October 2014 Family Programs at Muscoot Farm
Registration Opens for Pre-K Fridays in November– Friday, October 3, 10 a.m.
Sign up your 3- to 4-year-old for this program about life on the farm at (914) 864-7286.
Pumpkin Patch – Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5, and Saturday, October 11 – Noon – 3 p.m. each day
Pick your pumpkins directly from the Muscoot vegetable garden. Fee for pumpkins.
Main House Art Gallery – Saturdays and Sundays, October 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 26 & 26 — noon – 4 p.m.
“A Bounty of Beautiful Baskets” by Westchester Area Basketmakers Guild on view.
Muscoot Farmers Market – Sundays, October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Final month to purchase fresh produce and food products from more than 25 local farmers. Go to muscootfarm.org for a list of vendors.
Mushroom Walk – Sunday, October 5, noon – 3 p.m.
Join naturalist Taro Ietaka to search for mushrooms in the park’s back country.
Mondays at Muscoot Bird Walk – Monday, October 6, 8:30 a.m.
Join Anne Swain from Saw Mill River Audubon for a walk through fields and woods. Meet in the parking lot.
Pumpkin Pickin’ – Sunday & Monday, October 12 & 13, noon – 3 p.m.
Take a hayride out to the farm’s pumpkin patch and pick your own. Fee for hayride and pumpkin.
Autumn Celebration – Sunday, October 19, noon – 3 p.m.
An afternoon of music, games, hayrides and crafts.
Boo Walk – Saturday, October 25, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Dress in your Halloween costume and enjoy a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt.
Run-the-Farm Race – Sunday, October 26, 8:30 a.m.
Pre-registration and information at runthefarm.org. Trails closed until end of race.
Muscoot Farm is a Westchester County park located on Route 100 in Somers. Go to http://parks.westchestergov.com or call (914) 864-7282.