Cobble Creek Farm

It’s summer and they have, Blueberries, Raspberries, Corn, Peaches, Vegetables and etc. in mid August they will have farm grown tomatoes! Sweet. They also have sunflowers for sale and all sorts of other things. The person behind the counter is part of the family and she was great. Do stop in for some great fresh fruit and vegetables.

It was a gorgeous autumn day and we were on a mission for gourds and squash. Are gourds a type of squash? Possibly, but I’m not a farmer, I don’t know the specifics of these things. I just know gourds are the bumpy weird shaped things and squash tend to be uniform in shape according to their variety. The important thing here is to know where to find autumn produce for both décor and pies, while having many seasonal photo-​ops with the two year old. Last Fall we searched the west side for a proper patch, and I would rank Cobble Creek at the top. As such, our search for autumn produce brought us back here.
The front entrance lot is convenient for customers looking to easily pick up some pumpkins and be done with it. For visitors looking for a fuller September adventure, the larger rear parking lot is a better option. A minor detour can lead to a flock of ducks enjoying the picturesque pond and a few friendly goats eager to eat out of your hand. Feed is available from quarter candy machines posted along the fence. We lost the goats’ interest once we ran out of change and so continued on to further explore. Pumpkin-​man scenes and a rubber duck race fills the center lawn, with a kid-​feared pumpkin themed measurement wall. Seriously, no child under 5 will cooperatively stand still while you snap a picture. One child screamed loudly in protest. Beyond the creepy pumpkins you might find Spamala the pig. We did last year along with a second porker, but neither were found this visit.
Onto the pumpkin picking —
Pumpkins are organized by type, with larger pumpkins spread out in rectangular patches. «Pie» pumpkins ($ 2 each) are piled into a large bin along with pretty white pumpkins ($.40/​lb), mini pumpkins (3 for $ 1.50), and weird bumpy gourds (also by the pound but I don’t recall exact price — maybe $.70?). Upon check-​out, pumpkin shaped gourds were labeled and priced as mini pumpkins. Not sure about that, but again I’m not a farmer and don’t know the difference. At the check-​out table you will find buckets of richly colored Indian corn (3.99/bundle of 3). I believe this is also the person you pay for a ride on their adorable mini tractor-​pulled train of plastic barrels-​turned seats. We only observed and didn’t participate in their take on the traditional hayride, but it seems to tour the back fields.
The front store is a typical farm stand, though the prices were a bit high for my liking ($ 4 for a basket of raspberries, $.69/​lbs butternut squash, which isn’t bad I guess but I’ve seen better). Perhaps I have higher (lower?) standards skewed by less fancy outlets.
Cobble Creek Farms will continue to be our destination of choice for both autumn and Christmas seasonal outings (the cut-​your-​own-​tree experience is a cost effective way to deck your halls).