Monday, Sept. 14
__1:45 p.m. – Piney Branch Elementary 4th graders – presentation on fables
__ 7 p.m. – SummerQuest party
Tuesday, Sept. 15
__ 10 a.m. – Circle Time
__ 11 a.m. – Circle Time
__ 7:30 p.m. – Banned Books Club (Community Center)
__ 7:30 p.m. – Friends of the Library meeting (Library)
Wednesday, Sept. 16
__ 11 a.m. – Lapsit (Program is full)
__ 1:45 p.m. -- Piney Branch Elementary 4th graders – presentation on fables
Down on the farm: Pick-your-own, hayrides, pumpkin patches, farm tours etc.
Many of these are old family farms.
This list is not inclusive. It has been culled from other lists, and we can't recommend any of the places - our choice was based simply on proximity. In pre-web days, The Maryland Department of Agriculture sent us flyers to distribute every year. They now publish their list online. MDA list.
In all cases, take your kids but leave your pets at home.
Glenn Dale:
C & E Farm, LLC (301) 352-2958 11415 Old Pond Drive (No web site?)
This is the closest. The other farms, listed below, are approximately 15-30 miles away from Takoma Park. (Note: The community of Glenn Dale, in PG County, is the development site of the Glenn Dale Azaleas, created by B.Y. Morrison, a resident of Takoma Park.)
Montgomery County:
Butler's Orchard 301.972.3299 22200 Davis Mill Road Germantown
Phillips Farm Produce 301.540.2364 13710 Schaeffer Road Germantown
Homestead Farm 301.926.6999 15600 Sugarland Road Poolesville
Rock Hill Orchard 301.831.7427 28600 Ridge Road Mount Airy The farm is in Montgomery County, though Mount Airy is on the border of Carroll, Howard and Frederick Counties. (Reminder: a mail address of Takoma Park 20912 does not necessarily mean you actually live in Takoma Park. Similarly, some people who do live in Takoma Park have Silver Spring 20910 addresses.)
PG County:
Miller Farms 301.297.9730 10140 Piscataway Road Clinton (formerly Surrattsville)
Johnson Berry Farm 301.627.8316 17000 Swanson Road Upper Marlboro
Queen Anne Farm 301.249.2427 18102 Central Avenue Mitchellville
Howard County:
Clark's Elioak Farm 410.730.4049 10500 Clarksville Pike Ellicott City
Sharp's at Waterford Farm 410.489.2572 4003 Jennings Chapel Road Brookeville Yes, Brookville is in Montgomery County but the farm itself is over the line in Howard County.
Larriland Farm 410.442.2605 2415 Woodbine Rd Woodbine
Anne Arundel County:
JazzBerry Farm 410.956.2105 2791 Rutland Road Davidsonville
Mt. Airy U-Pick Farm 410.798.1862 Mount Airy Road Davidsonville
Pumphrey's Home Grown Vegetables 410.987.4290 8220 Veterans Hwy (Formerly Route 3 North) Millersville, MD 21108
Charles County:
Shlagel Farms 301.645.4554 12850 Shlagel Road Waldorf
If you want ...
only blueberries: Blueberry Gardens (Ashton) Farm at Home (Poolesville)
a gigantic corn Maze (plus weddings): Montpelier Farms (Upper Marlboro)
just a pumpkin patch without frills: Y Worry Farm (Davidsonville)