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, September 29, 2024 from 10am to 4pm.
Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($2), 1/2 gallon ($8), or gallon ($12). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($5) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($5). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!
Music
Food
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!
Music
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.
Developing lavender farm on 10 acres-currently 2 acres are planted with over 3,000 plants of 7 varieties of lavender. From culinary to decorative, fresh and dried lavender as well as many lavender products available for purchase. Check out the distillation process in action! Stroll the hillside and take some cuttings to make your own lavender wreath.
Music
3421 Creviston RD SW
Longbranch, WA 98351
Available Both Days
Parking: Ample parking as driveway meets the farm
The 10 women and two men who make up the staff and board of Food Backpacks 4 Kids have a vision for the Key Peninsula: to provide nutritious food for every child and adult in need.
Called Food 4 All, the project goal is to enable any interested person to learn about growing, cooking, storing and preserving food.
The vision of Food 4 All is a contrast to the current model of most food banks. Promoting and presenting interactive teaching, and meeting people where they are, has brought the FB4K program to the forefront of the nonprofit field. It was named Nonprofit of the Year by the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce in 2023. The goal of making food available to every person in need, reducing barriers to accessing food, and emphasizing nutrition and high-quality foods sets it apart. Creating locally sustainable systems of growing, selling, and distributing food not dependent solely on government programs and budgets is its paramount goal.
Music
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.
Music
Food
719 Key Peninsula Hwy Nw
Lakebay, WA, 98349
Available Both Days | Noon – 4pm
Parking: Just inside gate to right
Visit the Key Peninsula’s local Industrial hemp farm where they are using agricultural goods to build sustainable housing and structures from the material they are growing. Come learn and see with Bio Fiber Industries & Home Grown
Music
16518 46th St SW
Longbranch, WA 98351
Saturday Only
Parking: Church Parking Lot
Visit this small historical church to meet with a wide variety of folks who are interested in sharing information from farming to gardening, and various homesteading skills
Music
8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA, 98349 (Key Center)
Saturday Only | 10am-1pm
Parking: In main lot
Come enjoy a “touch a truck” fire truck photo op from and demonstrations at the fire training center behind the station.
Food
15921 84th St NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only
Parking: Park in main in front of youth center
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
14218 124th Ave NW
Gig Harbor, WA 99329
Saturday Only
Parking: Available on both sides as you enter the property
We grow, harvest and Design with our specialty cut Seasonal fresh and everlasting Blooms for DIY Bloom Buckets, CSA subscriptions, farmstand pickups and coming soon Workshops and Special Events. We gather and harvest a small quantity of our own seeds for our own use and when there is extra we like to share them here with you for your own gardens. Our handmade ceramic pottery is inspired by the gardens many gifts and all its visitors.
Our Family mission is to use our passion for nature and our many creative pursuits to bring community together to learn, share and grow. We are always striving to learn, do better and thrive.
17010 S Vaughn Rd NW
Vaughn, WA 98394
Saturday Only
Parking: Use main parking lot
Key Peninsula Civic Center (KPCC) is at the heart of the Key Peninsula community. Many local organizations call this facility home for meetings, events, and fundraisers. Individuals also find the Civic Center a convenient and affordable option for weddings, memorials, skate parties and more!
Come visit the Historical Society Museum (1PM-4PM).
140 acres of paradise in the South Sound raising grass fed beef, lamb and chicken sustainably, naturally!
In its seventeenth year, Fiber Arts – Threads Through Time is held at the LIC Clubhouse and at the LIC Marina, in conjunction with the Key Peninsula Farm Tour, the oldest Farm Tour in Pierce County. The Fiber Arts Show features more than two dozen artists who demonstrate, exhibit and sell their work. The full gamut of fibers, utilizing traditional techniques and modern adaptations, is on display during the one day festival. There is music at the Clubhouse throughout the day.
Inside our unique clubhouse, vendor displays include quilts, hats, bags, handwoven baskets, buttons, clothing, jewelry, rugs, wall hangings, table decorations, hand tooled leather craft, embroidery, wearable art from silk, alpaca fur and wood, Hardanger or whitework embroidery and more! Demonstrator displays include weaving, spinning and cross stitch. Outside on the LIC grounds there is an antique car show.
Only items made by the artists themselves are available for sale. Admission to the event is free. Lunch is available for purchase. Support for Fiber Arts is through the volunteer LIC Fiber Arts Committee. Money is raised through booth and food sales. Additional support comes from Angel Guild, Bruce Titus Automotive Group, Friends of Pierce County Library and the KP Farm Council.
The LIC will also be hosting the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department and a vaccine clinic for flu, COVID, blood pressure and diabetes. The van will have all childhood disease vaccines available.
Dr. Sheryl Low is a Professor Emeritus at California State University Northridge in Physical Therapy but her lifelong passion has been quilting. Throughout her professional career, she has always quilted, collected an$que quilts, and studied quilt history. She is a Quilt Appraiser and actively involved in the American Quilters Society and the American Quilt Study Group. Her quilts range from traditional styles to contemporary. She has focused on studying and reproducing landmark quilts by hand that will be displayed at the Key Pen Fiber Arts Fair.
Oct 2nd Only – Presented by Key Peninsula Firefighters Association
Start your day by supporting our local firefighters at the Key Center Fire Station with a pancake breakfast, along with Fire Department Demonstrations, Emergency Preparedness Booth, Fire Trucks, and the Ashes Bake Sale
8 a.m. until the last pancake (about 11am)
Located in the historic Longbranch Improvement Club, come see local artisans ply their crafts and enjoy some tasty food prepared by a local KP chef and featuring locally grown products.
Presented by Key Peninsula Firefighters Association
Start your day by supporting our local firefighters at the Key Center Fire Station with a pancake breakfast, along with Fire Department Demonstrations, Emergency Preparedness Booth, Fire Trucks, and the Ashes Bake Sale
8 a.m. until the last pancake (about 11am)
Learn about the history of the Longbranch Marina, and enjoy booths from West Pierce Fire and Rescue, Pierce County Sheriff’s Fire Boat, Wooden Boats, Envirostars Clean Marina Program, Power Squadron, and Dave’s Diving
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!
Also be sure and check out Aquaponics classes, educational garden tours, meet the camp chickens housed in a uniquely reclaimed coop, along with games and activities for kids
10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Available Both Days
SHUTTLE BUS NORTH LOOP TERMINAL
Parking Directions: Use Gateway Park Dedicated Parking Lot if overflow field is not open due to weather.
A great place to start your tour! On Saturday, stop by for the tour info booth, shuttle bus parking and pickup/drop-off, along with Corgi races and games from 10am to 1pm
On Sunday, 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, September 29, 2024 from 10am to 4pm.
Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($2), 1/2 gallon ($8), or gallon ($12). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($5) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($5). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!
Activities
– (SAT) Info stop
– (SAT) Shuttle Bus: Gateway -> Moon Mountain -> Astrid’s Lavender Farm -> Gateway | Shuttle leaves every 30 min.
– (SAT) Corgi Round up/races & games | 10am-1pm
– (SUN) Apple Squeeze
Music
– (SUN) Mary Farr | NOON – 1:30OPM
Food
– (SUN) Puget Sound Pizza food truck, sandwiches and pizza by the slice
– (SUN) Apple Squeeze | Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5), or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($5) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($5). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!
17616 S Vaughn Road NW
Vaughn WA 98394 (Vaughn)
Available Both Days
Parking Directions: All parking in the lower lot
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
– (SAT) Pony rides | 10AM – 4PM
– (SUN) Pony rides | 11AM – 2PM
– (SUN) Equine Event Demonstrations | 10AM & 2:30PM
Music
– (SAT) Steve Nieto | NOON – 3PM
8515 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch, WA 98351 (Longbranch)
Available Both Days
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.
