Best Little Farm Tour in Texas!
We are creating the website Central Texas Farm Tour dot com and will be featuring farms in the area for you to contact and visit on a day trip! Stay tumed!
Join Us!! It's FREE!!!!!
Simply grab a map and go. On June 8th all the farms and marked stops along the way will be celebrating "The Best Little Farm Tour in Texas". Visit the farms that grow your food and enjoy the great outdoors!
Maps will be available online and at the Food Truck Spot and Woodsons in Lexington and in Giddings 12-4pm Visit whatever you want in any order you want! We have everything from plants, bees and wine to eggs, fish and beef! See the gardens and pet a goat! Mushroom logs and flower fields!
While on the tour stop by the food truck spot in Lexington for some BBQ!
8794 North US HWY 77, Lexington, Texas
Stop by and grab a map and a quick bite! Farmers market till noon too!
Next to power plant! Look for an assortment of cute animals at fence!
(979) 540-6527 fb here
OUR STORY
7005 FM 1624, Lexington, TX, United States, Texas
WE ARE A FOURTH GENERATION FAMILY-RUN FARM IN CENTRAL TEXAS, SPECIALIZING IN GRASS-FED, REGENERATIVELY RAISED BEEF AND RAW, LOCAL HONEY!!! Best lip balm around!!!
Honey tasting at 12,1 and 2!!!! Get lip balm too, you will thank me later!
Closing at 3!!!!!
Lexington Country Greenhouses!
Lexington Country Greenhouses features beautiful fresh flowers and many other items. Feel free to drop in and take a look and say hello. (979) 773-4837
follow on FaceBook for specials!
larrysfishfarm.com if you need Koi or Goldfish for your ponds you will not find better prices!!!!!!! Stop by and see all the fish he has!
We have bait perch, goldfish and are licensed to sell Triploid Grass Carp and Tilapia. Fish can be picked up at our facilities, which is located at 4203 North US Hwy 77, Giddings, Texas 78942 or arrangements can be made to deliver directly to your lakes. Please Call or Text 979-542-6245 or email lspitzenberger@gmail.com with questions or to place orders.
Rising Sun Vineyards
From a gift of 50 vines, our grapes now spread over 5 beautiful acres alongside our Tasting Room and event space. With over 70 acres of rolling Texas landscape, Rising Sun Vineyard offers gorgeous views and breathtaking sunsets. The perfect winery for sharing our exceptional wines, on our porch or yours. We hope you feel at home here, we invite you to take a wine tour and visit our tasting room.
233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade, TX 78650
(512) 844-3699
Down Home Ranch
Our mission is to empower the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through social, educational, residential and vocational opportunities. We will introduce you to all the best things about Down Home Ranch, from who lives on the Ranch (animals included!) to how (and why) we operate 24-7, 365 days a year.
Plants for sale! Horse back riding!
Twisted Timber Farms & Lee County Garden Club
Come visit our food forest and learn about mushrooms!! We grow food! We make sustainable food production available to anyone at any time through knowledge, events and community projects. To set an example of sustainable practice planting and to respect the land while doing it. To value a diversity of plants, with a diversity membership, that helps a diversity of citizens. We believe food should grow freely and belongs to the public!
We will be doing a plant swap every Sat 12-3! facebook
1161 cr 336 Lexington Tx 78947 512-818-5278 open Saturdays 12-3
Blue Ranch Farms
A note about this farm: We will no longer support Blue Ranch Farms. We have reached out on several occasions for them to explain the report of an alarming amount of dead animals in their care. They dropped out of the farm tour at the last moment without notice.
update: The owner has finally contacted me and we will no longer support this farm.
This farm tour is to help area folks find the farms that produce their food and for farms to get a Chamber of Commerce type event.
This tour will be advertised to all of central Texas. You do not need a big fancy farm! Home gardeners or horticulture businesses are welcome too! Have a restaurant that cooks local produce, lets hear from you! Anything farm to market is welcome on this tour! We want to show folks what it possible on small to medium acreages!
