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Welcome to the June Blooms 2024 Spring Tour

June 8th, 2024 | 10AM to 4PM

Our new June event grew out of many requests from previous attendees of the fall events. From garden starts to spring farm babies, flowers in bloom and gardens in production-people want to see more!

Info on stops coming soon!

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Bill Family Farm

9501 159th St NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

A small family farm that raise and sells pork (and occasionally beef). Come meet the Corgis, sheep, Nigerian Dwarf milk goats, horses, chickens and a turkey see the pumpkin patch.

Info booth: stop here, grab a route map and last minute details and schedules, answer a brief survey and pick up a free packet of “Night Watch” Hollyhock seeds!

Activities:

  • 10AM – 1PM | Corgi Meet-up with the first ever KP Corgi Races and other fun events!
  • 2PM – 4pm | Demos and “how to’s” on saving money on the farm and living more sustainably – make your own apple cider vinegar, save seeds, dye wool.
  • 2PM – Farrier Demo
  • Stroll through the pumpkin patch, meet the sheep and Nigerian Dwarf Goats and see why their milk is the best for soap making! (milk free soaps also handcrafted on site)
  • Visit the chicken coop or check the incubator for the latest hatch!

Music:

  • (SAT) 12:00PM – 2:00PM | Teri Wolf & The Finally Found Trio (Acoustic, Folk, Country, Americana and Bluegrass)

Gateway Park

10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Sunday Only

The KP Farm Council is excited to bring back an Apple Cider Squeeze to the Key Peninsula! It’s a wonderful tradition to bring the community together once again. We’ll be hosting the squeeze event at Gateway Park on the second day of the annual KP Farm Tour, Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 10am to 4pm.

Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5),  or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($4) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($4). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!

Activities and Booths:

  • Playground for Children

Food:

  • Free kids sack lunch
  • Dowd’s BBQ | Catfish, Brisket Sandwiches, and BBQ Dinners
  • Apple Squeeze | Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5), or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($4) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($4). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!

Music:

  • (SUN) 1:30PM – 3:30PM | Teri Wolf & The Finally Found Trio

Grand Farm

17616 S Vaughn Road NW
Vaughn WA 98394 (Vaughn)
Available Both Days

Grand Farms is a full-care boarding and training facility that is home to head trainer Anni Grandia Dodsun. Training specializes in 3-Day Eventing, with each program tailored to the individual horse and rider.

They also provide lessons to brand new riders and introduce them to horses. The farm consists of 26 acres with an indoor arena with a new sand surface and roof, outdoor grass jumping arena, acres of trails and a cross country course with water complex. They also boast a heated viewing area, amenities for riders with disabilities, and work with Easter Seals of Washington in the summer months.

Additionally, Grand Farms hosts an extensive conference and wedding events venue and the very popular Haunted Forest in the fall.

Preview a walk-through of this year’s The Haunted Forest!

Activities and Booths:

  • (Sat) Pony rides
  • (Sat) Noon – 2:30PM | Steve Nieto Band
  • (Sun) Equine Event Demonstrations at 11AM | 1PM | 3PM

Sound View Camp

8515 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch, WA 98351 (Longbranch)
Saturday Only

Come to Sound View to feel like you’re at summer camp again – pet a llama, sing some songs around the campfire, take a guided nature walk through our property, and shoot an arrow!

Sound View Camp is owned and operated by the Presbytery of Olympia (PCUSA). The camp consists of 100 acres of woods, trails, and a sandy beach. Sound View Camp provides rental opportunities and educational programs for groups, as well as running their own summer family and youth programs, open to the public.

As part of our brand-new Outdoor Environmental Education Program, camp has begun a mini-farm and garden for teaching sustainable living. We plan to see the farm grow over the next few years, with programs for kids to learn to plant and harvest their own food. The former horse stable and corral area has been converted into a miniature farm populated with rescued goats, sheep, chickens, and a llama. We love to see visitors interact with animals and learn about their care.

Two Fox Winery

17812 18th Street NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Available Both Days (Noon – 6PM)
Shuttle from KP Community Services (Sat Only, Noon – 4PM)

Two Fox Winery is a cozy micro winery located on almost 15 acres. The winery includes a tasting room, production cellar, two small vineyards, and a private residence. The property was previously known as Trillium Creek Winery. It was purchased by Kyle and Tedra in 2020 and has been rebranded and restored.

Kyle and Tedra offer approachable wines suitable for any palate or occasion. They also offer beer and non-alcoholic beverages for purchase.

