Bierwagen is one of the last remaining family owned and operated farms in Nevada County, located just off Colfax Highway. It's currently run by the fourth and fifth generations and is open from mid May to December. Their crops include corn, pears, raspberries, blackberries, and of course, a pumpkin patch.
Maxwell in the patch, letting those pumpkins know that he's got his eye on them.
The farm is a big attraction to many local schools, and the day we were there was no exception. If you want to be there without two or three busloads of kids, I recommend going on the weekend. There's also a little snack shack or across the street a ways is Happy Apple Kitchens, an excellent place for breakfast or lunch.
Anyway, we took our time looking at the farm animals, and Max honked like a goose at them. Then we made our way to the pumpkin patch. Farmland was a new and tricky adventure for our nephew. Rutted paths, big clumps of grass, and dying pumpkin vines proved to be quite a challenge for the little guy, but he got right back up again to continue his pumpkin poking quest.
After we had thoroughly exhausted the patch, we made our way to the corn field, which was probably almost as exciting for us as it was for Max
I recall coming here when I was younger, but I don't recall a cornfield. We're going to try and head back here within a week or two, they've got produce for sale that we didn't have time to peruse and the orchards were too far away for Max's little legs to go (Or for us to carry him). We were planning to go on Halloween day, but it looks like a big storm is rolling in, so we'll see what happens with that.
Rains have been a bit more consistent this October than last, when we were having a late heat wave, and we've got a couple hikes planned for Nevada City and Empire Mine, and of course we'll be on the lookout for mushroom and fungus.
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