Activities
– Store
– Campfire
– Farm Open
– Camp Tours (leaving on the hour)
– Archery
– (SAT) Boating | 1PM – 4PM
– (SUN) Boating | 2PM – 4PM
– (SUN) Tidal Exploration
3617 Thomas Rd NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Available Both Days
Parking Instructions: Parking lot at entry to farm
Astrid’s Lavender Farm is a developing lavender farm on 10 acres-currently 2 acres are planted with over 3,000 plants of 7 varieties of lavender. From culinary to decorative, fresh and dried lavender as well as many lavender products available for purchase. Check out the distillation process in action! Stroll the hillside and take some cuttings to make your own lavender wreath.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.
Activities
– Tour the lavender fields, make a lavender wreath and observe the still making essential oils
– “You Pick” lavender
– Games
– Crafting classes
– Bouquet sales
Music
– (11AM, Noon, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM) Harpist Yoli Ruffu
3421 Creviston RD SW
Longbranch, WA 98351
Available Both Days
Parking Directions: Ample parking as driveway meets the farm
The 10 women and two men who make up the staff and board of Food Backpacks 4 Kids have a vision for the Key Peninsula: to provide nutritious food for every child and adult in need.
Called Food 4 All, the project goal is to enable any interested person to learn about growing, cooking, storing and preserving food.
The vision of Food 4 All is a contrast to the current model of most food banks. Promoting and presenting interactive teaching, and meeting people where they are, has brought the FB4K program to the forefront of the nonprofit field. It was named Nonprofit of the Year by the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce in 2023. The goal of making food available to every person in need, reducing barriers to accessing food, and emphasizing nutrition and high-quality foods sets it apart. Creating locally sustainable systems of growing, selling, and distributing food not dependent solely on government programs and budgets is its paramount goal.
Activities
– Vendors
– Pollinator release
– Yard games
– Garden and greenhouse tours
Music
– (Both Days) The Improvement Club classic rock band |Noon-2pm
17015 9th Street Court NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only
Parking: Use main parking lot
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.
Activities
– Rummage Sale
Music
– Dr Roes Band | 1PM-2PM
Food
– Key Peninsula Community Services is offering gourmet harvest soups with vegetarian options, crusty bread and dessert, donations support their programs.
719 Key Peninsula Hwy Nw
Lakebay, WA, 98349
Available Both Days | Noon – 4pm
Parking Directions: Just inside gate to right
Visit the Key Peninsula’s local Industrial hemp farm where they are using agricultural goods to build sustainable housing and structures from the material they are growing. Come learn and see with Bio Fiber Industries & Home Grown.
8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA, 98349 (Key Center)
Saturday Only | Morning Only (10am-1pm)
Parking Directions: In Lot
Come enjoy a “touch a truck” fire truck photo op and demonstrations at the fire training center behind the station.
Activities
– Fire station “open house”
– Fire safety and demonstrations at training facility behind fire station
Food
– (10AM-1PM) KP Lions Association hot dog sale
15921 84th St NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only
Parking Directions: Park in main lot in front of youth center
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
– Tour the Youth Center Facilities and gardens
– Sports courts and tables will be available for use
– Art activities
14218 124th Ave NW
Gig Harbor, WA 99329
Saturday Only
Parking Directions: Available on both sides as you enter the property
We grow, harvest and Design with our specialty cut Seasonal fresh and everlasting Blooms for DIY Bloom Buckets, CSA subscriptions, farm stand pickups and coming soon Workshops and Special Events. We gather and harvest a small quantity of our own seeds for our own use and when there is extra we like to share them here with you for your own gardens. Our handmade ceramic pottery is inspired by the gardens many gifts and all its visitors.
