Strawberry Festival at Darnell Farm

Two weekends ago we trooped over to Darnell Farm for their spring strawberry festival day. What a great place!! It's about 20 minutes away from us, with beautiful flat, open fields and the edge of the farm winding along the Tuckaseegee River. (Sylva also has the Tuckaseegee flowing through it.) We got there first thing in the morning while it was still pretty quiet, but by the time we left, boy were people gearing up for a day on the farm! 

We saw antique tractors, made some purchases at the farm stall, watched the horses and antique plows working a field, watched a clog dance, and ate fresh strawberries and fresh kettle corn. By the time we left (to get home for afternoon naps), there were buses of folks pulling in; lots of people fishing along the river or in small dinghies; hay rides touring the fields; people eating strawberry shortcake everywhere you looked; kids playing on the playset; and live music kicking off. Great place, and I'm planning to go with the boys again this week for pick-your-own before the strawberry season winds down.

Boys weren't smiling for the photo but they were VERY excited about these tractors. So was I, I'll admit.