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Bradford County Agri-ventures
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Visit Bradford County PA!
The Heart of the Endless Mountains
Tailor your own 'Agri-venture' tour using the resources on this page.
(Ag-activities from neighboring Sullivan County are included)


Explore America's Agricultural Heritage!
To customize your tour choose from selections below, including working farms offering overnight and longer stays.
Destinations
Museums
Special Events and Festivals
Vineyards & Wineries
Farm Products Mailorder & Online
Attraction Brochure/Map Information
Roadside Farm Markets & Seasonal Farmer's Markets
Family Activities
 

   The family farm, an American tradition losing ground in other regions, still thrives in Bradford & Sullivan Counties.

    Our self-guided Agricultural Tour includes roadside and farm markets where you can purchase local produce.

Also featured are festivals, events, businesses, and museums with an agricultural theme.

    Kimberly Hoppaugh, of Hoppaugh Farms in Columbia Cossroads, hugs Ayrshire cow 'Jasper,' at the Troy Fair 2006. Jasper won Reserve Grand Champion!
    Kim agrees dairy farming is the cornerstone of the local agricultural economy. Hoppaugh Farms' milking herd totals 140 Aryshire, Holstein and Brown Swiss cows.

    The Endless Mountains Region supports a growing number of vineyards.


    Check our "Vineyard & Winery Tour" often to watch it grow!

 
Sweet! Bradford County honey & maple goodies!

    Unfamiliar with country roads? Get a little nosey, ask for directions . . . we're used to it!
Troy Fair Souvenirs
Made by Pine Creek Pottery of Wellsboro

   

Looking for something the whole family will enjoy?  

 


   

    How-A-Mazing Corn Maze, on the Howard Family Farm just off Rt. 6 near Wyalusing, is open weekends during September and October.
   


    Tour a cheese factory/store in LeRaysville where you can buy Amish-made cheese crafted from local farm-fresh milk. Ask the owner to recite some of his poetry and discover the depth of rural life!

            Watch for seasonal roadside signs like this for lots of fun picking your own farm-fresh produce.

    Small farms producing a variety of agricultural products account for 46 percent of Bradford County's land use.

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Special Events and Festivals (All Phone Numbers are Area Code 570)
Name Location Date & Hours Contact Description
Endless Mountains Maple Weekend
Maple Syrup Producers
Maple Weekend
Open House
 Participating Producers:
Dewey Meadows Maple, Warren Center 570-395-3458
White Barn Farm, Rome 570-247-2930
Bradley and Mann Maple Syrup, Mosherville 570-537-6676 or 537-2843
Loch's Maple Syrup, Springville 570-965-2679
Brown's Sugar Shack, Rome, 570-247-7094
Endless Mountains Cabin Maple, Rome, 570-247-7212
Marty's Maple, East Smithfield, 570-596-3641
Wrisleyland Maple, Burlington, 570-265-3250
Richard and Joanne Tice, Troy, 570-297-2013		   Contact: Bob Hansen, Penn State Co-op, Towanda 570-265-2896 or rsh7@psu.edu

Visit sugar houses, watch syrup being made, have a taste, tour a sugarbush!


Sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension & Endless Mountains Maple Syrup Producers Association

Endless Mountains Maple Festival

Season opening of Heritage Museum, admission free with Maple Fest.

 Alparaon Park, Troy

April 28 & 29, 2007

Check comprehensive events listing: Events

 673-8871

Rides and games, Food, Pancake Breakfast served all day, Antique Tractor Show, Flea Market, Crafts, Vendors, Entertainment daily, Kiddie Tractor Pulls, Saturday-Huge Farm Machinery Auction, Horse Pulls, Lawn Mower Pulls, Antique Car show, Pancake eating contest, Chili Cookoff, 3-D Shoot.
Hearthstone Spring Open House
Hearthstone Herbs & Everlastings		 off Rt. 467, LeRaysville