Two Fox Winery will be open 12 pm – 6 pm. The wine tasting flight won’t be offered during the Farm Tour. Wine may be sampled for glass pours and bottle purchases.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a snack or takeout. Dogs are not permitted during the Farm Tour and children must be supervised at all times.

Activities:

  • Wine Tasting

Music:

  • (SAT) Noon – 1:30PM | Mary Farr
  • (SAT) 2:00PM – 4:00 PM | Flaming Fingers Fiddlers
  • (SUN) Robbie Speer

KP Community Services

17015 9th Street Court NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only

Welcome to Key Peninsula Community Services! They are an active and vibrant nonprofit Food Bank, Senior Meal Site, and Senior Center serving the Key Peninsula and surrounding communities. Their community organization was founded in 1982 by a small group of dedicated and forward thinking people who saw and need and found a way to fill it.

Key Peninsula Community Services is offering gourmet harvest soups with vegetarian options, crusty bread and dessert, donations support their programs.

Activities:

  • Gourmet Food Fundraiser

Music:

  • (SAT) 2:00PM – 4:00PM | Mary Farr

Minter Creek Hatchery

12710 124th Ave CT NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

For more than a century, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatcheries have produced fish for harvest. Today, hatcheries provide the foundation for the state’s popular recreational fisheries and the many jobs that depend on them. Learn more about WDFW’s hatchery facilities and how they help the department manage fish across the state.

Activities:

  • Tour the hatchery
  • Learn about fish life-cycles and conservation efforts
  • Septic Social with TPC Health Department providing information related to the operation and maintenance of septic systems
  • (Noon – 2PM) Larry Purdum from Apex Septic Design available to answer septic questions

Red Barn Youth Center

15921 84th St NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only

Red Barn Youth Center’s mission is to provide a safe, supervised place for Key Peninsula youth in 6th through 12th grade to go after school to have fun, find guidance, develop positive relationships, and become community minded citizens.

Come see our Red Barn Youth Garden

Activities and Booths

  • Red Barn Youth Garden

Food:

  • Free sack lunches sponsored by Key Peninsula Partnership for a Healthy Community & Food Backpacks for Kids

Supporting Locations

Gateway Park

10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Presented by Key Peninsula Parks & Recreation Foundation

Need Descp

Activities and Booths:

  • Fresh Food Revolution Co-op
  • Key Peninsula Parks & Recreation Foundation
  • Key Peninsula Historical Society
  • Huckleberry Machine Display
  • Master Gardeners

Fiber Arts Show

Longbranch Improvement Club [LIC]
4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351​ (Longbranch)

Need Descp

Activities and Booths:

  • Over three dozen artists and vendors, antique tractor collection on display, and a miniature logging camp display

Food and Music:

  • Chef Ann-Marie Ugles – Farm to Table Menu
  • Bertolino’s Espresso Bar
  • Dr Roes DownHome Band
  • BlueGrass Minstrels
  • Conchord
  • Bowties and Berets
  • Teri Wolf Duo

Firehouse Pancake Breakfast | 8AM - 11AM

8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA 98349 (Key Center)

Presented by Key Peninsula Firefighters Association

8 a.m. until the last pancake (about 11am)

Activities and Booths:

  • Fire Department Demonstrations
  • Emergency Preparedness Booth
  • Fire Trucks
  • Ashes Bake Sale

Food and Music

  • Firehouse Pancakes and All the Trimmings
  • Complimentary Coffee provided by Key Peninsula Business Association

Longbranch Marina

Shuttle Bus from LIC (Longbranch)
*no parking available

Need Descp

Activities and Booths:

  • West Pierce Fire and Rescue
  • Pierce County Sheriff’s Fire Boat
  • Wooden Boats
    Envirostars Clean Marina Program
  • Power Squadron
  • Dave’s Diving

YMCA Camp Seymour

9725 Cramer Road KP N
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Minter)

Check out the Living Machine! Camp Seymour installed Washington’s largest Living Machine in 2003. A Living Machine is a sewage treatment facility that treats effluent to a level that allows water reuse in irrigation and a fish pond, as well as other useful end products. It is it’s own ecosystem, accelerating nature’s own water purification process!

Activities and Booths:

  • Aquaponics – How to Grow a Lot of Food in a Small Place
  • Educational Garden Tour
  • Meet the Camp Chickens Housed in a Uniquely Reclaimed Coop
  • Participate with Games and Activities for Kids
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