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Farm Spotlight: Summers Farm in Frederick, Maryland

Five Fun Activities at Summers Farm

One way to live a green life is to appreciate local, natural beauty.  What better way to accomplish that goal this season than to visit a farm?  Perfect destinations for the fall, many farms feature animals, produce, foliage, and more.

For this farm spotlight, the Grady's GreenLiving Tips team features Summers Farm in Frederick, Maryland.  Only 15 minutes from Downtown Frederick, several of the great features of Summers Farm include:

1) Pumpkin Patch: The Summers Farm team operates a wagon ride to their pumpkin patch when the farm is open to the public.  The pumpkin patch contains pumpkins of all shapes and sizes along with gourds and squash.  Those who pick pumpkins pay by the pound to take the produce home. 

2) Corn Maze: A staple of Summers farm is the 12 acre corn maze.  The theme of the maze this year is the Washington Nationals baseball team.  The maze contains two trails: one designed to be a leisurely walk and the other with many dead ends and roadblocks throughout. 

3) Farm Animals and Goat Walk: When the farm is open to the public, the Summers Farm team showcases the many animals that live there.  One feature is the "Goat Walk", an interactive exhibit in which visitors can pay for goat food and use a pulley system to deliver the food to the goats on the above ground platforms they walk during the day.  Cows, pigs, and chickens also live on the farm. 

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