Farms and orchards across Central Ohio are welcoming visitors for the fall season, offering traditional autumn activities such as apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, corn mazes, and petting zoos.

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Ahead of weekend visits, agricultural businesses are urging guests to review farm rules and observe standard picking etiquette. The reminders follow incidents of theft at pick-your-own events in previous years, which led some locations to increase security. Visitors are asked to follow posted signage, pick only in designated areas, use approved containers, avoid damaging or wasting fruit, and pay for all produce before tasting.

While many regional farms are open for picking, late spring freezes damaged crops at select locations. CherryHawk Farm in Marysville, Ohio, and Peifer Orchards in Yellow Springs, Ohio, both suffered crop damage from cold weather earlier this year. Peifer Orchards is not offering pick-your-own apples this season, though its farm store remains open with 25 apple varieties, baked goods, and fresh cider. CherryHawk Farm closed early for the season and plans to return in 2027.

Numerous other farms across the region are hosting guests through the autumn months:

Apple Hill Orchards operates locations in Mansfield, Ohio, and Fredericktown, Ohio, offering u-pick apples into October and pumpkin picking starting September 15.

Branstool Orchards in Utica, Ohio, offers apple picking through Halloween, along with a sunflower field and pumpkin picking opening in mid-September.

Lawrence Orchards in Marion, Ohio, features 26 apple varieties alongside seasonal preserves, honey, and local goods.

Legend Hills Orchard in Utica, Ohio, a fifth-generation family operation, offers daily apple picking into October.

Lynd Fruit Farm in Pataskala, Ohio, established in 1919, features apple picking into October, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, and a large farm market.

Ochs Fruit Farm in Lancaster, Ohio, operating since 1872, includes more than 50 acres of fruit trees and seasonal produce.

Pigeon Roost Farm in Hebron, Ohio, run by the Jutte family, provides pumpkins, winter squash, a petting zoo, and a corn maze.

The Orchard and Company in Plain City, Ohio, offers weekend apple picking, tractor-drawn wagon rides, a corn pit, and a pumpkin patch.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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Beeraha Central Ohio oo Furay Dayrta iyadoo la Xusuusiyay Sharciyada

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Beeraha iyo xarrumaha lagu beero miraha ee ku yaalla bartamaha gobolka Ohio (Central Ohio) ayaa albaabada u furay dadweynaha iyadoo la joogo xilliga dayrta. Booqdayaasha ayaa fursad u helaya inay gurataan tufaaxa iyo boodhaqa, iyadoo sidoo kale loo diyaariyay madadaalooyin ay ka mid yihiin raacida gaadiidka cawska, sahminta godadka galleyda, iyo booqashada xayawaanka beeraha.

Maamulayaasha beeraha ayaa ugu baaqay dadka in ay dhowraan xeerarka iyo asluubta beeraha kaddib markii sannadkii hore ay dhaceen dhacdooyin la xiriira tuugo oo sababay in beero badan ay adkeeyaan amaanka. Booqdayaasha ayaa la faray inay miro-gurashada ka sameeyaan oo kaliya meelaha loogu talagalay, inay adeegsadaan weelasha loo ogol yahay, inay bixiyaan lacagta miraha ka hor inta aysan dhadhamin, iyo inay ka fogaadaan kharribida ama luminta miraha.

Inkastoo beero badan ay furi doonaan xilligan, qabow daran oo ku dhuftay deegaanka dabayaaqadii gu’ga ayaa dhaawac u geystay miraha beero qaar. Beerta CherryHawk Farm oo ku taalla Marysville iyo Peifer Orchards oo ku taalla Yellow Springs ayaa labaduba waayay mirahoodii tufaaxa ahaa ee loo qorsheeyay in dadku gurataan. Beerta Peifer Orchards ayaan sannadkan bixin doonin fursadda miro-gurashada tufaaxa, iyadoo dukaankeedu uu sii joogtayn doono iibinta 25 nooc oo tufaax ah, keagga, iyo cabitaanka tufaaxa. Dhanka kale, CherryHawk Farm ayaa si buuxda u xirtay hawlaheeda sannadkan, iyada oo qorsheynaysa inay dib u soo laabato sannadka 2027.

Sidoo kale, beero kale oo ku yaalla Central Ohio ayaa dadweynaha u ambaqaadaya xilliga dayrta:

Beerta Apple Hill Orchards oo ku leedahay laba xiro Mansfield iyo Fredericktown ayaa bixisa tufaax la guran karo ilaa bisha Oktoobar, iyadoo gurashada boodhaqu ay bilaaban doonto 15-ka Septembar.

Branstool Orchards oo ku taalla Utica ayaa bixisa tufaax la guran karo ilaa xilliga Halloween, iyadoo sidoo kale leh beer ubaxa sunflower-ka ah oo furmi doonta bartamaha Septembar.

Lawrence Orchards oo ku taalla Marion waxay leedahay 26 nooc oo tufaax ah iyo waxyaabo kale oo maxalli ah sida malabka iyo saxamada miraha.

Beerta Legend Hills Orchard ee Utica, oo ay maamushay qoys ka kooban abtirsiinyadii 5-aad, ayaa bixisa tufaax la guran karo maalin kasta ilaa Oktoobar.

Lynd Fruit Farm oo ku taalla Pataskala oo la aasaasay sannadkii 1919 ayaa leh suuq ballaaran, garoonka galleyda, iyo gurashada tufaaxa.

Ochs Fruit Farm oo ku taalla Lancaster, oo shaqaynaysay tan iyo 1872, ayaa ka kooban ka badan 50 akar oo dhul miro ah.

Pigeon Roost Farm oo ku taalla Hebron oo ay leedahay qoyska Jutte ayaa bixisa boodhaq, xannaanada xayawaanka, iyo godadka galleyda.

The Orchard and Company oo ku taalla Plain City waxay dhammaadka toddobaadka bixisaa gurashada tufaaxa iyo raacida gaadiidka taraktarka.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus