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The Modesto Certified Farmers Market runs April through December each year. Support local farms, small neighborhood businesses and enjoy starting off the morning with a stroll down the Market's lane! Tons of fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, eggs and cheeses are peddled... Morning pastries, fresh bread, local honey and more fill the stalls... It's a foodie's paradise.
Saturday mornings at the Market typically include live musical e...
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Come out to Ott Farms for U-Pick blueberries and cherries, just 10 miles west of downtown Modesto!
The farm is open Saturdays and Sundays from 8am - 2pm beginning May 11, 2013, and continuing until the harvest is depleted on June 30.
It is advised that you bring sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat for your excursion. Buckets are available, but during busy times, you may need to wait; to avoid this, bring your own bucket! Supplying your ...
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OPENING DAY for the 2013 U-Pick season is May 9.
VanderHelm Farms is a U-Pick blueberry farm on the east side of Modesto. Come out in the spring to enjoy the country and pick from 7 varieties of tasty blueberries.
Hours of operation: Thursday-Saturday, 8am-5pm; open Memorial Day.
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This family-owned and -operated farm is located in Waterford, just 20 minutes east of Modesto.
Growing two varieties of blueberries — "Star" and "Sharp Blue" — the U-pick experience at Blueberry Bluff begins around Memorial Day and continues until the first week of July. For definitive harvest dates each year, and hours of operation, please click here.
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Enjoy classic wintry activities right here in the Central Valley! Dell'Osso Family Farm will banish those winter blues and keep kids of all ages busy throughout the season.
Parking is free, admission is free, and because outside food is allowed, feel free to pack a picnic lunch and a thermos of cocoa. Continue on with the free activities: families can visit the real reindeer family, drive the pedal cars, climb the tire pyramid an...
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Dutch Hollow Farms is a family owned and operated farm a stone's throw from suburban life. 650,000 tulips popping up from the soft soil herald spring has sprung, summer's heat brings a bounty of freshly picked vegetables to Dutch Hollow's small stand, but fall -- FALL! -- is Dutch Hollow's heyday.
Pumpkins, gourds, and squash of all varieties are available, as well as a full line of autumnal décor. Children can pick the perfect carvin...
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The San Joaquin Valley is synonymous with California's finest stone fruit growers, and the small, historic town of Ripon celebrates that with its annual Almond Blossom Festival. The festival, which takes place during the last weekend of February, is a four-day family affair and is a classic country fair type event.
The annual spaghetti feed and the pancake breakfasts benefit the local community's charity clubs and associations; the...
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Patterson's Fantozzi Farms is home to several fun filled hours worth of activities. Over 25 acres of corn mazes are the farm's main attraction, with 12 hidden checkpoints hidden along the routes. Teens and daring youngsters will scream their socks off in the flashlight-only Haunted Corn Maze each Friday and Saturday night, when horror movie characters and other ghoulish creatures invade the maze. Tamer activities in the Courtyard ...
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Jessop Farms grows organic blueberries, strawberries, and almonds on 20 acres of farmland in Ripon.
The harvesting season for berries is short, so anticipate the farm opening in late May (around Memorial Day weekend) and remaining open through late July. The farm is open Monday through Saturday. See the farm's event calendar for more information.
Besides the U-Pick berry experience, kids can enjoy the putt-putt golf green, a bounce hou...
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