my favorite pumpkin patch ! i've been bringing my children here every Oct for almost 10 years in a…read morerow , and while we have tried other pumpkin patches, this is still our favorite. I love that they offer free activities ! so many other pumpkin patches, they are "pay to play". For free, they have a corn pit , hay maze, farm animals to look at , and of course, pumpkin patch. I also love doing their corn maze, and so few pumpkin patches offer a corn maze! they have a variety of rides and experiences . it's not the biggest place but it's wholesome good fun for 1-2 hours parking is easy, they have a mini lot in the front and a large parking lot in the rear (next to the corn maze)

This was the Wild Wild West on a warm October Sunday afternoon. Swarms of people everywhere and the…read moreparking lot was practically full! We were lucky to snag a spot while a car was leaving, and we scanned a QR code to pay $5 for 4 hour parking. There are food trucks on-site, but I would recommend bringing lunch or snacks from home. Plenty of places to sit! We didn't partake in any activities that required tokens since the lines were long, but I believe 1 token is $5. We did partake in the corn pit that was free! It's basically a huge sandbox with corn kernels instead of sand. The kids love it, but I wish an employee was manning it. There's a sign that warns you not to throw kernels, but there were still kids throwing them. One of them hit my eye :) The little one was fine and had a blast, but it can get really crowded and no one's really paying attention to proximity/safety. I would come back on a weekday when it's a little less crowded and to try the corn maze! I bought cute little gourds for $2 each.

We did the $90 tour where you spend two hours learning about the farm, learning about the goats…read more Part of the experience was learning how to milk the goats! Then we got to see where the cheese is made and even personalize a goat cheese of our own. This was a really unique and interesting experience. I will have to come back in the spring when they have baby goats. The little shop is cute and sells their goat cheese and other products. With doing the tour, we got a 10% discount on the additional cheese we bought.

This is a DARLING small goat farm with a nice gift shop in Pescadero!…read more Keep in mind for the tours, what you get to "see" on the tour is dependent on time of year you are there. We didn't get to see any baby goats or milk (which is fine lol) but we did see the bucks (since it was that time of year) and do a cheese tasting! The cheese was way more "milky" than I'd prefer but that's okay! The tour guide was really unintentionally funny and everyone was really nice :)

I'd just lost a family member and my boyfriend brought me here a few days after. It was such a…read morewonderful experience interacting with the animals and I even got to hold a baby bunny. This farm even had trampolines and a swing set which brought out my inner child. I loved how we could really take our time and just hang out. The owner was so kind and you can tell they truly love the animals and treat them well. Thank you so much for healing a little piece of my soul!

We brought our daughter here to see all of the wonderful animals and weren't disappointed! It was…read morepretty expensive ($35 per adult, $15 per child, $10 for food to feed the animals) - $95 for three people. We had a great time and saw the cows, goats, chickens, rabbits, and alpacas! The owners were extremely welcoming and kind. They brought us a baby rabbit and little chick to hold and really facilitated a fun experience. I would highly recommend!!

We visited the tortoise ranch today with three first grade classes, and it was honestly my favorite…read morefield trip I've been on so far, and my son's favorite too! The kids and adults all learned so much about tortoises, and the whole experience was incredibly informative, hands-on, and just so cool. How often do you get to get up close and personal with giant tortoises like that?! The owners were so knowledgeable and kind to open up their home and space to all of us. You can tell how much they care about their animals and sharing what they know with kids. Such a fun and unique experience, and we can't wait to come back again with my youngest for his field trip!

