Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Pumpkin Trivia

What do you do with 8 acres of leftover pumpkins after all the guests have found their perfect pumpkin and pumpkin season is over?


Answer:

Build an electric fence around the pumpkin patch and turn the cows out into them... YUMMM!!! They loved them and ate every last one!


This is the Zimmermans wishing you a very merry Christmas and a blessed 2010!!

Local Artists Active in Community Service

Several art students from Girard High School (under the leadership of Nicole Meyer) accepted the challenge to paint "quilt boards for our clothesline" for a new photo op at Hickory Creek Farms just west of Pittsburg.

They did a terrific job!

(back row left to right): Meghan Friemel, Samantha Henderson, Sara Brauer

(front row left to right): Adela Milburn, Tori Stewart, Christina Biancarelli

(not pictured): Hayley James, Madalyn Smith, Jenna Cuthbertson, Miranda Evans, Sha Horton, and Grant Kelley.

We'd like to invite everyone out to Hickory Creek Farms corn maze and pumpkin patch to see their handiwork! For more information or directions, check out our website at www.hickorycreekfarms.com.

Havin' a Ball

Pictures speak louder than words, right?
Well, here's proof that lots of folks had a great time this weekend at Hickory Creek Farms' corn maze and pumpkin patch.

The sunshine was WONDERFUL and little Ashley Richenburg, daughter of Kiesha Richenburg, says, "Havin' a ball!"

*We'd love to have you come out and see for yourself! What a great opportunity to get some one-on-one interviews and pics of happy people.
Love those smiles!!!

WELCOME

We've been getting ready to welcome YOU to our Farm for our Fall season!

We open September 26th but you can call us to arrange for your group to enjoy some time out in the great outdoors NOW for a weiner roast/hayride/jaunt through the corn maze!

What a great opportunity for

a church picnic,

a fun youth group activity,

a birthday party

an employee get together

and a whole lot more!

Check out our website for prices at http://www.blogger.com/www.hickorycreekfarms.com.

Let The Juice Flow Through

We've got watermelon. Come and pick your very own, right off the vine.

Trivia From The Farm

What color is a pumpkin before it turns orange???

GREEN!

Newest Member

We have a new addition to the Critter Corral.

THUMPER...

He is so excited to meet all of you and let you play with him.

Getting Ready...

The gates to Hickory Creek Farm will be opening the last weekend of September. Before it is completely ready for guests like you, there are a few things that must be completed.

Check List:

-Corn Maze cut and ready...check







-Hickory Creek Express Barrel Train taken out of the barn and given a fresh coat of paint...check







-Check the punkin patch and look for the bits of orange that are starting to pop up...check





Yep, things are getting ready for the farm to open in just one month!

Checkers Mania

A fun new game has been added to the plethera of other things to do on the farm. How about a fun game of checkers?!

A big log was cut up and then these two lovely ladies stained a checkerboard right onto the log so YOU could have fun playing checkers on the farm.

With these new giant size checker boards anyone can enjoy a rousing game of checkers.

Just grab a partner and check out the new checkerboards.

Pull up a chair and enjoy a quick game.

Potatoes in a sack...

Lots of fun games can be played at Hickory Creeks Farms...

whether it's riding a horse double...

or getting up close and personal with a tractor...

maybe it's having fun in a potato sack...

...whatever it is...let your dreams soar and your imaginations run wild at Hickory Creek Farms.

Fun Times On The Farm

There are so many fun things to do on the farm...

One of the fun things to do is to visit with the animals. There are so many to look at and pet. We have ducks, goats, donkeys, and sheep, just to name a few.

"Just a little 'sugar' from Sugar." Our two month old dairy goat named sugar loves seeing all the kids.

Loving spending time with the baby ducks.

Yeehaw...the donkey seems to be the perfect size to be ridden.
Not only do we have to feed the critters in the Critter Corral...they also get some play time!

It's Off To Work They Go

Hickory Creek Farms offers lots of activities for those who want to come and hang out on the farm. These fun activities, however, take alot of getting ready before you can come out and enjoy them.
The first thing that needs to be done is to cut the corn for the corn maze. Steve works hard cutting out the design each year to make a maze in the corn for you to get lost in.

Picking your own pumpkin is another fun activity that is offered at Hickory Creek Farms. Pumpkins are planted at just the right time so there will be many shapes and sizes for you to chose from. Will, Mary, Ruth, and Sarah work hard weeding, planting, and hoeing the pumpkin patch.

Not only can you pick your own pumpkin...but you can also plant your own pumpkin. If you come in the spring you can plant your pumpkin. The Zimmerman's will water it and weed it so when you come back in the fall you can pick it. Some of the activities that are at Hickory Creek Farms include hay rides...

Jon and Drew help to stack the hay in the trailor so it can be pulled around for the hay ride.

...and nature hikes around the farm. There are beautiful sights to see and if you watch carefully you might even catch a glimpse of an animal or two.

Come and enjoy these great field trip and family activities!