Mid-May to Mid- September

Check comprehensive events listing: EventsEvents

 744-2758
hearthstone@cyber-quest.com 		Perennials, herbs, garden ornaments, statuary...
Open Horse Shows

Sponsored by Troy Area Horsemen's Association		 Alparon Park, Gate 3
Rt. 6, Troy

2008:
May 3 & 4
May 31 & June 1
June 28-29

Contact: 570-297-9990 or bjarcher@epix.net Contact: Game classes Sat @ 4 pm. Halter, Western, English, Driving Sun @ 8 am

Endless Mountains Draft Horse Club

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Wilawana & Meadowlark Lane, Sayre

Plow Days & Corn Days

Contact: 570-596-2216
or 570-537-2624
bobgusciora@earthlink.net (Please note 'Horse Club' in subject line)
Website 		Plowing, Harvesting Corn with Live Horsepower!
Various breeds/teams of draft horses
Free horsedrawn wagon rides
Food/refreshments
Flea market

Troy Fair

 

 Alparon Park
Jct. Rt. 6 & Rt. 14 N
Troy		 July 21- 27, 2008
Check comprehensive events listing: Events

Website


info@troyfair.com

Tractor/truck/horse pulls, local entertainers, rides, games, displays...Saturday Night Concert
Berry Fields Farm Blueberry Festival

Berry Fields Farm is an integrated, sustainable, diversified, non-certified organic farm. They sell direct to the public from their own farm store and at one local farmer's market. In addition to the fresh fruits from their orchard, berries and vegetables from their garden, grass fed beef, chicken, pork products, and goat meat, they feature a bakery with European artisan breads and specialty pastries baked fresh each Friday. The farm store is open Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. 		New Albany

Blueberry & Music Festival Annually in August

August 2 & 3, 2008

 

924-3019
gerlach@epix.net

www.berryfieldsfarm.net

 Sponsored by Sullivan County Council on the Arts.
For more information: www.sullivanarts.org
Contact: 570- 928-8927 info@sullivanarts.org
About the Farm Contact: 570-924-3019 gerlach@epix.net
Farm Bureau Picnic   Annually in August

 
PA Heritage Festival

Alparon Park
Jct. Rt. 6 & Rt. 14 N
Troy

 

 

 September 20 & 21, 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 		www.paheritagefestival.org
General admission is $4.00, children eight and under are free. Parking is free. The PA Heritage Festival is co-sponsored by Bradford County Heritage Association and Troy Rotary Club. 		Family-friendly activities- focuses on traditional music, crafts, folk and fine arts, and the best of Pennsylvania foods and agricultural products in a tempting sensory mix of things to do, see, hear and taste.
Back Achers Farm Candle Shop & Maple Store North Rome Road, North Rome Annually in September

247-2940

backachersfarm@epix.net

 Open House: Farm tours including sugar bush, rotational grazing of poultry and livestock, spinning and candle making demonstrations, farm fresh food sampling.
The Cabin Country Store

Route 706, between Stevensville & Rushville

Branch Store, Main St., Wyalusing

 Annually in September

746-3461

tbblaine@sosbbs.com

Log Cabin Day: Observation bee hive. Fresh pressed apple cider. Weavers and spinners, blacksmithing and shingle making.
Wyalusing Valley Wine Festival Wyalusing Valley Museum Barn, across from Wylausing High School. From Route 6, turn onto SR 2110, look for signs.


Annually in September

Check comprehensive events listing: Events

 746-7789, 746-2324 or 746-6156 Five PA Wineries, Food, Displays, Live Entertainment.
Pennsylvania Apple 'n' Cheese Festival Manley-Bohlayer Historic Farm
Rt. 414 in East Canton

First full weekend in October each year

570-673-7222
paapplecheese@yahoo.com

www.paapplecheese.com

Crafts, food, entertainment, photo contest

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Destinations, Food & Farm Lodging
All Phone Numbers are Area Code 570
Name Location Hours Contact Description
Antler Ridge Winery Robinson Rd, Rome Thursday 11 - 6, Friday 11 - 7, Saturday 10 - 6, Sunday 11 - 5.
Other hours by appointment.

