Register for your FREE Open Farms Digital Pass and spend the day getting up close with life on the farm!
- Carolinia Cider Co.
- Experience Apples! Farm equipment photo ops and yard games all day from 12pm – 5pm!
- Food available for purchase: Carolinia Cider Co will have an apple hand-pie paired with a cider (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Petrella’s has an Italian Street Food pop-up with an apple feature.
- With The Fruit Wagon featuring two tasting bars – apples and apple cider vinegar.
- Coopers Hawk Vineyards
- Join vineyard owner Tom O’Brien for a guided tour of our scenic property. Stroll through the vines, sample grape varietals, and learn about our grapes and the wine making process. Tours on the hour at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm. Winery open 11:30am – 6pm.
- Denver’s Homestead
- Meet our chickens and learn all about being a poultry farmer!
- Check out alive honey bee display. More details to come.
- Open Farms activities from 10-2pm
- Downtown Windsor Farmers Market
- Visit the Little Sprouts Craft Corner and blend imagination and farming fun.
- Transform into your favourite barnyard buddies with face painting from Madison from Sunny Days.
- Strike a pose at our farm-themed photo zone hosted by the Good Greens Program!
- Add a touch of flair to your farm-day look with beautiful henna body art! Test your tossing skills at our Cornhole station, generously donated by Big Brothers Big Sisters.
- From 10:30 to 11:30, keep your eyes peeled for stilt-walker Mark Lefebvre.
- From 11:00 to 12:00, let local saxophonist Ted Hogan fill the air with smooth, soulful melodies that float through the stalls.
- Eh Oh Farm
- Farm tours at 9am & 1pm: Learn how we started, what we grow, how best to cut each flower, and how we benefit local pollinators with Q&A along the walk.
- The farm will be open 9am- 2pm & 7pm-8pm
- GL Heritage Brewing Co.
- Stop into the only agricultural-based brewery in the region, GL Heritage Brewing Co., for family-friendly and pet-friendly (on a leash, pls!) experiences! Bring the family to experience pony rides, free brewery tours showcasing how grain and hops are used in beer-making, meet some rescue animals, learn about pollinators and how we can help them thrive, get your picture taken by farm equipment, and savour a food menu sourced from farms here in Windsor-Essex!
- Explore a farm-themed sensory bin filled with textures and treasures to dig, scoop, and discover with Bryerswood Youth Camp.
- Open Farms activities from 12pm – 5pm
- Hawksview Honey
- Don’t miss our observation hive where you can see what bees do inside their hive! We are here to answer any questions you have about the bee process.
- Enjoy games, and take a photo where you can put your face on a bee!
- Open Farms Activities from 11am – 3pm
- Raymont’s Berries
- From 11am – 1pm Tour our raspberry field and pick a complementary 1/2 pint of raspberries! (One 1/2 pint per family or car).
- Find out how raspberries grow & the work involved to produce a yearly crop.
- Sauve’s Country Market
- Meet and greet with 2 real cows and milk a mechanical milking cow!
- Learn all about milk with Kris from MistyGlen Creamery
- Tractor rides (weather dependent) and get up close to the tractor for some great photo ops.
- Open Farms activities from 10am-3pm.
- Stonehill Estates Farm Shop
- Tour visiting the quarry and the farm at 12:15pm and 1:15 pm. Tours include a guided hike on the property, showcasing our grounds: 150 year old house, stone quarry, SugarShack grounds, old barn, grass tennis court, planned lavender field and more!
- Please note that this location is on Pelee Island and you must catch the 10am ferry from Kingsville in order to make the tour time if you arent already on Pelee Island
- Please register for this tour at https://www.stonehillfarmshop.com/tours
- The Farm House Market
- “Party at the Farm” from 10am – 5pm. Enjoy Farm Store Shopping, take a photo op with our tractor, lawn games & activities, face painting, cotton candy & popcorn *free while quantities last*.
- Food Truck – The Oven Door from Amherstburg (Smash Burgers) *for purchase*
- Vendor – Blue Collar Coffee from Windsor (Cold Brew Coffee) *for purchase*
- The Fruit Wagon
- 12pm – 5pm: Experience Apples with two tasting bars – apples and apple cider vinegar!
- Farm equipment photo ops and yard games all day!
- With food available for purchase from Carolinia Cider Co featuring an apple hand-pie paired with a cider, and Petrella’s with an Italian Street Food pop-up with an apple feature.
- The Little Cider Company
- Check out the farm equipment used in an orchard! Our platform used in apple picking and our sprayer will be on display for you to see! Open Farms activities start at noon.
- Test your farm knowledge with The Essex County Federation of Agriculture trivia
- Trimble Farms Cattle Company Inc.
- 10am – 3pm: Farm animal meet & greet.
- Vivace Estate Winery
- Photo ops! Free photo opportunities in our brand-new sunflower field, with our vintage wine truck, and among the vines in our historic vineyards.
- Open for our usual offerings of wine tastings, charcuterie boards, and more. Come and enjoy the full Vivace Estate experience!
- Open Farms activities from 11am – 2pm
- Wagner Orchards & Estate Winery
- Wagon rides around the orchard from noon – 4pm