Open Farm Days 2025

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That's a wrap for 2025!

CHEERS TO ANOTHER SPECTACULAR OPEN FARM DAYS

Stay tuned for more info on
next year's Open Farm Days!

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Attendees gathered, excited to learn what the buzz was all about, starting with a Friday Night Marketplace kick-off gathering at Paso Robles’ Downtown City Park. Then, the gates were swung wide open to over 25 farms & makers all along the San Luis Obispo County Farm Trail. From olive oil tastings and pig greetings to beekeeping and gardening workshops, folks gathered throughout SLO CAL to meet local farmers and learn about all that goes into growing and producing our local groceries and goods. Open Farm Days gets better and better every year and we’re so thankful to all of you who came out to TOUR, TASTE, and LEARN along the SLO County Farm Trail.

While folks came out to enjoy a boots on the ground good time in barnyards and fields at local family farms, what was gathered was so much more - both tourists & townies came out in droves, excited, engaged, and interested to truly connect to our local agriculture. The energy was amazing, the smiles were infectious, and as promised, the animals were adorable.

FARMstead ED partners and friends raised awareness of our family farms and moo-la to infuse back into our agricultural community, all while making life-long memories rooted in a deeper understanding of what makes this SLO CAL community so truly special.

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THANKS TO ALL THE HANDS THAT HELPED MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN

Big thanks go out to our Open Farm Days herd bosses, Lynette Sonne @lynettesonne (SLO County Farm Trail), Gina Hambly @hambly_farms (Hambly Farms), Jennifer Tallent Joseph @thegroveson41 (The Groves on 41)

A big HUG THANK EWE to all those who work non-stop behind the scenes… Behind the cameras, the reels and social posts, podcasts and all the marketing and promoting that goes into getting our family farm’s stories told. It’s with the help from these fine folks that we can share such beautiful imagery and creative messaging.

Our heartfelt thanks to Jessica (Marketing & Graphics Go to Gal), Jenny @jennythompson405 & Liz @calicoastwine (Social Media Mavens), Brittany App @brittanyapp (photographer of all things great and small). And we couldn’t do it without the support of our local DMO’s, Travel Paso @travelpaso, Visit Atascadero @visitatascadero, Share SLO @shareslo, SLO CAL @slocal, SLO Farm Bureau @slofarmbureau and CA Grown @cagrownofficial.

And of course, BIG thanks to our trail sponsors, for which we are so very grateful for their contributions of in-kind and moo-la. For without all of these hands, their labor of love, and the support of our community, Open Farm Days would remain a vision vs the awesome reality that we can share with all of you!

AND A “WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOU”, THANK YOU
goes to our farmers and purveyors, who jumped through hoops with planning and promotion, helped spread the word, and received the community with open arms (and gates) by hosting farm tours, workshops, demo’s, tastings and unique agricultural experiences. Guests blazed their own trail learning about our local agricultural life through observing busy bees in their hives, strolling through flower fields, sipping local wines and mocktails, grazing on locally grown groceries, tasting exquisite olive oils, hand-crafting aromatic & creative take-a-ways to remember the day by, touring the very fields their lunches were harvested from, cuddled with little piggies, and so much more. Our Friday Night Marketplace and Open Farm Day participants included:
American Riviera Bank
AmByth Estate
Ancient Peaks Winery
Brittany App
Couleur de la Vie
City Farm SLO
Clearwater Color Wholesale Nursery
DW Farms Native Plant Nursery
Fair Hill Farms
Giving Tree Family Farm
GreenLove
Hambly Farms
Hartley Farms
Harvestly
Jack Creek Farms
Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
Lazy Arrow Adventures
Leo Leo Gelato
Life Elements
Margarita Adventures
Mighty Cap Mushrooms
MJ Family Farms
North County Farmers Markets
Olea Farm
Olive Ewe Ranch
Our Global Family Farm
Queen Bee Caramels
Root Elixier
Santa Margarita Baking Co.
Sierra Honey Farm
SLO CAL
SLO Cattlewomen
SLO Farm Bureau
Talley Farms Box
Templeton Olive Oil
The Groves on 41
Yes Cocktail

A very special thank you also goes out to those that provided both in front of and behind the barn support: Ecologistics, our 501 (c) 3 fiscal sponsor, UC SAREP’s CA Open Farm Passport USDA Specialty Crop Grant program, our encouraging & supportive advisory board: Jennifer Tallent, Martha Van Inwegen, Curt Van Inwegen, Stephanie Marden, Kimberly Bradley, Coco Collelmo and Sue Bowles, and our git ‘r done volunteers: Gayle, Jenni, Sebastian and his crew, Kimberly, Suze, Taylor, Cathy, and Connie.

Moo-chas gracias to all who planned, participated, supported, sponsored and attended our 5th Annual Open Farm Days.

