Picture a long line of green apple trees with specks of red dotting their branches. Above them the brilliant blue sky beams with crisp Fall air and below them children race along giggling.

Sound too good to be true?

Sometimes I think “Fall” like it is shown in picture books is a fantasy, but then every now and then I get a glimpse of it.

We had some perfect Fall moments last weekend at Alstede Family Farm on our first Fall family adventure of the season.

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Alstede Farm in New Jersey

Alstede Farm is located about an hour west of us in Chester, New Jersey. This huge farm houses a store, farmers’ market, fields of apples, pumpkins, peaches, berries and more, and hours of family fun.

Below are 10+ things to do at the farm. Our first stop was the Pick-Your-Own area.

Apples of many varieties are ripe for the picking (and chomping).

Juicy peaches.

Bright orange pumpkins.

Brilliant sunflowers.

Our kids bounded down the lanes of fruit and vegetables spotting, picking, sampling, saving. 

They loved every moment. The bumpy tractor ride. The open space for running. The hunting for fruit on the tree branches.

After we were satisfied that we had picked enough fruit for the next month (probably year), we went back to the main part of the farm to eat and play.

There are too many options to name, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was easy to find things for my food allergy kiddo to enjoy.

Dairy Free Food Options:

• Lots of fresh fruit (obviously!)
• Hot dogs or bratwurst (but the buns had dairy)
• Cotton Candy for a treat.

Play Time!

We bought our kids a wristband for unlimited play – but you can also purchase tickets for specific activities.

There is a ton to do including;

• Hay Bale climbing
• Goat Feeding
• Mini-Train riding

• Pony rides
• Corn Bin playing

• Music listening (with simple instruments for kids to play)
• And more.

We spent about 3 hours at the farm and went home tired, full, and with our trunk loaded with fresh Fall treats.

A perfect Fall afternoon.

Learning Embedded in Adventure:

Adventures like this offer so much opportunities for learning. Here are some things my kids worked on and learned about at the farm, mostly without even realizing it.

• Farm to table knowledge
• Reading signs
• Using the map to navigate
• Completing purchases & currency
• Farm animals

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Important Notes:

• Farm Website – alstedefarms.com
• You can either buy a wristband for unlimited access to the activities for kids, or you can pay a la carte. There are more details on the website so you can decide ahead of time how much you want to pay or do.
• You pay to ride the wagon and go pick, but you also pay for what you pick on the way out. Only pick what you really think you want.

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