By AML Publisher
Photos courtesy of Belle Vie Photography
All photos taken at Collegeville’s Varner’s Farms

On Mondays thru Saturdays, along with tractor wagons, Varner’s Farm will have teams of Belgian Draft horses to take you to cut your own Christmas tree.

Varner’s Farms
746 South Trappe Road
Collegeville, PA
610-489-8878
Hours: Christmas Tree Harvest thru December 23rd
Monday-Saturday 8am-8pm;
Closed Sundays
*Choose-n-cut fields close at 4:30 daily
Closed December 23rd at 4pm
www.varnerfarms.net

Varner’s Farms in Collegeville has a beautiful selection of Fraser Fir, Douglas Fir, and White Pine this season. On Mondays thru Saturdays, along with tractor wagons, visitors can enjoy teams of Belgian Draft horses to take them to cut their own Christmas tree-weather permitting. Varner’s also has fresh cut trees available everyday. The fresh cut trees are harvested once a week throughout the season.

Varner’s country-chic Wreath Shoppe is filled with hundreds of adorable ornaments, wreathes, roping, holly, greens, swags and mistletoe. Don’t forget to see the new look in the train shoppe. Families and visitors can warm up and enjoy a complimentary cup of hot chocolate or hot cider, as they listen to Christmas Carols and choose the perfect tree.

Varner’s will have a Live Nativity this Saturday, December 18th at 6:00pm and 7:00pm. Refreshments will be served and they will offer a special time of fellowship afterwards. Read the full story

By AML Publisher
Photos courtesy of Heather Berkenstock, Belle Vie Photography

The fall foliage is in full swing and the brisk evening air means All Hallow’s Eve cannot be far away! For the last two weekends of October—and beyond—AML has the best places to pick apples, find a great pumpkin, hitch a hayride, take in a fall festival, and more.

Enjoy the wonders of the autumn season,

Sarah Lockard
AML Publisher

Enjoy Harvest Days at Lansdale’s popular Merrymead Farm

Merrymead Farm
Harvest Days
Lansdale, PA
www.merrymead.com

The Rothenberger Family invites you to bring your family and enjoy their Montgomery County farm during their Harvest Days! A family owned and operated working dairy farm and farm market, Merrymead is one of Pennsylvania’s Century Farms and has been in the same family for over 100 years.

Harvest Day Activities continue on Saturday October 23rd and Sunday October 24th from 11 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays and 12 PM to 5 PM on Sundays. Merrymead will also have Harvest Days on Saturday October 30th from 11 AM to 5 PM and Sunday October 31st from 12 PM to 4 PM. Please note, activities will stop exactly at 4 PM on Halloween!

Enjoy a delicious ice cream cone or take home a Gram’s Apple pie, fresh from their bakery!

Fall Store Hours: Mon. – Sat. 8AM – 9PM, Sun. 12PM – 9PM

*Please note: Harvest Days begin at 12PM on Sundays.

Pick your own apples at Highland Orchards!

By AML Publisher
Photos by Belle Vie Photography

Local celiacs and vegans now have the first Philadelphia-area bakery to call their own with Lansdale’s Virago Baking Company.

Walk into Lansdale’s quaint corner Virago Baking Company and the cases are packed with one delicious treat after another: dozens of mouth-watering, generously iced cupcakes, hearty pies, breakfast breads, birthday cakes and more. Seems like any other small town bustling bakery business until you take a close look at the menu. Everything in Regina Mason‘s sensationally successful bakery is gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan. “I knew I wanted to open a bakery in Lansdale, but not your typical concept. There really is no way to compete with the local supermarkets in a traditional bakery model and there is very high demand now for what we offer with food allergies being so prevalent. A bakery for the Philadelphia region that prides itself in offering the same items but made for those dietary restrictions in mind are what we pride ourselves on-and, what can I say, it is working,” explained Mason.
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