Guestblog: Gorman Heritage Farm & Sunflower Festival

My friend Heather graciously offered to write up a guest post for our blog. To read Heather's Cincinnati food review blog, visit www.thefoodhussy.com. Thank you, Heather!

A good friend of mine has always told me about going to the pumpkin patch with her now-husband. Every year - I've heard her cute little happy romantic stories of the pumpkin patch. And every year I've wanted to puke.

But now - I have a boyfriend! So pumpkin patch? BRING IT ON!

We had his daughter with us so we were looking for a family-friendly venue. Proximity was also important due to the time we had...

We stumbled across the Gorman Heritage Farm on Reading Rd in Evendale. They were having their annual Sunflower Festival - with a pumpkin patch! And it was ten minutes from the house...Perfection!

Pleasant surprise from the start was that they honored the online coupon even though I didn't print it off. When we walked in there were pumpkins and a building to describe the farm and the products they make (fresh honey, etc...).

After that we walked through a children's garden area that had theme gardens (pizza garden) and of course some kitschy plywood things for us to stick our heads through!


After the gardens and a breeze by the craft tables - we headed up the hill to the Sunflower Fields! It was the Sunflower Festival after all...


Up the hill, we got the actual farm. There are summer camps as well as Adult Educational classes. While we were there, we also found out about volunteer opportunities. We also met some great new friends of course!


These horses weren't just there to look pretty - they were also taking folks on hayrack rides. They also had a petting zoo which is always fun. Who doesn't love a little cute goat?


Those hayracks took folks out to the corn maze - but be careful when you're there - remember Children of the Corn? There's some spooky folks lurking!


Gorman Heritage Farm is another one of those hidden treasures that Cincinnati has to offer. It was definitely fun exploring the farm, going for a nice walk and enjoying a bit of the country while in the middle of the city.

And BTW - we did get a pumpkin. It wasn't really a pumpkin patch where you could pick your own right off the vine - they were already picked. But we did have a nice selection to choose from and got two great pumpkins for $5!