Secor Farms: A Family Owned Farm

Secor Farms is a charming local third generation family owned farm less than a mile from my home. I've been going there since my children were little and I now go with my children's children. This is a huge farm owned by Darryl Secor. He and his family have worked the farm for decades.

Anything you need to know about plants, ask Darryl. He can be found running the machinery or walking around the crops wearing denim farmer overalls. This is not just a look, this is what he wears for practical reasons. No one is more knowledgeable than Darryl and he will take all the time in the world to share his knowledge. I have told him many times he should make videos, they would sell like hot cakes.He can tell you anything you need to know about every plant and tree. He's fascinating to listen to.

When you pull in to Secor Farms you will see a small farm store where you can purchase vegetables in season, cord wood, fruit, and some basic gardening accessories. This is where you go to check out your chosen plants and get some information, if you need it ,regarding planting whatever you have purchased.

Just beyond the split rail fence dividing the parking lot from the acres of plants you will see row upon row of gorgeous, color. These are the rows of flowering plants. In the Spring you will see the Black Eyed Susan, Coneflower, row upon row of different colored Impatiens, Geraniums, and more. There are yards of annuals and perennials. You will see gorgeous planters already full of plants and displayed so you can see what will look good in your garden and buy the whole look ready made for you. Keep walking and head for the green house. The green house is enormous and full of herbs, Lobelia, decorative grasses, hanging plants and more. It's a pleasure to peruse there is so much to choose from. Just stroll up and down the aisles and fill our wagon.

RIght now you can take the kids Blueberry picking at $4 a pint. That' s so much fun and great to take home for pancakes or muffins.

Darryl usually has a rack of plants that you can choose from as a gift when you make a purchase. This is a really charming gesture.

In the fall all these areas become wonderful displays of pumpkins. Big pumpkins, huge pumpkins, teeny pumpkins, white pumpkins, carved and painted pumpkins with neon faces and lovely gourds in all shapes, sizes and colors. Other pumpkins are piled in walls and stacks for children to sit on for picture taking. Take the hayride and pick pumpkins in the fields.

There are standing painted boards with holes for the kids to put there faces in for amusing photo ops. You can have them pose looking like witches, clowns or standing in the growth chart board. There are wagons filled with hay and more pumpkins, a squared off plot of corn with trucks for the children to play with and best of all the petting area. There is also a baled hay maze another great fun place for the kids and more photo ops. Don't forget to take the hayride, it's available to schools as well. Every fall Darryl brings in sheep and goats for the children to feed and take photos with. There is food available you can purchase to feed the critters. There are bunches of Indian corn to decorate your door with that you can buy and bales of hay. Many schools make this place a field trip.

In the winter this is a super place to go to get your pick of Christmas trees. Darryl and family will trim the bottoms off , wrap and rack your tree and help you get it in your car. He will always make sure you are informed as to how to care for it once you get it home.

Darryl's family lives on the farm in their own home on the property. His big brown dog, Cocoa, used to be a feature at the farm, following people around in a friendly manner. Often when I've come to the farm for plants I'll see Darryl out in the field on his machines.

This is a suburban area where farms are fast disappearing to become developments for monster houses. Not Secor Farms. His farm is getting larger and more wonderful as the years go on. It's a delight and a pleasure to go and enjoy looking at the vast fields, the rows of plants and flowers and see the old charm that a farm could offer.