Well- i'm not want to give bad reviews, but I would say this particular tortoise home to learn…read moreabout turtles is definitely for older children versus younger. As a mother, and a teacher for TK/kindergartners, and with a 80 year-old Owner I believe the gentleman running this tortoise ranch needs a bit of an update. He is very much a man of the times which is fine because he reminds me of my old grandpa who was short into the point but somewhat blunt. His wife also repeated everything he said and reiterated it numerous times and would get more annoyed at my five-year- old classroom children as they, like most children do, would forget things. They both seem to get rather irritated with the younger group of children. I felt bad for the children getting reprimanded, and I did have to raise my own voice to ask the wife to talk to the children in a nicer tone, and I felt bad for the children as well since they forget things right after they said. That being said, the older fifth graders that went on this tortoise tour rather enjoyed it, but they found a few vocabulary words funny, and later asked us, " what's a drug sniffing dog?" And " how can sex change an animal?" which were both statements spoken to both (younger-TK & Kinders AND older 3rd-5th graders) Group of children. Ughhhhh Since we're in Silicon Valley, verbally speaking to children for 20 minutes about concepts of tortoises or any animal without a visual aid is very cumbersome. My TK and kindergarten children cannot sit still for a five minute digital book let alone sit still for 20 minutes and three of them started to fall asleep as they sat crisscross, applesauce, and nodded their heads off. One of my five-year-olds could not sit still, and he got up a couple of times and the owner reprimanded him and raised his voice saying, "hey you take a seat! " it was rather alarming to my five year-old classroom child so I had to whisper and talk to him off to the side so he didn't start crying. The tortoise feeding is very interesting and they have strict protocols!! The owners are very aware that most parents do not watch their children, but as a educator/teacher, we are constantly supervising our children, so the ratio was 1 to 14, and we would only allow about eight children in the tortoise area with four teachers watching. We rotated through our children since we had a rather large group, but it seemed to bother the owners because not all the children were in the pin at the same time. It seemed a bit chaotic but then again we also had a group of about 35 children in a rather small space. Overall, I do not think we will ever come back to this particular tortoise ranch, but they were rather interesting, and I really do worry about the cleanliness of everything since the tortoises walk, eat and poop, and pee all in the same vicinities of where we were walking. We made sure all the children wiped off their feet at the park nearby, and some of them stepped in tortoise number two, so they were rather disgusted, and their shoes stunk. On a happier note, I'm glad some of the children got to see tortoises granted at least five of my children were terrified of the animals and their hard shells. Lol then again they are four and five years old and everything is new to them. We would've been better off going to the library.Hee

"What in the world is this place?"…read more After having a brew at Calicraft Brewing, I happened to notice there was a farm in the parking lot! I am not making this up-- if you check out the parking lot you'll see a long narrow strip of land You've found Envivva Farms! I had a chance to talk to the nice lady who is the owner and she explained what she's trying to do here. She's growing tons of vegetables, on a place that other otherwise would just be dormant land. Bravo bravo! For those of you who do farming or gardening, you know it is a ton of work. The farm is looking really great. When you go to Calicraft be sure to check out the farm. If you see a long skinny strip of land with lots of vegetables on it, you're in the right place. If you see the owner, be sure to say hi.

Friendly staff at ticket booth!…read more $17 per person admission, includes one pumpkin of your choosing to take home, big or small and any color! Petting zoo area play with duck, chick, rabbit. Puts a big smile on my face!! Can feed the chicken with ground up corn they provide Cool festive place with live music too! October there was Pomegranate upick! At the parking lot area before main entrance. $2/pound

Smith Family Farms truly exceeded our expectations! We went on a busy Saturday and there were…read moreplenty of parking spaces and park attendants to guide us. The farm wasn't too crowded despite the number of cars parked, it's in a large lot with plenty of space to roam around. We were originally going to Lemos Farm in HMB but changed our plans due to traffic, and I'm so glad we did because we wouldn't have come across SFF otherwise. The staff are very welcoming and friendly. The farm did not have any rides but had live music and petting zoo for the kids. There's also food trucks, cookie & coffee stands, and other vendors there. One of the best experiences for us was the corn maze and choosing our own pumpkins to take home (included in the $17 entrance fee). We also got to take home some basil and broccoli plants for our garden. It was such a great visit overall! Highly recommend Smith Family Farms. Can't wait to go back next year!

We visited on a weekday and, by then, the strawberry fields were nearly picked over. The tractor…read moreride costs $4 per person, including young children, which felt a bit expensive for the experience offered. The plums and peaches were excellent, and the picnic area was nice. However, there was no water available, and the staff member at the front wasn't able to tell us where to find any. Overall, it felt like the weekday experience lacked attention to guest services. In comparison, Urban Edge Farm, just a few minutes away, offered outstanding service, high-quality produce, and complimentary rides, making for a much more enjoyable visit.

