Highlights include:
• Pear Party at Rasmussen Farms in Pine
Grove, now in its 14th year. Enjoy live music each afternoon;
wine tasting, all kinds of pears, pear pie, pear treats, free
recipes, and the very popular Corn Maze. This year’s theme is
“Jack and The Beanstalk.”
• Apple Valley, on Tucker Road, is “Barbecue
Central.” Enjoy the old-fashioned country barbecue featuring
cherry-wood smoked ribs, pulled pork sandwiches or chicken
served with Apple Valley’s homemade pear coleslaw and apple
cider baked beans.
• “Desserts Galore!” at Kiyokawa Family
Orchards in Parkdale. The family is teaming up with some of the
area’s best creative bakers to prepare a mouthwatering selection
of apple, peach — and pear — desserts using fruit from the
Kiyokawa orchards.
• Visit Hood River Lavender Farms for
delicious orchard-pear lavender scones topped with organic
lavender honey. Discover extra large d’Anjou pears for sale, and
lavender vinegar, oils, honey, and other products.
• Help celebrate the season’s crop of
beautiful baby alpacas at the Alpaca Fiesta at Good Fortune
Farms Alpacas, with fiber arts demonstrations, the “Name That
Alpaca” game, and a “cute cria” (baby alpaca) photo contest.
Shop for special deals at Goodness! alpaca boutique.
• Foothills Yarn & Fiber invites all to meet
Leigh Radford, author of AlterKnits, a work encouraging knitters
to enjoy experimentation, and to see the possibilities of
knitting with broader vision, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
• Drop by the Draper Girls’ Farm in Mt. Hood
to visit friendly farm animals and savor delicious
non-pasteurized cider and blends, including pear, apple,
pear-cherry, and pear-apple. Enjoy free samples, and pick pears
or apples.
• Sample many wonderful varieties of pears at
Pearl’s Place, near Pine Grove, all grown on the family farm.
• Harvest your own box of pears in the
you-pick orchard at Alice’s Orchard and Fruit Stand on Orchard
Road. Find pear recipes, activity books, free Gator rides and
other family fun. Sept. 22 only, they’re offering an
old-fashioned barbecue lunch.
• The Fruit Company in Pine Grove offers
gift-packing facility tours, on Sept. 22 only, though the
business is open both days. Find gourmet goodies including fresh
pears and other fruit, cider, chocolate-covered pears, and
cheeses.
