Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm, Eau Claire, Mich.
(269-782-7101;
www.treemendus-fruit.com)
Pucker up for the International Cherry Pit Spitting
Championship on July 7 at this 450-acre farm. Children and adults
compete to spit a pit the farthest, and novices train at the July 6
cherry pit spit clinic. Those with less salivary interests can pick
apples, apricots cherries, peaches and pears. Plus there's a
petting zoo, wagon rides and a jam-packed country store.
Open June 8 through Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed
Tuesdays.
Indigo Farms, Calabash, N.C.
(910-287-6794;
www.ncagr.com)
Do your kids think corn comes from the can? Pack up the car
for the Sweet Corn Festival, usually held the Saturday before
Father's Day. It's a highlight at this 240-acre farm, run by the
Bellamy family, who've been farming in this area for six
generations. The festival features live country music, hayrides and
corn roasting. If you're busy that day, stop by another time to
pick your blueberries, blackberries and strawberries, and visit the
barnyard animals.
Open year-round, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (shorter hours in the
winter, and closed Thanksgiving and Christmas and Sundays).
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