This is a really cute U-pick fruit farm for the whole family. We came on June 1st, and there were…read morepeaches, apricots, cherries, and strawberries. Tip: follow them on instagram to get the latest updates on hours and available fruits for picking. The place is quite large, so you'll need to pay for their tractor ride ($4) to get from station to station. We came around 10:00 a.m. on a Monday and the place wasn't crowded. We picked up our baskets and then let the kids place around their tree house for a little bit before getting on the tractor. Our first stop was peaches and apricots. The peaches were pretty low hanging, and the kids were so excited to pick them. However, there weren't that many ripe ones at this time. There were more ripe apricots, and they were sweet and juicy. Our next stop was the strawberry station where there were plenty of ripe strawberries. Our last stop was the cherry station. Our driver directed us to the last row where we could find ladders. Sure enough the cherries were plentiful and so sweet and juicy. There were even kid size ladders for the littles ones. The fruits were 100 times better than what you'll find at the grocery store, and the kids had so much fun picking their own fruits. If you need a fun activity with the kids, I high recommend coming here.

We had a great experience and would love to come back. G&S is a very large farm. Our check in…read moreexperience was easy and smooth. We were given a plastic bag which holds 15-16 lbs of cherries. We took a tractor out to the fields. We were able to pick Lapins (deep red and sweet), sweethearts (which my kids loved, but they were a bit more sour to us), and rainiers (the yellow red ones and our favorite as they were super sweet). The cherries were easy to pick even for our little kids, and there were a few ladders in the trees as well. We went on Memorial Day weekend so there was also a shaved ice tent and cannolis and Italian spritzes available for purchase. The farm was also selling sweet corn at the cashier. We ended up with about 8 lbs. You can bring your own food, drinks and your own bag/backpacks. Don't forget snacks, sunscreen, a hat and drinks! Also a cooler for your produce!

We came by as we saw on their Instagram that they had early season rainier cherries available for…read moreu-pick! The orchard is small but super easy and simple park, grab plastic bags and then check out by weight. The cherries were all $4.50/lb when we visited. The rainier cherries were super sweet and there were ladders available to get to higher branches. A really fun time and an easy process.

Super cute pumpkin & sunflower picking farm! We usually go to Spina farms, however over the years…read moreit's just gotten too crowded and too dusty. We drove an hour and a half on Saturday and although there was HEAVY traffic in the town from the pumpkin festival, the actually farm had plenty of parking and wasn't overly crowded at all! The presentation of the farm was super cute, they had a live band and yummy snacks (we got juice and donuts) and lots of really cute pumpkins and photo op areas! We went to go pick sunflowers ($20 for 6 stems), the walk was a ways away in my boots (my feet hurt but that's my fault lol) and a lot of the sunflowers had already been picked. But here's the cheat code (go all the way in the back, there are several big bright and beautiful sunflowers!) And I mean go to the BACK! Next door is also another cute more family focused pumpkin patch with food vendors which I liked and they had a cute little miniature cow! 2 for 1 pumpkin patch experience! We had a blast and thought it was super fun! The workers were also very friendly

If you're a sunflower lover like me, then you HAVE to come to Andreotti's! For $20 per person, you…read morecan pick 6 flowers from their field and take cute pictures. I love seeing the field of yellow. It just makes me so happy. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. They're just bright and happy looking and BIG! Whenever I was picking which ones I wanted, I told my boyfriend "it's go big or go home!" so I tend to always pick the biggest ones! Lol We ended up getting a dozen as he purchased the $20 per person for both of us. So much sunflowers! Hahaha I love it. We trimmed the stems in their tables area, and returned the cutter to the front. I saw that the person offer twine so I asked for some twine to help tie our bouquet of sunflowers. I definitely enjoyed being here, and I've been here twice so far. First time my bestie took me here to celebrate my birthday two years ago. Then the second time I came here with my boyfriend! :) They don't have a parking lot, but you can park on the street for two hours according to the street sign. Yes, there were so much bees and other little buggies around and on the flowers.

best place ever, the apprenticeship is amazing and so are the lessons ive learned so much from…read morecastle rock arabians.

They are so weird, don't reply messages, can't make an appointment. I reached out to them…read moreyesterday, and just text me one message and then disappeared.