Open Farm Day in Maine Sunday, July 24, 2016

Coming this Sunday, July 24 is the annual Open Farm Day in Maine. Farms throughout the state will open their gates to the public.

Open Farm Day gives the general public a chance to learn about the business of agriculture. Many farms will have demonstrations, displays, farm-raised products for sale. You’ll also experience barn and field tours, milking, hay rides, petting zoos, nature trails and samples for tasting.

Some farms that are participating:

Berry Fruit Farm, Joel & Melissa Gilbert, 361 Crash Rd., Livermore.

From the Country Farm, Stacy Dexter, 23 Austin Road, Leeds.

Double Z Land and Livestock, Chris and Kate Abbruzzese, 518 Upper Street, Turner.

Nezinscot Farm, Gloria & Gregg Varney, 284 Turner Center Road, Turner.

Birds of a Feather Emu Farm, Richard Merrow & Rita Mathon, 171 Savage Road, Farmington.

Morrison Hill Orchard, Jerry and Jeanne Simpson, 272 Morrison Hill Rd, Farmington.

Whitehill Farm, Mike and Amy LeBlanc, 357 McCrillis Corner Road, East Wilton.

47 Daisies, Harmony and Dylan Dillaway, 552 Webber Pond Rd, Vassalboro.

Applewald Farm, Thomas Fair and Cynthia Turcotte, 525 Huntington Hill Road, Litchfield.

Butting Heads Farm, Jackie and Rod Frost, 281 Costello Road, Gardiner.

Cranberry Rock Farm, Ron DiGravio, Cindy Townsend, 427 Mount Pisgah Road, Winthrop.

The Milkhouse, Andrew Smith & Caitlin Frame, 445 South Monmouth Road, Monmouth.

Farmer Kev's Organic LLC, Kevin Leavitt & Kate Harris, 29 Long Meadow Drive, West Gardiner.

There are many, many more farms participating in Open Farm Day. For the complete list and to find what type of farm each one is go here: getrealmaine.com