Farm Visits

Join us on Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 10am to 4pm for our 6th Annual Open Barn! This annual event is our one and only open-to-the-public event of the year, and every year it gets a little bigger and a little better.  And our 6th Annual event will not disappoint as we have a lot to celebrate this year!  

2020 marks the 150th Anniversary of the farm's settlement under the Homestead Act of 1852. There will be a brief ceremony with remarks to honor both the Native heritage of this site as well as the homestead, along with a tree planting.  We will also install a commemorative plaque on the barn with its recent designation on the Washington Heritage Barn Registry, to ensure the legacy of our great barn persists for generations to come.

As always, our Open Barn event is the perfect opportunity to meet the alpaca herd as they prance around in their freshly shorn, hilariously adorable 'bobblehead' look for summer! Visitors are welcome to hand feed them in the pastures and snag that perfect selfie. 

Then, take a spin through the great old barn to learn more about the homestead process and to see copies of the historic documents that chronicle this farm's settlement back in 1870. 

Next, visit the old milking parlor which we've turned into the fiber studio. Watch live yarn spinning and fiber dyeing demonstrations.  Learn how we take our farm-grown heirloom plants and flowers to dye the fiber all shades of the rainbow. 

Then cruise into the old creamery which we've transformed into our farm store, where you can shop for all kinds of alpaca gear made exclusively from our herd - from hats and scarves, to mittens and gloves.  

Lastly, take in a tour of Gholson Gardens, our cut flower operation named after the original homestead family.  Walk the rows of newly sprouting flowers and take home a bouquet for your table.

All in all, it proves to be a relaxing, inspiring and complete sensory day on the farm! We hope to see you there.

Please note - this is our only open event of the year.  While we get lots of inquiries about opportunities to visit the farm and meet the herd, we are a working farm. Our schedules simply do not permit us to accommodate individual farm tours and drop-in visitors.  During the season (June through September), we are occasionally able to offer guided tours and private farm access for photoshoots - these are scheduled and arranged in advance.  Please contact us for pricing and scheduling information.