There is a small, manageable farm that opens to the public in early spring every year with fresh fruits and vegetables and a little family fun. Located in Upperco, Maryland, just north of Reisterstown, Spring Meadow Farms is a family-owned farm market where you can find local seasonal produce as well as annual and perennial flowers. This quite and inviting setting is home to ice cream socials and Friday night Bingo in the summer time. And on Sundays from 9am to 4pm, they even have pony rides for the little ones.
I like to take my family their starting in the spring to visit the small petting farm with goats, sheep, geese, chickens, peafowl and horses. Children are allowed to feed the animals and have lots of fun watching the baby animals grow over the summer months.
While the children are having fun with the animals, hay maze, and small tractor bikes, I usually busy myself by surveying the myriad of flowers and vegetables. Summer crops include fresh local sweet corn, lopes, tomatoes, and more fresh items from local Baltimore and Carroll county farms. They also carry fresh produce for the Eastern Shores of Maryland, Virginia and also quality produce from the Lancaster County Amish area of Leola Pennsylvania.
After the children get hot and tired, we walk to the beginning of the farm where they have delicious ice cream treats from soft swirls to sundaes to milkshakes…and they are fantastic at a very reasonable price. If ice cream isn’t your thing, they have scrumptious snow balls in a variety of different flavors.
And on the other side of the farm parking lot, you’ll find a new addition to the Spring Meadow Farms amenities, The Dog House. You can get cook-to-order ribs, chili cheese dogs, beef brisket and even a jumbo shrimp salad sandwich…which is mouth-watering. It is definitely worth visiting while you are at the farm.
Besides locally grown produce Spring Meadow Farms has a small country market that sells jams, jellies, and sauces as well as candles, nuts, candies, aprons and gardening supplies. It’s a great little place to visit to shop for your garden or your home.
I must confess, I haven’t been to Friday night Bingo, but it looks enticing. Every Friday night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. or until the balls stop rolling, people of all ages are invited to play. Three cards for a dollar or 35 cents a card. I am definitely going to give it a try this summer…and so should you if you want some low-key, family-friendly fun.
Contact info:
Spring Meadow Farms: springmeadowfarms.com or 410.239.8505
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