Photo taken by Tricia Sexton at River Valley Ranch
The baby goats pictured above can be seen at the River Valley Ranch as part of the 9th Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour in King County Saturday, Sept. 22

WSU King County Extension has announced the 9th Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour in King County will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Since 1999, this free event has provided an opportunity for citizens of King County to experience the vitality of our local agriculture, to learn the importance of supporting farmers, and to realize the value and joy of eating locally grown and prepared food.

• Meet local farmers—the people who grow your food.
• Taste local food: farm-fresh produce, samples and chef cooking demonstrations.
• Walk the fields of local farms and pick your own vegetables, flowers and pumpkins.
• Learn about King County’s farming heritage.
• Activities Galore: live music, corn and bamboo mazes, hay rides, alpaca fiber spinning, cider pressing, butter churning, farm skills demos, composting workshops and so much more.

Participating Farms for 2007 in East King County are:

Ames Creek Farm
Remlinger Farms
BarnPlace
River Valley Ranch
Changing Seasons Farm
Serres Farm
Dougherty Farm
Shongchao’s Farm and Children’s Garden
Fall City Farms
Full Circle Farm
The South 47 Farm
Hjertoos Farm
21 Acres
Hollywood Hill Vineyards
Jubilee Farm

Tour Guides/Maps: Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Guides are now available on our website (www.king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/HarvestCelebration.html) and at local libraries, farmers markets, city halls, community centers and small businesses.

Van service to some of the farms on the tour will be offered this year. Visitors are encouraged to consider carpool options or to bicycle parts of the tour.

For more information, go to: http://www.king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/HCTransportAlternatives.html.