Our Family mission is to use our passion for nature and our many creative pursuits to bring community together to learn, share and grow. We are always striving to learn, do better and thrive.
Activities
– Kids craft table- Minter creek PTA
– Photos with the flowers
– Oracle card readings with Calisto collective
– Native plant talk | 11AM-11:45AM
– Soundscapes with Soullective healing | NOON-12:30PM, 2PM-2:30PM
– Fresh leaf indigo and natural dye demo | 1PM-2PM
– Kid Craft table- Minter Creek elementary PTA families will be doing face painting, flower temporary tattoos and a take and make craft project. Yard games for the kids while grown ups can tour the gardens or enjoy a moment of relaxation in the soundscape.
– Jane Ostericher, Master Gardener Pierce Co:
Learn to identify and some interesting facts about select Washington’s Native Plants and how & why to add them into your landscape.
– Carlon Ryan of Calisto Collective is a psychotherapist and psychic medium who works to weave together the worlds of mental health and magic. She offers psychic readings, moon circles, and workshops. During the KP farm tour she’ll be at Moon Mountain Farm offering free oracle card readings and sharing the schedule of upcoming October workshops.
– Emily Sabounchi of Soullective Space will be offering soundscapes throughout the farm tour. Drop in anytime to experience a serene blend of healing tones and vibrations. A soundscape is a soothing auditory experience, using instruments like crystal singing bowls, gongs, and chimes to create a rich tapestry of sound. These vibrations help calm the mind, balance energy, and promote deep relaxation. Perfect for reconnecting with nature and finding inner peace as you explore the farm
16518 46th St SW
Longbranch, WA 98351
Saturday Only
Parking: Church Parking Lot
Visit this small historical church to meet with a wide variety of folks who are interested in sharing information from farming to gardening, and various homesteading skills.
Activities
– Homesteading skills info tables and demonstrations-topics to include organic gardening, composting, food preservation, herbs and making kefir.
– Kids activities-flower planting and craft table
– Historical photo booth
– Historical displays and stories to highlight the rich history of the Key Peninsula
Music
– (11AM, 1PM, 3PM) Ebenezer’s Geezers bluegrass band
17010 S Vaughn Rd NW
Vaughn, WA 98394
Saturday Only
Parking Instructions: Use main parking lot
Key Peninsula Civic Center (KPCC) is at the heart of the Key Peninsula community. Many local organizations call this facility home for meetings, events, and fundraisers. Individuals also find the Civic Center a convenient and affordable option for weddings, memorials, skate parties and more!
Come visit the Historical Society Museum (1PM-4PM).
Activities
– 1PM-4PM | Historical Society Museum
4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351 (Longbranch)
Saturday Only
Parking: Volunteers will be on hand to direct parking
In its seventeenth year, Fiber Arts – Threads Through Time is held at the LIC Clubhouse and at the LIC Marina, in conjunction with the Key Peninsula Farm Tour, the oldest Farm Tour in Pierce County. The Fiber Arts Show features more than two dozen artists who demonstrate, exhibit and sell their work. The full gamut of fibers, utilizing traditional techniques and modern adaptations, is on display during the one day festival. Featured Artist Sheryl Low – Quilt maker
Food
– (SAT) Puget Sound Pizza Food Truck | Sandwiches and Pizza by the slice
– (SAT) Shuttle Bus: LIC -> Longbranch Homestead Collective -> Sound View Camp -> LIC | Continuous loop every ~20 min
10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Presented by Key Peninsula Parks & Recreation Foundation
Need Descp
Activities and Booths:
Longbranch Improvement Club [LIC]
4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351 (Longbranch)
Need Descp
Activities and Booths:
Food and Music:
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:
Food and Music
Shuttle Bus from LIC (Longbranch)
*no parking available
Need Descp
Activities and Booths:
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:
Key Peninsula Farm Council
9013 Key Peninsula Hwy N Ste D
Lakebay, WA 98349
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