Phone - 247-7222
Fax - 247-5433
AntlerRidge@epix.net

www.antlerridgewinery.com

 Our tasting room offers a picturesque mountain view. State-of-the-art tank room facilities. Grapes are fermented and wine is carefully aged at precise temperatures in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks.
Back Hills Angus Five miles out of Towanda on Old Plank Road Contact us.

265-8255

backhillsangus@yahoo.com
or backhillsangus@epix.net

 Registered Black Angus grass fed freezer beef. No hormones or antibiotics.
Belcast Gables Bed & Breakfast On Coryland Road (off Rt. 14 N),
4 miles south of Mosherville 		Call 537-2264 Working organic dairy farm, country home with two guest rooms central location to Wellsboro, Elmira, Corning, Finger Lakes, full country breakfast, hiking, scenic views
Berry's Maple Products On Rt. 14 near Kilgore Rd., south of Gillete, north of Troy   Watch for "Open" flag on small log building next to road at this family farm market. Scenic setting in broad valley between Troy and NY State border.
Blueberry Mountain
Farm 		From Rt. 220, take Sayre exit, turn west across river, 4 1/2 miles past Mill's Pride on Mile Lane Rd. Weekdays 8 a.m. - 8p.m.
Sat. & Sun. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays		 888-7066 U-pick Blueberries
Bohlayer's Orchards Just off Rt. 6, 2 miles west of Troy. Turn off Rt. 6 onto Farmer's Valley Rd at Roloson's Bros. Maple Syrup .   297-2480 Family owned orchards, fruit available in season; scenic views. You pick in season.
Corn County Country Store's Broom Closet

Debbie Lutz
RR 1, box 49
Troy PA 16947

& Barbara Barret
411 grape St. Castenea PA 17745

Brooms made of broomcorn plant, especially grown for making brooms.

Call or catch us at fairs & festivals.

297-8976 Traditional Hand Made Brooms: Whisk, 'Turkey Wing', Decorative, Cob Web or standard dyed or natural color.
Special handles of bone, deer antler and sticks available
Epler's Maple Products New Albany, just off Route 220 Contact us for info -
 Maple Tours in March annually. Our farm is the second largest producer of maple syrup in PA!

suede@epix.net

363-2350

http://www.eplersbandb.com/maple

 Syrup available in special collector’s glass bottle or jars for gift giving or collecting. We have approximately 7,000 taps on our farm.
Endless Mts Cabin Maple Syrup RR 3, Box 3154, Rome  

Toll Free: 1-800-484-4477 ext. 8829
or 247-7212
sales@endlessmtscabin.com

http://www.endlessmtscabin.com/

 Pure maple syrup has been produced on our farm since it was first settled by Daniel Russell back in 1796. Back then, wooden taps were used to collect the sap. The old cabin still stands in the woods to remind us of where it all started.
Endless Mountains Maple Producers Association

Bradford
Sullivan &
Susquehanna
Counties

  395-3458  

Fay's Sugar Shack

 Columbia Cross Roads

596-2816

Maple Syrup
Farmstead Fresh Inc. PO Box 2, Winfield PA 17889 Contact us, visit our online store or catch us at area festivals

800-780-7303
farmsteadfresh@aol.com

www.farmsteadfresh.com

 Family farm-made cheese using natural methods. Our cheese is made on family farms using organic methods. They produce Raw Milk Cheese from grass fed Jersey cows. We use toxic free farming methods like our forefathers did a century ago. Our cows are only milked during the grass growing months of March through November.
Gardiner's Farm Fallbrook Rd.,Troy Mon. - Sat. 9-5
Sunday Noon-4		 297-3929 Scenic Orchards, U-pick cherries, June/July; peaches, August/September; Apples

Hawk Hill

 

