Guide Me Home to North Jersey

Enjoy a great evening of Family Fun at Alstede Farms in Chester, NJ. On October 16th & 17th and again on October 23rd & 24th Alstede is offering Harvest Moon Hayrides and their famous Night Time Corn Maze! For $14.95 per child, $16.95 per adult, you can come out and try your luck at the corn maze (remember to bring your flashlight). A country music DJ, campfire and unlimited hot and cold cider are also included. The pumpkin patch is open as well and you can roast s’mores over the fire.

The theme of this year’s corn maze is the New Jersey Devils, with the maze depicting three players and the NJ Devils logo. There is also a smaller “Goalie” maze for young children and a more challenging “Defensemen and Forward” maze for adults and older children.

The farm is open daily from 10-6pm, and offers a moonbounce, farm animal feeding, and pony rides. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch for pumpkin picking run from 12-5:30pm on weekdays, 10-6pm on weekends. I can’t think of a better way to spend some ‘Fall Family Fun’ than at Alstede Farms.

Posted by:Nicole Atorino

A great way to spend a beautiful fall day is apple picking! Riamede Farm, located in Chester has 35 acres of apple trees ready for picking. With over 30 varieties to choose from, such as Gala, Red and Golden Delicious, Macintosh and Fuji, you’ll be sure to find the perfect apple for your favorite apple pie or apple crisp recipe.

Riamede is open seven days a week, from 9:00am to 4:30pm and offers free hayrides through the orchard on weekends. You can purchase apple-picking bags or bring your own. Riamede also hosts school, youth and other organized groups during the week.

Riamede Farm participates in the Farmers Against Hunger Program as well. Through volunteers, surplus fruits and vegetables are collected and distributed to local organizations serving the needy. Each year nearly 1,000 volunteers come out to the fields to help collect the fallen apples on the ground, a process called gleaning. What a great way to give to the needy and foster a sense of volunteerism in the community. Open since 1974, Riamede farm has been the place to go to get the best apples, so head out to Chester today!

Posted by:Nicole Atorino