I never really had any Fall traditions growing up. The first time I ever went to a pumpkin patch was as an adult, with my now husband. When I moved to Riverside county, I knew I had to find a pumpkin patch this fall. I didn’t want an over-crowded, over-commercialized place to go for pumpkins. Luckily I was able to turn to my brother for advice. Greenspot Farms turned out to be everything I wanted and more! It was more than just a pumpkin patch with a bouncy house or two (although they did have a very fun looking bouncy tractor. It was a farm with produce, including apples, pomegranates, and (of course) pumpkins, as well as a good variety of farm animals. My two-year-old loves his Llama Llama books, and low and behold there was a real one! I’m not sure if he ever made the connection between the books and the live one though. There were also chickens, goats, and horses, to name a few others. There was certainly plenty for kids to see and do, however since my little pumpkin hadn’t even turned two yet, he stayed close by my side.
I also found that there is an active beehive on the farm. Since I’m allergic, I kept my distance, but they were occupied doing their busy bee work. The honey is available for the public to purchase, as well as jam (which I believe you can purchase year-round). I had to try a jar of their plum jam. It went so well the next day on my pancakes!
The farm stretches so much farther than I expected! I walked up the hill to find an apple orchard, and continued to walk the path where the tractor rides go, complete with Halloween decorations this time of year. There was much to see in fact, that I returned a second day and brought more family members. They enjoyed the display of a goat balancing on a donkey, and later on a tasty bag of kettle corn. I look forward to returning in a little over a month to see the winter decorations and to buy more jam!
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