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OPEN FARM DAYS 2025
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 - SUNDAY JUNE 22

TOUR - TASTE - LEARN
WITH US ALONG THE TRAIL ALL WEEKEND!

Savoring summer on the SLO Co Farm Trail is what Open Farm Days are all about. Many of our local family farms will be swinging open their gates to welcome ticket holders to tour, taste and learn about our local agriCULTURE.

Demos, tastings and farm tours will be happening along the trail for our ticket holding guests to learn how our food is grown and how products are made here in SLO CAL.

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This family-friendly experience is an up-close chance to learn about agriculture through demonstrations, tastings, and farm tours.

Ticket holders will visit local farms, ranches, producers and purveyors setting their own pace for a self-guided adventure along the trail.
Local farms will be featuring everything from beekeeping to olive oil production to vegetable production. Local ranchers will introduce you to goats, alpaca, sheep, pigs, and more, while local purveyors will showcase their locally made products using our locally grown.

Relax at picnic spots, shop at pop-up markets, and enjoy tastings of food and potent potables. Places for picnics will be abundant, with local provisions & libations for sale at select locations.

The planning has begun, so follow us along as we will have lots more to share about this fit for foodies, family friendly event featuring our local family farms.

@farmsteaded

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- FREE TO ATTEND -
SLO County Farm Trail farmers, makers and friends will gather at the Friday night marketplace to show off their locally grown and made to kick off the 5th annual Open Farm Days weekend.

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Open Farm Days kickoff
Friday Night Farmers Marketplace

FRIDAY JUNE 20th | 5-8PM
at Downtown City Park, Paso Robles
FREE TO ATTEND

SLO County Farm Trail farmers, makers and friends will gather at the Friday night marketplace to show off their locally grown and made to kick off the 5th annual Open Farm Days weekend. Challenge a friend at SLO CAL’s Corn Hole – tip your hat and try your hand at the SLO County Cattlewomen’s Roping Dummies! Our Open Farm Days kick off is going to be a great family friendly night for all.

Start your weekend by checking in at the Friday Night Farmers Marketplace 6/20 to get your wristband for the weekend OR check in at any of the open farms below starting Saturday 6/21 to get your wristband for the weekend.

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Participating Vendors

Couleur de la Vie |  Brittany App |  DW Farms Native Plant Nursery
Giving Tree Family Farm |  Hambly Farms | Harvestly |  Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
Leo Leo Gelato | Life Elements |  Mighty Cap Mushrooms |  MJ Family Farms
North County Farmers Markets |  Root Elixer |  Sierra Honey Farm
SLO CAL | SLO Cattlewomen |  SLO Farm Bureau
Talley Farms Fresh Harvest |  Templeton Olive Oil
The Groves on 41 |  Yes Cocktail

^{SLO County Farm Trail Parters & Friends}

BENEFITTING the farmers & Makers of

FARMstead ED and the SLO Co Farm Trail work together to support local ag and agritourism. It all starts with education, and getting our hands a little dirty. Please join us as we raise awareness for our local family farms, agriculture as a whole, and those who benefit from it – EVERYONE!

No Farms, No Food, No Clothes – it really is that simple!

This fundraiser will feed moo-la into our local agricultural EDucation programs to broaden awareness of local family farming and the methods in which they produce products for our daily life.

FARMstead ED | SLO County Farm Trail Open Farm Days is a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit organization under Ecologistics, a 501(c)(3) charity in San Luis Obispo, California.

BECOME A VOLUNTEER!

We're seeking volunteers to help out with Open Farm Days Weekend
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OPEN FARM DAYS SPONSORS

Headliner SponsorS

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HERD BOSS SPONSORS

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TRAIL LEADER SPONSORS

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FRIEND OF THE TRAIL SPONSORS

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TRAIL HAND

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CLICK HERE TO DONATE & BECOME A SPONSOR

SUPPORT THE HANDS THAT FEED YOU
You are invited to join us as we take the next step down the trail, for our 5th annual Open Farm Days. We are seeking your support, to help bring folks closer together with our locally grown and made. Your donation sponsorship will help us boost our promotional efforts, as well as our endeavors to further cross-promote, or as we like to say, “cross-pollinate” with like-minded peeps; Advocates of local growers, makers, moo-vers and shakers.

LEARN MORE ABOUT Sponsorship Donation Opportunities here

Thank you to our fiscal sponsor:

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That's a wrap for 2025!

CHEERS TO ANOTHER SPECTACULAR OPEN FARM DAYS

Stay tuned for more info on
next year's Open Farm Days!

OPEN FARM DAYS 2025
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 - SUNDAY JUNE 22

TOUR - TASTE - LEARN
WITH US ALONG THE TRAIL ALL WEEKEND!

Our 2025 Open Farm Days Weekend has ended

Stay tuned for Open Farm Days 2026 Infomation!

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