Jeter Farm Fall Fest in the Roanoke, Virginia Area

Started in 1853, Jeter Farm is conveniently located at 181 Blue Ridge Boulevard (on Highway 460 at the Botetourt/ Roanoke County Line) in Roanoke, Virginia and is hosting a family-friendly fall festival event from September 26 to November 1. The farm is open to individuals and families on Fridays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays are available for groups by reservation only. Group reservations for schools, corporate outings, day cares, church groups, and others can be made by contacting Ned Jeter, II at 540-977-2128. Mr. Jeter can also be reached by e-mail at Jeterfarm@gmail.com.

Activities that are featured at this festival include a visit to the barnyard zoo that contains various exotic animals, such as different types of chickens, goats (one of which is a LaMancha breed), geese, a donkey, and a Vietnamese pot-bellied piglet, for you to feed and pet, a hay ride to the corn maze where you can roam around and explore, an opportunity to pick that perfect Virginia grown pumpkin that you would like to have for decoration or to use for a yummy recipe, and then, a hay ride to the main barn where you can enjoy a break, a snack, or lunch. Hands-on educational opportunities for children to learn about farm life, local Virginia food, and the importance of agriculture are provided throughout the day, and these informative experiences help to satisfy certain Standards of Learning requirements related to these topics.

A number of local products are for sale in the main barn of the farm. These goods include seasonal flowers (i.e. chrysanthemums), ice cream, apples, fresh apple and cherry ciders, hand carved coasters, Indian corn, and even local honey that includes the honeycomb. The snacks and lunch items that are for purchase also are composed of Virginia grown and made products.

The cost for everything (excluding the snack, lunch, and other local items for sale) is $6 per person. The snack, lunch, and other Virginia products for purchase are also offered for reasonable prices as well.

The official Roanoke Times event listing of this fall fest is located at http://www.roanoke.com/eventcalendar/EventDetails.aspx?eventID=2321. For an account of a local first grade class's outing to the fall fest to Jeter Farm, please visit http://www.roanoke.com/neighbors/wb/135419.

If you are in the Roanoke, Virginia area between September 26 and November 1 and are looking for a family-friendly activity, check out the Fall Fest at Jeter Farm. You will be happy that you did.

Sources:

"Jeter Farm Fall Fest," Roanoke Times.

JoAnne Poindexter, "Botetourt farm becomes fall maze," Roanoke Times.