 Tracy Rd., Standing Stone PA  

570-265-1039

hawkhillfarm@chilitech.net

Boer Goats, New Zeland Rabbits

Soaps

Hearthstone Herbs & Everlastings

 

 

 


 Off Rt. 467, LeRaysville May through November, 10- 4. Other times by chance or appointment 744-2758
hearthstone@cyber-quest.com 		Herbs, everlastings and perennials are our specialty. Largest dried flower selection in the area. Scenic country location surrounded by spectacular stone walls built in the 1800's. Herb, shade, rock, water plants - perennial gardens for browsing. Lawn and garden ornaments, statuary, candles, wreaths, decorative painting by local artists, collectibles, locally made jams and mustards.
Inn to the Seasons Dairy Goat Products RR 2, Box 2772, Canton PA 17724 673-3955 inn2theseasons@dfnow.com Ricotta cheese, cheescake, Manicotti, Blintzes, Pierogi and Fudge made from goat milk and cream
Laddsburg Mountain Winery Marsh Rd., off of US 220 3 miles south of New Albany and 4 miles north of Dushore.

Fridays 5 to 7 p.m.

Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Closed Christmas & New Years, open all other holidays

Phone/Fax:570-363-2476

www.laddsburgmountainwinery.com

 We are a small winery in the business of making custom wines. We began by planting 150 grape vines in 1998. Our love of good wines and viticulture led us to the opening of Laddsburg Mountain Winery. We now have 6 acres of vines planted and continually add on to this.
First and foremost, we emphasize quality. We are a small winery making custom wines out of small lots of grapes. We are the first winery in the region to make wines from our own grapes.
Landon's Orchards Rt. 414,
Canton		 Farm Market moved across road from previous location. 673-3195 Pick your own apples in season.
LeRaysville Cheese Factory Off Rt. 467, LeRaysville

Daily 9-5;

Closed Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and New Years Day

744-2554
cheeses@epix.net

Our cheeses are made by Amishmen. We have a very small factory with only 3 full-time employees. Our milk comes from local farmers. Jim Amory, the owner will be happy to give tours and you just have to call and set up a time. We specialize in raw-milk cheddars and have won numerous awards and ribbons for our Pennsylvania Jack and Cajun Cheddar cheeses. We have a very large mail order business and will ship anywhere in the USA.

Mann's Country Gardens Bird CreekRd., Gillette Hours adjust seasonally, call ahead.

537-6676

www.mannscountrygardens.com

info@mannscountrygardens.com

 Gift shop and Christmas tree farm. Pre and cut-your-own trees, wreaths, garlands, swags & more. Also maple products.
Marty's Maple East Smithfield call ahead 546-3641 Maple products
Milky Way Farms Restaurant Rt. 14, Troy Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 673-5651 Homemade Soups and Sandwiches, Ice Cream
PA North Country Artisan Center & Store Old Freight Depot
1 Washington St., Towanda		 Fall Hours Tues. - Fri. - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Mon. and Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Closed Sun. 265-7455
www.ntculturalalliance.org
info@ntculturalalliance.org 		Owned and operated by Northern Tier Cultural Alliance. Fine art, books, clothing, fabric art, fine crafts, foods and other products produced in the region.
Pickering Winery Inc. Wysox Labor Day through Memorial Day: Thurs. -Sat., 12 to 6 pm; Sunday 12 to 4 pm Memorial Day though Labor Day: Thurs. - Sat., 10 am to 7pm; Sunday 12- 4 pm 247-7269
jmpick@dfnow.com 		Wine, gifts
Robinson's Apiary (Honey) Rt. 706, Stevensville 8-8 746-3235 Everything you can think of related to honey, including honeycomb, beeswax products, and recipes. PA State inspected.
Roloson Brothers Maple Syrup Rt. 6, West of Troy Call ahead for specific times 297-2033 Watch the sap evaporation process during the season!
Russell Maple Farms Rome Call 247-7360 or 888-429-4854 Maple products.
"Seat of the Pants Country Cooking" 201 Sugar Branch Lake Rd., Troy Cookbook & consulting npakallie@npacc.net
549-2467
If you enjoy cooking you will love this cookbook! It features treasured recipes handed down for three generations of a Bradford County farm family!
Windfall Bison Granville Summit Call 673-3418 Buffalo meat products & Bison sales.
Windy Hill Farm Pine Hollow Rd., Columbia Crossroads PA 16914 Call, or catch us at area craft shows and festivals 549-2052 Dried flowers, potpourri, baskets, bouquets, wildflowers and more
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Roadside Farm Markets & Seasonal Farmer's Markets
All Phone Numbers are Area Code 570
Name Location Hours Contact Description
Columbia Cross Roads, Family Farmer's Market Seymour Rd., off Rt 14 N in Columbia Cross Roads Dawn to dusk
Open spring through the weekend before Thanksgiving		   Amish-grown farm produce
ECB Farm Market RT. 220, Ulster. Next to Park, across from Bishop's restaurant 9 a.m to 6 p.m. during season   Farm and local produce in season
Farmer's Market Teoga Square, Athens Wednesdays 10 a.m to 6 p.m
May - October

Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
888-2217

 Local farmers selling fresh produce
Farmer's Market Downtown mini-park, Canton Saturdays 8 a.m. - Noon
May - October
 Contact: John at the Independent Sentinel, 570-673-5151 or Amy Baxter at chamber office, 570-673-5700. Growers, crafters and others.
No fee to set up.
Farmer's Market Howard Elmer Park, Sayre Fridays 10 a.m to 6 p.m
May - Fall 		Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
888-2217		 Local farmers selling fresh produce

Farmer's/Grower's Market

 

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Next toWashington St. Station,
1 Washington St.,

Towanda

May 29 to October 16
(Closed August 24)
Fridays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tuesdays 3 - 6 p.m.

Ruth Tonachel 268-4093

tonachel@epix.net

 Local Growers/producers selling fresh produce, products and prepared foods.
Farmer's Market Main St., Wyalusing

Open July to October
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce
746-4922		 Local farmers selling fresh produce
Hansell Berry Farm Rt. 14, Gillet   RR2, Box 61, Gillet Pa 16925 Blueberries in season
Harris Farm Market & Bakery Rt. 220, Milan

June- fall

Mon-Sat. 10 - 5
Sun. 11 - 5

 888-2236 Produce, baked goods.
Landon's Orchards Rt. 414,
Canton		 Farm Market - moved to new quarters across the road from previous location. 673-3195 Pick your own apples in season or buy them already picked along with a variety of locally grown produce, farm products and flowers.
Lee's Berry Farm Rt. 220, Milan Call ahead 888-7038 U-Pick Berries - Strawberries and Raspberries in season
Silvara Valley Farm Near Laceyville   869-2692
 Goats milk soap, raw wool and sheep hides.
Sugar-Bend Tree Farm

Sugar Run -

3.7 miles from Route 6 and Wyalusing.

Open from Thanksgiving to Christmas, week-ends. Week days by appointment only. 746-3622 Our Christmas Tree farm has been in operation since 1984 providing quality Christmas trees. We produce Blue Spruce; Concolor Fir; Douglas Fir; Canaan Fir & Frasier Fir, in size up to 15 feet. We are principally a "Choose & Cut" farm. Saws are provided as well as tree carts. Fresh cut trees are always available for those who do not wish to or can not cut there own tree. Wreaths and roping available by reservational request. (3 day notice)
Windy Acres Farm Produce Market

227 Canton St., Troy -
Next to Post Office

 9 a.m - 6 p.m., Mon. - Sat., May - Oct.
297-2292

Flowers, farm produce, jam, jelly, maple syrup, nursery & garden plants, pumpkins, relishes.

