Did you know that Crown Hill Farm has a rich history of hauntings and the paranormal?
Join us on Halloween Weekend (Oct. 30 & 31) for a Banner Farm Clydesdale horse-drawn hayride and hear stories of Crown Hill Farm's paranormal & haunted history. Warm up fireside with locally-made drinks & snacks!
Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride
Take a traditional hayride pulled by two beautiful Clydesdale draft horses brought to us by Banner Farm! Return to the slower pace of an earlier time and agricultural roots of Crown Hill on your hayride wagon pulled by Bonnie & Jake as you pass our grazing sheep, the vineyard, fields and woods. Learn more about working horses as you enjoy the fall colors & picturesque views of Lake Erie on the horizon.
Fireside Snacks & Stories
At the farmhouse, warm up by the fire pit with a hot beverage and snack while you listen to stories of the haunted and paranormal history of Crown Hill. Through the years, folks have known Crown Hill as “the suicide house”, “the murder house” or “the seance house” all of which reflect the curious and rich history of the farm. Hear TRUE STORIES of encounters with the ghosts and paranormal phenomena told by author and former Crown Hill resident, Christina Abt. (Her book, “Crown Hill” will be available for purchase and signings on Sat. 1-4pm & Sunday 11-2)
Halloween Family Fun & Foods
Take photos with our resident Grinning Jack o’ Lantern, Grandmother Spider, Playful Ghost and Mysterious Black Cat. Walk around the orchard and property to experience a small-scale working farm settling into the autumn season. Participate in Halloween Cookie Decorating with GF cookies locally made by Sweet Pea Bakery in Hamburg.
Enjoy local Artisan-made foods! The Savage Wheat Project (who is providing the included snacks) will also have Hot Caramel Apple Cider and other local, wholesome goodies for sale. In addition, grab a grilled sausage sandwich from BABS Artisan Meats featuring all local farm ingredients! Sausages will also be available to take home.
Sit and enjoy the peace of our gardens and sunset view bench.
Special Spiritual Medium Group Reading!
SOLD OUT!!!!
After your hayride and tour of the farm, stay on Sunday for a group spiritual experience! Candi Donladson-Thornton, Spiritual Medium, is offering a Group Reading on Sunday the 31st at 1pm here at Crown Hill Farm! At the beginning of all Hallows Eve, when the veil is thinnest between our dimension and a higher plane of existence, is an ideal time to contact the spirit world for guidance and support. Only working with the highest and best energies, Candi will raise her vibration to contact your spiritual guides, teachers, and loved ones to bring though the information that you need to know, at this point in your life, to keep you on you highest and best path. Extra Reservation Required, only 12 seats available for this special event!
Full Schedule of Events
Saturday, October 30th:
11am - 5:30 pm: fireside stories, farm tours, halloween activities
11am - 1:30pm: Clydesdale Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required) snacks included
1-4pm: Local Author & former Crown Hill resident, Christina Abt haunted history storytelling & book-signing
2:30-5:30pm: Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required) snacks included
Sunday, October 31st:
11am - 2 pm: fireside stories, farm tours, halloween activities
11am - 2pm: Clydesdale Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required) snacks included
11am - 2pm: Local Author & former Crown Hill resident, Christina Abt haunted history storytelling & book-signing
1pm - 3pm: Spiritual Medium Group Reading with Candi Donaldson-Thornton (additional reservation required)
October 30th, 11am - 5:30pm
October 31st, 11am - 2pm
$25 / person includes: Hayride, farm tour, storytelling, halloween photo ops and snacks
(kids 3 & under ride for free)
***Note: Reservations are required for this event and are for specific time slots. One reservation per person. Each time slot is available for up to 8 paid reservations. Kids 3 or under ride on laps — up to 4 kids on laps per wagon ride in addition to reserved seats. A confirmation will be sent via email closer to the event.
Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. If there are not enough seats for your desired time slot, please try a different time option.
If you need to cancel your reservation, you may do so (and receive a refund) up to 3 days in advance. Any cancellations less than 3 days before the event will not be refunded unless the event is cancelled due to inclement weather.
ABOUT CROWN HILL FARM & MISSY SINGER DUMARS
Crown Hill Farm is situated aptly enough, on top of a hill in Eden, New York - originally the land of the Erie. From the front porch, you can spot Lake Erie on the horizon, and the land itself is flanked by vineyards, an organic hay field, and rich hardwood forests. The farm has a rich history, the past 5 years of which I’ve been the author.
I raise heritage-breed Chickens, Ducks and Geese for their pasture-raised, soy-free eggs, grow a wide diversity of heirloom vegetables and fruits and raise Border Leicester Longwool sheep for natural hand-dyed yarn. We also have two livestock guardian dogs, three cats and a wonderful flow of interns who come to learn and help. I’m committed to practices that are kind to the land, regenerate the natural resources here and can sustain in a way that gives to the land while receiving it’s gifts.
I come to the farm from a deep tradition of entrepreneurship and business having grown up in a multi-generational family business. Having left careers in Theatrical & Entertainment Lighting, as a Therapeutic Massage Therapist and Business Coach I now get to bring everything I know together in service to Crown Hill. From these many chapters of my life, I channel the power of connecting people, cultivated aesthetics, sacred awareness, and inspired leadership to every endeavor I undertake.
ABOUT BANNER FARM, ERIKA ABBONDANZIERI & JONNY O’LOUGHLIN
Banner Farm sits atop 120 acres of pastures, ponds, rolling hills and forest land in Cattaraugus County, New York and is the year-round home of Erika Abbondanzieri and Jonny O’Loughlin along with their 4 horses, 1 donkey, 3 dogs, 2 cats and 8 chickens.
Erika, a practicing architect by day, is a native Western New Yorker with over 30 years of horse experience. Jonny, an audio/visual engineer, is originally from Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. The two met in Ireland while Erika was travelling, and soon after were married in Buffalo. After a long search for the perfect home, they moved from the city to Perrysburg, NY. Now Erika and Jonny enjoy the view of the Buffalo city skyline from the vantage point of a barn and horse pasture, and they look forward to future prosperity and cultivation at Banner Farm.
With Erika’s prior years of experience providing carriage service at Canalside and weddings, as well as her riding cameo in the movie A Prince for Christmas (2015), founding their own horse-drawn carriage business was a natural progression. The addition of Jonny’s steading riding and Irish wit make them a perfect pair.
In 2018, Erika and Jonny began offering weekend horse-drawn carriage service at the Buffalo landmark, Hotel Henry as well as private events in Western New York. They ride with a vintage vis-a-vis that can be open or closed and can comfortably seat 4-6 adults. Most carriage services feature Banner Farm’s Bonnie and Jake, registered Clydesdales. Bonnie and Jake are happy horses who live as a herd with the other horses and donkey at Banner Farm, with 24-7 access to shelter and pasture.