To the Pumpkin Patch we go!

Every year, a visit to Myers Pumpkin Patch (with hayride, of course!) is a local tradition! Visitors enjoy seeing the cows, the corn, the pumpkins, and the beautiful fall foliage in the nearby mountains.

Myers Pumpkin Patch offers fun for the entire family with its corn maze, and for braver visitors (myself not included) its Trail of Terror Haunted Maze. In addition to these activities, there are pumpkins, Indian corn, gourds, mums, hay bales, fodder, and many fall crafts that are made on-site. The Shed also offers local honey from the Midway area as well as local jams and jellies. Folks can also roast a hot dog (which comes with all the trimmings: chili, mustard, onion, you name it!) or make a s'more. Vera Ann Myers, owner and operator of the Pumpkin Patch, offers Tennessee products at her farm, which benefit our great state.

Vera Ann Myers was my sixth grade homeroom teacher, and she now uses education at her farm by hosting school groups throughout the month of October. Students learn about honey production, pumpkins, corn, and other farm-related topics. This promotes an interest in agriculture, which is, unfortunately, a dying profession.

By heading out to Myers Pumpkin Patch, you are "supporting a local farmer." Myers Pumpkin Patch closes tonight after the last hay wagon leaves at midnight, but is open every year from September 12-November 1st. It is located at 3415 Gap Creek Road in Bulls Gap, TN off exit 23 on 81. Enjoy this brief video of a hayride at the Pumpkin Patch!

Visit www.myerspumpkinpatch.com for more information!