Richmond Country Farms — Local services in Richmond

My daughter and I recently enjoyed a visit with some friends to The Pumpkin Patch at Richmond Country Farms. Our last visit to the Pumpkin Patch at Richmond Country Farms was years ago. It was so wonderful to finally get back there again. We enjoyed music, a hay wagon ride, wandering through the corn maze, lots of photo ops, and of course, choosing the perfect pumpkins!

It seemed different from how I remembered it. OK, let me rephrase that. It was definitely different from how I remembered it. There were about 4 different Pumpkin Patches to go to. In my mind...years ago, it was all just one big Pumpkin Patch. I don't remember it being separated into 4 different pumpkin patches. Mind you...it was quite a few years ago and my memory's not so reliable as it used to be. There's a train ride there (which we experienced earlier this year when we came here for the Sunflower festival). I am very sure there was no train ride when we came in the past. Also, there were a number of food trucks on site, and...I don't remember there being any food trucks there either! They really seem to have revamped the place. There are sights, smells and tastes that weren't there before. They still have all of the familiar favourites from before, and lots of new fun to be had as well.

Upon first entering, there are signs which tell you not to feed the animals, and that the animals can actually die if they are fed the wrong food. This is the first time I've actually seen a sign like that. I wish more places would put up signs like that. Usually I only see signs telling people not to feed birds, or ducks...etc. Most signs just leave it at that though, and never bother to inform people of why they shouldn't feed the animals. I'm sure a lot of people don't realize that they're harming animals when they feed them the wrong type of food. It probably doesn't even occur to most people that there might be a wrong or right type of food to feed to animals. I certainly never thought of it, when I was a little girl and my mom would take me to feed bread crumbs to the ducks at our local park. Thumbs up to Richmond Country Farms for actually providing an explanation rather than simply saying " Don't feed the animals."

Whether it's for the Pumpkin Patch in October or the Sunflower Festival during the summer, this is a great place to come for some good, clean family fun!

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The prices are outrageous for what they're worth and it keeps getting more expensive each year. I'm not sure if it's because of the pandemic or if the farm has been undergoing a change of management but this isn't the same Richmond Country Farms since, 2020. We used to purchase beautiful locally grown corn, watermelons (orange, yellow, seedless), honeydew and cantaloupe, and they've now reduced their selection by half. My family have been purchasing corn and melons from them every year, we live in Coquitlam and believed that it was worth the drive each time. This time, they didn't have any wagons of locally grown corn, nor did they have any of the orange and yellow watermelons. The corn that they sold weren't even locally grown, but were from the U.S.

Th price differences were also astronmical in comparison to other local markets. For example, Richmond Country Farms were selling Ambrosia Apples for $1.99 when you can get them for $0.99 at Hi-Mart for apples grown in the Okanogan. It wasn't even just the apples, but for all of their produce as well. This wouldn't be a problem if my family was rich, but we aren't. We do our best to support locally grown farms but it's gotten to the point where it has exceeded our budget.

It's incredibly heartbreaking to see such a class disparity when it comes to the pricing of their produce. We live all the way in Coquitlam and come all the way to Richmond because we wanted to support BC grown vegetables. That being said, it's still a nice place for children and tourists who want to see the animals. However, if it's just for purchasing produce itself, I suggest looking elsewhere as you'll get more bang...

So much more organized than years past. And it's really clean. Great place to find some unique vegetables and fruits! Definitely a good place to buy fresh fruits and vegetables in the spring and summer times. They also provide free coffee that is pretty delicious and they do also sell kettle corn on site. Around the corner of the actual Market you can see some livestock animals such as goats and chickens. Not sure if there's more but that's the only ones I saw. You can also buy flowers outside by the check out, as well as flower and some vegetable plants from their green house, also next to the market. The selection isn't as much for their plants, but it's a good amount. I would say roughly about the same amount you'd expect from Canadian Tire. But that also depends on the season and how well they sell, so dont quote me on the qty of their plants. All in all, great place, ample parking and make sure you make note of where the entrance is and where the exit is when your walking into the market, because that can get mixed up sometimes. Oh be sure to grab ur carts before you go in. There isn't really a designated cart return area, so if you see a free one, just grab it. And when your done, make sure you be a decent person and at least move it away from where cars can park. generally there is a common area which all carts go, so I suppose you can leave them in that pile. Carts are by the exit of the market. Go check the place out, it's not all year round mind you, it's only open in the spring to I think late early fall Maybe. Just check the website for their opening...