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Did you know that Crown Hill Farm has a rich history of hauntings and the paranormal?
Join us on Saturday, October 26th 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.
Traditional Paella picnic!
Gather around the fire as a traditional Paella is cooked over the flames by Chef Diego Castillo of Breva Kitchen. Savor a fresh Farm-To-Table experience at our Paella Picnic on the farm! With a love of local, seasonal foods and his Spanish-Colombian roots, Chef Diego Castillo calls us together to enjoy the flavors and traditions of community meals at Crown Hill Farm with a freshly made Paella.
What is Paella?
Experience this traditional Spanish dish made from rice, vegetables, meat, and often seafood, and flavored with saffron. Pronounced “pie-AY-uh,” it takes its name from the paellera, the wide, shallow pan in which it is traditionally cooked. Paella is a delicious, festive meal that brings community together around as it cooks over the open flame.
Sit and enjoy your picnic meal amongst the peace of our gardens, a view of Lake Erie on the horizon or with our friendly flock of sheep
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. Take a LEAP into our giant leave pile!
Pet our Border Leicester Longwool sheep and toss treats to the chickens, ducks and geese. Enjoy family-friendly lawn games, and halloween activities.
Paint-a-pumpkin and make other creative decorations for halloween at our Arts & Crafts Corner.
Experience how Apple Cider was made the “old fashioned” way and take a turn at our Cider Press. Sip on FRESHLY PRESSED apple cider!
Shop the farm at our table with farm fresh produce straight from the gardens or peruse other locally-made vendors.
FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS COMING!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH:
11am - 5:30 pm: farm market, food, halloween activities, cider
11am - 5pm: Clydesdale Hayrides every 30 minutes (reservations required)
12pm - 2pm: PAELLA PICNIC!!
12:pm: Farm Tour & Storytelling
1pm-3pm: Old Fashioned Apple Cider Pressing
3:30pm: Farm Tour & Storytelling
October 28th, 11am - 5:30pm
$21 / person includes: Hayride, farm tour, storytelling, halloween Activities & snacks
$25 / person for Paella Picnic (12-2pm)
(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 minus fees) 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 $29, 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.