Sat June 8th 2024 12-4pm
Wanna put your farm, garden or horticulture business on the tour just let us know!
512-818-5278
Wanna be on the tour?
What we need: please send logo, GPS coordinates, address, bio, link to gate2plate@aol.com or give it to LCGC at a monthly meet up. We need this asap!
Farm Tour Info Day Of......
Folks will get a map at select locations and can download it on this website. They travel to whatever farms interests them from Noon to 4 on June 8th 2024!
A list of farms with a bio, link and contact info will be on website and on map.
The following is an extensive list of items to consider when participating in Farm Tour. Please note that not all items will be applicable to your stop. It is meant to help you in the process as you prepare to host visitors and to start planning your farm tours and agritourism activities.
Directions and Parking:
Is there a well-placed farm sign at the entrance to your farm?
Is there good visibility/turnaround for visitors to enter/exit safely?
Is it easy to figure out where to park (i.e. signage, barriers, volunteers)?
Is there adequate parking free of potholes and mud?
If it rains, will people get stuck?
Facilities:
Are walking paths and roads in good condition (relatively smooth, no tripping hazards)?
Are there signs with instructions/rules/safety information?
Do you have agritourism liability signs posted?
Is your farm senior or low mobility friendly?
Are there places to sit?
Do you have a bathroom facility open to the public?
Visitor Experience:
Do you have a designated registration spot/welcome area to greet visitors?
Is the sign-in table in a flat, shaded spot near the entrance?
Is there an activity to engage visitors while they wait for a tour (i.e. product samples, one self-guided aspect of the farm, handouts)?
Are you considering serving some prepared foods?
Cooking or serving food for a special event, you need to download the Temporary Food Establishment/Vendor Application and Information Packet from www.loudoun.gov/food at least 10 days in advance of the event. It contains an application for a temporary food permit and instructions for completing the application.
Do you need to collect sales tax on food or items sold during the event? Please consult these resources to determine your specific situation: Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tax
Marketing:
Have you done pre-tour promotion to invite people to your farm and the farm tour?
Do you have a sign-up sheet for visitors to give you their information (newsletters, email lists, future events)?
Do you have products to sell or samples to offer?
If you have an online shopping cart, are your products and prices up-to-date?
Are they attractively displayed on-site and online (if you have ecommerce)?
Are prices visible?
Do you have materials to distribute about your farm’s history/practices and how to connect with you or find your products after the tour (business card, rack card, handouts, coupons)?
Conducting Tours:
Have you prepared a short presentation that highlights the main aspects of your farm?
Can your presentation be tailored to your audience (i.e. children, non-farmers, large groups)?
Does your tour last thirty minutes (allowing for extra time for rest, travel, and questions) and does it show off your farm’s unique qualities?
Are there interactive activities on your tour (i.e. tastings, demonstrations, hands-on activities)?
Do you have a self-guided tour option?
Do you have a printed map with information about your farm?
Safety and Risk Management:
Do you have a list of “rules” specific to your farm?
If so, what is the plan for communicating them to volunteers and visitors?
Have all possible hazards been removed, flagged, or roped off? (i.e., junk piles, farm equipment, old barns, fuel containers, steep slopes, poison ivy, ponds)
Does your farm have animals?
Will visitors interact with them?
If so, do you have hand or foot washing facilities available to prevent disease transmission?
Are electric fences marked or turned off during tour hours?
Is your farm family-friendly and kid safe?
Do kids need to be tightly supervised or kept out of certain areas?
Do you have an emergency plan?
Do farm staff/volunteers have cell phones or radios to communicate during open hours/tours?
Is all fire and safety equipment in operational condition?
Are all buildings in safe condition?
Is public access to barns, paddocks, storage, workshops limited for safe management?
Staffing:
Do you have a staffing plan?
Consider the staffing you will need for the different experiences you are offering such as tours, demonstrations, product tables/farm store, kids activity area.
Will you need volunteers?
How will you recruit volunteers?
(Family, neighbors, local schools/universities, community groups?)
