Did you know that Crown Hill Farm has a rich history of hauntings and the paranormal?
Join us on Halloween Weekend (Oct. 29 & 30) 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 farms, the vineyards, 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 the stories of the history and hauntings of Crown Hill Farm.
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. Pet our Border Leicester Longwool sheep and toss treats to the chickens, ducks and geese. Enjoy family-friendly lawn games, and halloween activities.
Enjoy local Artisan-made foods! The Savage Wheat Project will have Hot Caramel Apple Cider and other local, wholesome goodies for sale. In addition, grab a grilled sausage sandwich from BABS Artisan Meats (on Saturday) or Bloom & Rose hot hand-crafted knishes and more (on Sunday) — all featuring many local farm ingredients!
Shop the farm at our table with farm fresh produce straight from the gardens.
Sit and enjoy the peace of our gardens and sunset view bench.
Special Spiritual Medium Group Reading!
After your hayride and tour of the farm, stay on SATURDAY AT 1PM for a group spiritual experience! Candi Donladson-Thornton, Spiritual Medium, is offering a Group Reading on Saturday the 30th at 1pm here at Crown Hill Farm! Candi has worked with the spirits here at Crown Hill Farm multiple times, so we’re thrilled to welcome her back! 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. Make sure to add this on to your ticket — only 12 seats available for this special event! ($50/person)
Tarot Card Readings on Sunday!
Sit down with Lisa Conroy of Eclipse Tarot to have your cards read. Tarot is a wonderful way to tap into intuitive guidance for wisdom, perspective and support. Tap into more clarity, direction and purpose through the guidance of Lisa and the Tarot. Lisa will be available Sunday 11:00 - 2:00 for readings. Lisa has over 20 years experience and will gently and intuitively help you to find guidance through the cards. When the veils are thin, the information comes through strongly, especially in a magical spot like Crown Hill Farm! She's offering 20 minute readings for a donation of $30
Full Schedule of Events
Saturday, October 29th:
11am - 5:30 pm: fireside stories, farm tours, halloween activities
11am - 5:30 pm: BABS of Buffalo Sausage Sandwiches (and take home sausages) available
11am - 1:30pm: Clydesdale Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required)
1pm - 3pm: Spiritual Medium Group Reading with Candi Donaldson-Thornton (additional reservation required)
2:30-5:30pm: Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required) snacks included
Sunday, October 30th:
11am - 2 pm: fireside stories, farm tours, halloween activities
11am - 2 pm: Bloom & Rose hot knishes + more available (plus items to take home)
11am - 2pm: Clydesdale Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required) snacks included
11am - 1pm: Tarot Readings with Lisa Conroy of Eclipse Tarot (additional donation for 20 minute readings)
October 29th, 11am - 5:30pm
October 30th, 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.
Add the Fall Foodie Endless Cider Cup to your reservation!
For $25, you get an insulated Crown Hill Farm Travel Mug filled with Hot Caramel Apple Cider (and unlimited refills!!) and a snack from The Savage Wheat Project. Just select how many at the bottom of the order form and they’ll be added on!
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.