Summers Farm Adventure: Agri-Tourism in Frederick, MD

Closed for the Season

Miz Farmer — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:34 +0000

Our farm is now closed for the season.

Thanks to everyone who visited our farm. We hope everyone enjoyed our farm! See you next September!

Fall Finale Coupons!

Sylvia — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:30:42 +0000

What crazy weather for Fall in Maryland, eh?
So … we just decided to extend our season one more weekend for fun in the corn maze and pumpkin picking!

Friday is a school holiday — so, it’s School Daze Craze!
Open 1-6:30pm Admission Special: Buy one full price, get one half price!

Saturday & Sunday, November 5-6
All visitors admitted at only $7.50 each!

Subscribe to the Adventure Club for a GREAT coupon good this weekend only
and check out our Facebook page for George’s Purrfect Coupon for Fall Finale!

Bad Weather

Sylvia — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:00:19 +0000

Our farm will be closed today ( October 29). We hope to be open Sunday October 30 and Monday October 31. Please check back.

Gourdgeous!

Miz Farmer — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:55:40 +0000

That’s right…gourds and pumpkins are still available for decorating, eating, and carving! All shapes and sizes and colors abound in bins at our farm. Or take a hayride out to our fields and pick a pumpkin (large or small) or your choosing! Hurry, though…our last hooray for selling everything gourd-geous ends October 31.

Pure Pumpkin Pie

Miz Farmer — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:18:25 +0000

Take it from Farmer Teresa, this is one of the best ways to make pumpkin pies. It’s fresh, fun, and pure pumpkin…right down to the pulp! If your holiday festivities call for pumpkin pie, here’s your chance to make…and taste…an all-American classic from scratch.

Roasting the Pumpkin – The First Step
Wash the outside of your pumpkin prior to cutting in several pieces. Remove the pulp-seed mixture with a strong spoon. Next, place the newly cut pieces on a cookie sheet. Add water to the cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool. Scrape off the pumpkin flesh into a container – don’t worry if the pumpkin flesh seems stringy (that’s natural). Drain off any excess water.

Puree the Pumpkin – Second Step
Puree the pumpkin flesh using a blender. Blend until smooth.

Make & Bake the Pumpkin Pie – Third Step
Substitute your favorite canned pie mixture with your newly pureed pumpkin in your favorite pumpkin pie recipe. (You can use the extra pureed pumpkin in smoothies, breads, pies, pancakes, or other recipe. Freeze the rest until a later date.)

Fireworks!

Miz Farmer — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:22:23 +0000

Celebrate St. Jude’s Day October 8th
We’re teaming up with our local radio station, 99.9 WFRE, and several sponsors to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

From 1-4pm, we’ll have special activities planned along with your Summers Farm’s favorites! And, we’ve got something very “big” planned that evening. Fireworks will end the day of fundraising for a worthy cause!

Why support St. Jude’s Day? St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay.

That’s why Summers Farm Adventure is committed to helping families get the treatment they need for their children. Come out and spend October 8th with us — and celebrate St. Jude’s Day the Summers Farm Adventure way – with fun on the farm and fireworks!

P.S. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

2011 Great Pumpkin Race Results

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:37:55 +0000

The Pumpkin Race is history and we had a great bunch of folks who braved the elements and came out to take part. Everyone seemed to have a great time. We would like to thank all who participated in the race and all the volunteers who helped make this year’s race a success.

If you would like to see the race results, just click 2011_Great_Pumpkin_Race_Final_Results.

Pumpkin Bowls?

Miz Farmer — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:53:41 +0000

: Create perfect seasonal dishware with Pumpkins

So what to do with all these pumpkins? Aside from carving jack-O-lanterns and decorating your front porch, hearty pumpkins – big or small – can be creatively used at your next brunch, dinner, or get-together. Depending on the size of your next pumpkin(s), you can use it to hold your favorite fall dip or big batch of soup or chili. If you have enough smaller pumpkins, you can also carve them into individual bowls. Here’s how:

1. Choose pumpkins that have stable bottoms (no rocking).

2. Draw a line around the pumpkin for the opening. You’ll use the drawing line as your carving line.

3. Use a sharp nice or cutting tool and cut (or hack carefully) along the carving line. If the top part of the pumpkin gets destroyed in this process, don’t worry (you won’t need it).

4. Option: Once you have the pumpkin carved to your satisfaction, cut in jagged edges as shown in our image above. This will add a decorative flair. Regardless, moisten the new edges of your pumpkin bowl with cooking oil to keep it fresh.

5. If you are using the bowl for cold dips, you can use plastic wrap to keep the pumpkin shell fresh. You might be able to use multiple times. For hot soups and chilis, no prep work required…fill and enjoy!

B-A-Mazed!

Miz Farmer — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:19:43 +0000

Here at Summers Farm Adventure, we’re pretty darn proud of offerin’ an amazing mega-intricate corn maze! It’s 13 acres of swaying stalks and wide pathways “carved” throughout the maze.

However, you should know that we plan months in advance what our maze theme will be (our fans offer us some great ideas)! We then set to work designing just what that theme will entail…bridges, dead ends, circles, corners, and the openings (of course)! The design goes into implementation. We send someone to the top of the silo and they yell and tell Farmer Jeff just where to walk and weed whack! (Not really, but the “carving” is something of an art which is why it’s a big secret!)

To make our maze fun and challenging, we like to see our fans sweat! Not really, but we do require a little brain power. Come up with the correct answer to our fun Connect the Kernels game that coincides with the maze — and you’ll make it through in no time! The correct answer will guide you through—that is, unless you take a wrong turn or if you answer incorrectly…you just never know where you’ll wind up!

This year’s maze commemorates all heroes in the U.S. Military at home and abroad. It’s a salute to our nations’ First Responders too. We have many to thank for all they do, so be sure to check out Heroes Weekend for special pricing on October 8-9.

We hope you’ll agree that this year is one of the best. We sure think so!

Pumpkin Smoothies

Miz Farmer — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:32:18 +0000

Great for on-the-go breakfast or snack!

You’ve probably made yummy pumpkin muffins or bread or pumpkin pie from time to time. Well, how about an infusion of pumpkin into breakfast or a snack that’s healthy and delicious!

To make our special Pumpkin-Banana Smoothies, you’ll need some basic ingredients and a blender. This recipe make enough for 2 to enjoy.

Ingredients:
1 Banana
1 cup yogurt or greek yogurt
2 tbs honey (or sugar/substitute)
1/4 to 1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pumpkin (fresh/canned)
1 cup ice

Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth. For added variety, try adding frozen fruit or berries instead of ice. For a little extra “green” in your smoothie, add 1/2 cup of spinach. For thicker smoothies, add more ice. Enjoy!