6:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast for Tour Participants

6:30 a.m.  Board Buses

 

8:00 a.m.  Jeff’s Greenhouses, Bethel, DE

            Garden Center/Nursery & Greenhouses/Produce

Open year round, Jeff and Kim Hastings specialize in providing quality geraniums in the spring, hanging baskets, fall mums, and poinsettias at Christmas.  In addition to running a first class garden center, they have u-pick strawberries and are actively engaged in farming with large acreages of watermelons and other crops.

 

9:15 a.m.  T.S. Smith & Sons – Bridgeville, DE (seasonal) (http://www.tssmithandsonsfarm.com)  

            Farm Market/Packing House/Orchard/Produce/Events/Gift Shop/Wholesale

Established in 1907, T.S. Smith’s are best known for growing a variety of apples, peaches, vegetables and pumpkins and are one of the largest orchards in Delaware.  They originated the Annual Apple Scrapple festival in Bridgeville that attracts thousands.  Their country style farm market is unique.

 

10:15 a.m.  Bobola Farms and Florist, Dover, DE (new market) (http://www.bobolaflorist.com/)

            Farm Market/Florist/Greenhouses/Garden Center

While actively engaged in farming, Bobolas strive to provide the best fresh products that can be found anywhere via their farm market, garden center, and florist operations.  Open year round, Bobolas are becoming the customers best bet for one stop shopping for any of their garden product needs.  See how the market has grown with a new building, sales greenhouses, and outdoor shopping areas.

 

11:15 a.m.  Pizzadili Vineyard & Winery, Felton, DE

            Wine tasting/Winery Tour/Lunch

Pete and Tony Pizzadili have turned 110 acres of land into the second commercial vineyard and winery in Delaware.  They specialize in picnics, tours, parties, weddings, and catering along with tasting and sales of their superb Delaware wines on a beautiful site in the middle of Kent County.  Participants will be given a tour of the winery, banquet, catering facilities, nearby vineyard, and outdoor activity areas.

 

12:00 noon – Lunch at the Pizzadili Winery

 

1:30 p.m.  Fifer Orchards, Wyoming, DE (www.fiferorchards.com)

            Farm Market/Orchard/Packing House/Produce/Events/Gift Baskets/Wholesale

A fourth generation working family farm, Fifer Orchards has a long tradition of providing top quality products and superb customer service to their fresh market clientele.  Open from mid April through late December, Fifer Orchards conducts several events throughout the year to promote their business, educate consumers on where their products come from and why they should consume fresh, locally grown products.

 

3:00 p.m.  Return to Hotel – Safe Trip Home!