.”

The Farm Tour offers opportunities to pick fresh flowers and produce, meet some farm animals, and simply enjoy the natural beauty of the Agricultural Reserve.

The Agricultural Reserve includes approximately one third of the land area in Montgomery County. Annually, agriculture contributes $282 million to the County’s economy. There are 558 farms and 350 horticultural businesses in Montgomery County. The average farm is about 117 acres.

There are 19 farms participating in the tour on Saturday, July 27, and 13 farms will be open on Sunday, July 28.

The participating farms include:

• Butler’s Orchard
• Button Farm Living History Center
• Camp Olympia (Saturday only)
• Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm (Saturday only)
• Doc Waters Cidery (Saturday only)
• Homestead Farm
• King Barn Dairy Mooseum
• Kingsbury’s Orchard
• Lewis Orchards
• Madison Fields (Saturday only)
• MCG Golf
• Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary (Saturday only)
• B.Savage & Sons Farm, LLC
• Red Wiggler Community Farm (Saturday only)
• Rock Hill Orchard
• Rocklands Farm Winery
• Star Gazing Farm
• Tusculum Farm
• Waredaca Brewing Company

For details about the location of the farms, operating hours and more, visit the OAG website. For more information about the Farm Tour, watch this video.

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Release ID: 19-252
Media Contact: Sonya Burke 240-777-6531