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Stephanie May holds up a T-shirt for a customer visiting Perry’s Sunflower Maze at 176 Midline Road in Broadalbin during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour of Fulton and Montgomery Counties on July 28, 2024.
Samantha Grant of Galway picks blueberries at Out of the Blue Berry Farm at 97 Stevers Mills Road in Broadalbin during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour of Fulton and Montgomery Counties Sunday, July 28, 2024. This is the fourth summer that Grant has worked for the farm.
Tera Tesiero of Amsterdam selects fresh sweet corn for an event Sunday afternoon at the Korona Farm & Produce stand at 1979 County Route 107 in the Town of Amsterdam during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour of Fulton and Montgomery Counties Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Josephine Dufel, 8, arranges a selection of yellow squash for her aunt at the Samdil Farm Stand in Fonda on Sunday during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour in Fulton and Montgomery counties. Josephine is part of the fourth generation of family members to operate the farm.
Heather Decker of Hagaman looks through a selection of posies at Jayflora Designs at 155A Getman Road in Fonda during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour of Fulton and Montgomery Counties.
Heather Decker of Hagaman looks through a selection of posies at Jayflora Designs at 155A Getman Road in Fonda during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour of Fulton and Montgomery Counties Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Lori Smith of Amsterdam places ears of sweet corn into a bag held by her husband, Greg, at Karen's Produce at 2311 State Highway 5S in Amsterdam during the 2024 Farm to Table Tour of Fulton and Montgomery Counties Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Local farms will open their barn doors, pastures and stands to visitors during the fourth annual Farm to Table Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
“At the core of this whole event and the farmers, is wanting people to enjoy the day, learn, grow and just enjoy the family aspect and getting to know your farmer, getting to know where your food comes from,” said Rebecca Ferry, co-founder of the Farm to Table Tour.
This year’s event is the largest to date with 40 participating farms inviting visitors to stop by for tours, demonstrations, samplings, hay rides, pick-your- own offerings and more. Each farm offers different activities, allowing attendees to plot their own routes using an interactive map online at farmtotabletour.org or grabbing brochures available at the participating sites.
“One of the nice things about the website is you can actually go through and kind of plan your day, and the website will give you more information as to what each farm has to offer, whether they have samples, it’s kid friendly, bathrooms available, everything like that,” said Erika Milonovich, the tour’s other co-founder.
The first ever Farm to Table Coloring Book will be handed out free to kids at their first stop during the tour. The coloring........
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