Join us for Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Mom's get free ice cream and a free round of golf!
No coupon necessary, just bring Mom!

Starting your Garden?
We have beautiful annual and perennial flowers, herbs, and hanging baskets. We also carry topsoil, mulch, and other handy supplies.

Our hours are:
10 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily

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We hope to see you soon!
We have great things in "store" for you at Wickham Farms!
For spring, we have a wide variety of plants for your garden - annuals, perennials, and herbs - plus other garden products. We also carry a great line of log play sets for kids. In our red barn, you can treat yourself to delicious Hershey's ice cream and other seasonal goodies. Plus, we offer a great series of farm videos for kids.

 
Spring decorating in full bloom! back to the top

We have everything you need for your spring garden! We have beautiful varieties of annuals and perennials, as well as herbs. We also carry mulches and topsoil.

Food back to the top

Tempt your taste buds with delicious pies, cookies, muffins, and other seasonal goodies, freshly baked in our kitchen.

Join us for lunch or a light dinner. Eat in our barn or outside on our porch. Our specialty is our homemade white-meat chicken salad. We also have other tasty sandwiches and salads.

We serve 32 flavors of Hershey's ice cream as well as soft-serve ice cream. Plus, we have refreshing smoothies and a variety of hot and cold coffee drinks.


Browse our barn for seasonal decorations as well as unique gifts and food items.

Are your kids interested in farming? back to the top
Are they fascinated by vehicles? Would you like them to know that the food chain starts before the grocery store?

If so, you'll love the award winning "Vrrrooommm - Farming for Kids" video series. These fun and educational videos feature all of the noise and action found on today's high-tech farms.

We're proud to admit it - we produced these videos! All four videos are for sale at Wickham Farms.

For more information, or to order online, go to:

www.farmkidvid.com
Wickham Farms is a fun place for the whole family!
Try your skill at our 18-hole miniature golf course.
The kids can test our play sets!

Our FREE fun attractions include a real tractor for climbing and a garden-size train display!
While you're here, pull up a chair and enjoy a game of checkers.


Coming this fall:

Find your way through our three-acre corn maze. Most folks can complete our maze in 30 - 45 minutes.
Take a tractor ride around the pumpkin patch and scope out your perfect pumpkin.
Our kiddie train ride is a hit with the preschoolers.
Pick an apple at our NEW enchanted orchard! Apples are priced by the pound.
Special Offer for Teams

Coaches: Treat your team to ice cream for just $20!
  • Each player (plus up to 2 coaches) receives a sprout cone (2 scoops - choose from 32 hand-dipped flavors or soft serve!)
  • Please call Bill at 377-FARM or 747-7512 at least 3 days in advance to let us know when you will be coming. Advance notice is appreciated but not required.
  • Don't wait until the last game, as we can't accommodate everyone the same night!!
  • Players must be in uniform and on the same team. Ice cream is for team members only.
  • Come as often as you like!

Parents: Come in uniform and treat your team to ice cream for just $20!
  • Each player (plus up to 2 coaches) receives a sprout cone (2 scoops - choose from 32 hand-dipped flavors or soft serve!)
  • No advance notice is required, but do let your farm helper know you are paying for a team.
  • Players must be in uniform and on the same team.
  • Ice cream is for team members only.
  • Come as often as you like!
Offer in PDF Format

Special Offer for Teachers

Bring your class to Wickham Farms for a reward or celebration for just $20!
  • We will provide one free "sprout" ice cream per child.
  • Please call Bill at 377-FARM or 747-7512 to arrange your outing.
Offer in PDF Format

Birthday Party Package

Advance reservations required

Package includes (per child):
  • 2 rounds of mini golf
  • Sprout ice cream cone or dish
  • Beverage (choose from our cooler - soda, iced tea, etc.)
  • Use of our tables for gifts and cake (bring your own cake & paper products)
  • Access to all other free activities
Cost = $8 per child (minimum of 8)
Upgrade to sprout sundaes for $1
Adults pay for their ice cream & beverage only!

Call 377-FARM to reserve your date today!

Field trips at our real working pumpkin farm!

A fun and educational fall outing for class field trips, scout troups, and home schoolers.

Our one-hour group tour includes:
  • An interactive discussion about pumpkins and pumpkin farming.
  • One "pick you own" pumpkin per child - just the right size for kids to carry.
  • A trip through the straw bale maze. Do you know the difference between straw and hay? You will after the tour.
  • One ear of mini ornamental corn per kid.
  • A souvenir group picture for each kid.
  • A tour of our carved pumpkin display.
  • A snack!
Call TODAY to reserve your date!

Church Groups & Non-Profit Organizations

Great miniature golf offer for fellowships and fund-raisers

Fellowship Option:
We offer free mini golf for church fellowship or team-building events. We'll designate a 2-hour session for members of your group to play our mini golf course for free.

Fundraising Option:
Reserve a date for a fundraising event for your group. We'll designate a 2 hour session where you receive $3 for each person who plays miniature golf on behalf of your group.

Offer in PDF Format

Whether you are doing fellowship or fundraising, please call ahead for reservations!

Farm videos for kids
We highly recommend the award-winning "Vrrrooommm - Farming for Kids" video series. (Of course we would – we produced them!) These fun and educational videos, featuring all of the noise and action found on today's high-tech farms, show children that the food chain begins long before the grocery store.
http://www.farmkidvid.com/

For teachers and home schoolers
Here’s a project created by teachers in the 1997 Museums in the Classroom Summer Workshop at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The lesson is all about pumpkins.
http://www.chias.org/www/edu/mitc/wkshp/pumpkin/pumpkin.html
Here you will find many ideas for a unit on pumpkins.
http://teachingheart.net/apumpkinunit.html
In this activity students in cooperative groups search, suggest, question, predict, and estimate the number of seeds in a set of pumpkins. They will combine mathematical procedures and scientific observation to learn more about this seasonal delight.
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v01n02/pumpkin.html

General pumpkin information
Need help selecting a pumpkin? We prepared this article for Rochester's "Kids Out And About."
http://rochester.kidsoutandabout.com/main-articles/Pumpkins.html
This site from University of Illinois extension includes information on pumpkin history, varieties, nutrition, recipes, pumpkin facts, and lots more.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/
Just about everything you could ever want to know about pumpkins!
http://www.pumpkin-patch.com/

Pumpkin carving
All about how to carve your pumpkin from Wickham Farms.
www.pumpkin-carving.com
This company sells patterns and tools for pumpkin carving. Its web site also has information on selecting and carving a pumpkin.
http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/

A great pumpkin prank
In 1998, a giant pumpkin's mysterious appearance atop Cornell's landmark McGraw Tower made national news. The McGraw Pumpkin was one of the longest and most charmingly mysterious pranks ever inflicted on the campus community. Read all about the saga, which took place at the alma mater of Bill and Debbie Wickham.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/campus/pumpkin_tale.html
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