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Beginning Saturday, September 3rd and to help kick off two months of our Smolak Farms Fall Festival Weekends, we will be opening up our apple orchards for PYO Apples. Our Fall Festival Weekends will run from September through October and will feature the following each weekend: • Apple Picking • Famous Apple Cider Donuts • Live Entertainment • Animal Area • Seasonal Menu Items • Tent & Bar Area • Hay Rides • Themed Story & Craft • Kids Carnival We hope you will join us!

Smolak Farms is excited to be hosting the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee through the month of August. The Firehouse Center for the Arts is a non-profit center for the art that is supported by local communities. We are thrilled to open our Farm to these incredible young spelling stars.

The second CSA Share was delivered this past week and it featured some incredibly fresh fruits and vegetables including: Cherries Garlic Scapes Head Lettuce Kale Scallions Every week you will receive an email from us with a list of your expected share items and some fun recipe inspiration! You can also access all of our emails and CSA recipes online.

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning of birding, crafting and snacking! Beginning at 10:00 a.m., we will be painting our own bird houses, taking a scenic tour of the farm while checking out the local birds and snacking on some yummy cider donuts! Each $20 ticket includes: 1 child admission Cider donut Animal feed Paint your own birdhouse kit Hayride around the farm. Adults are free for the event but will need to purchase their hayride tickets separately. The cost of an adult hayride ticket is $7.

Live music on the farm! Ryan Maher will be bringing his musical talents and charm to Smolak Farms on Saturday, June 18th as part of our Annual Strawberry Festival experience. Come enjoy a strawberry-themed beverage and live music from 11am to 3pm.

Our own Smolak Farms and Michael Smolak were featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston. We were honored to share our knowledge about strawberry season with viewers from across Massachusetts and beyond.

On May 5th at Smolak Farms, the North Andover Historical Society honored Michael with the Society’s Lifetime Preservation Award. The Lifetime Preservation Award was established in 2014 to honor North Andover residents who have shown an exemplary commitment to the preservation of the town’s historic heritage and/or open spaces. Here is what the North Andover Historical Society said about Michael's impact on the local community. "Michael lives at the family farm acquired by his grandparents in 1927. After his father’s death in 1971, he ran the farm with his mother part time while in college. He has run it full [...]