FMNP checks accepted

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Vineyard & Winery Tour (Hours May Vary Seasonally, Call Ahead)
Name
Location
 Description Hours Contact
Antler Ridge Winery Robinson Rd, Rome Thursday 11 - 6, Friday 11 - 7, Saturday 10 - 6, Sunday 11 - 5.
Other hours by appointment.

Phone - 247-7222
Fax - 247-5433
AntlerRidge@epix.net

www.antlerridgewinery.com

 Our tasting room offers a picturesque mountain view. State-of-the-art tank room facilities. Grapes are fermented and wine is carefully aged at precise temperatures in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks.
Bird Song Winery 2 Miles from Rt. 220 South of Dushore, (Sullivan County) Scenic mountaintop location. Beautiful vineyards. Art by local artists for sale in tasting room. Open Daily (Please call ahead weekdays and off season)

Phone/FAX   570-928-7170
birdsong@epix.net

www.birdsongwinery.com

RR 4, Box 4012
Dushore  PA  18614
Eagle Rock Winery 1 Eagles Mere Ave., Eagles Mere, PA & Rt. 42, Laporte, PA
(Sullivan County)		 Beautiful country setting. Guided tours available.

Laporte: Daily, Noon to 5 p.m.

Eagles Mere: Closed for the winter

570-946-7767

wine@eaglerockwinery.com

www.eaglerockwinery.com
Laddsburg Mountain Winery Marsh Rd., off of US 220 3 miles south of New Albany and 4 miles north of Dushore. We are a small winery making custom wines out of small lots of grapes. We are the first winery in the region to make wines from our own grapes.

Fridays 5 to 7 p.m.

Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Closed Christmas & New Years, open all other holidays

Phone/Fax:570-363-2476

www.laddsburgmountainwinery.com
Lopez Winery & Vineyard Rt. 487, 2 miles past Lopez going toward Ricketts Glen State Park
RR 1
Box 1022 Lopez, PA 18628 		     
Pickering Winery Inc.

Off Rt. 6, on Rt. 187, 5 miles north of Wysox, 1 mile south of Rome.

 Tasting room in country setting with occasional wildlife. Assortment of wine related products also available. Labor Day through Memorial Day: Thursday through Saturday, 12 to 6 pm; Sunday 12 to 4 pm
Memorial Day though Labor Day: Thursday through Saturday, 10 am to 7pm; Sunday 12- 4 pm

570-247-7269
jmpick@dfnow.com

www.pickeringwinery.com

RR 2 Box 176 C
Wysox, PA 18854


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To learn about farming in past eras you can visit these and other museums in the county:

Hours May Vary, Call Ahead
Name Location Description Hours Contact Price
Bradford County Heritage Museum (Formerly the Farm Museum) Rt. 14 N;
Second Gate in Alparon Park just out of Troy 		Artifacts and displays reflecting over 200 years of agriculture. Herb & Dye Garden, Sugar Shack, Historic Mitchell House

Open April through Oct., Fri-Mon 9-4

www.troyfarmmuseum.org

 297-3410 $4.00/adults, $3.00/seniors $2.00/students
Children under 6 free
Bradford County Historical Society and Museum & Research Library 109 Pine St., Towanda Some farming exhibits; Genealogical & Historical Research Library

Wed.-Fri. 10-4; Sat. 10-noon

www.bradfordhistory.com

570-265-2240 $5.00/adults, $4.00/members $3.00/students
Research Library $5.00

Home Textile Tool Museum

 

 

 SR 1036 Orwell, (off Rt. 187 N from Wysox) Exhibits include spinning wheels, looms, yarn winders, hundreds of tools. Hands-on learning plus scheduled demonstrations and workshops.

May-Sept., Sat. 10-4

www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org/

247-7175 $3.00 admission

Wyalusing Valley Museum

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 Grovedale Lane,
Wyalusing 		Collection shows the area's local history including Native American artifacts, antiques, and displays of how early settlers lived.

Sat. &, Sun. 12-4

www.wyalusingmuseum.org

 

 746-3979 No admission fee