Colonial Chesterfield

Old Joe Tour -  California History Tour
Group Event -- The Wild West Picnic!
Barn Events!
Sleepy Hollow -  Dickens Ball
The General Store
 
U-Pick Fall Hours:  Mon-Sat 9-5
No Reservations Required

Dear Friends and Family,

Saturday--probably the first big Saturday of the Harvest Season-- was clear and pretty, with a nice north south breeze cooling off the farm.   We chatted with some very nice folks in the Colonial Chesterfield area, who bought us out completely on pies, bread, and just about everything.    We had one small pastry at the end of the day.   Thank you, loyal patrons of Riley's Farm.

Sunday we will be closed but all the rest of Oak Glen is open, including our relatives--Riley's Log Cabin Farm and Riley's Frontier Events.

Remember, you don't need a reservation in the fall to enjoy u-picking, but if you want to join an adventure in history, try a Revolutionary War Field trip.  Individuals and families can join a field trip, and there are three of them scheduled next week.   (See the Calendar Link above.)  It's a real thrill to hear the blast of the muskets!

Be sure to plan this year's holiday event for your church, company, service group, or extended family.   Check out the group event options above and sign the guest book!   Thanks!

Your humble servant,

James Riley

   
Here's a picture I took in the lower "monster" orchard this week.   



Breathes there a man with soul so dead,
who never to himself hath said, 'I just love walking through an orchard in the Fall."   
(With apologies..)

P.S. For the sake of those "web portals" constantly browsing the internet to update their search engines, we include the following boiler-plate. (Feel free to read this, if you're new to our site.)

Riley's Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm in the Oak Glen area of Southern California. In addition to farming, we love history and we have provided a venue for re-enactment units comprising many different eras. The farm regularly hosts banquets, birthday parties, weddings, and office parties. Every year, literally thousands of students participate in one of our school tours, where they experience everything from weaving, candle-dipping, and cider pressing to the drill and muster of a Revolutionary War or Civil War battle. Our farm has appeared on the History Channel and in the recently released feature film, Amistad, as well as many other film and television productions. (We even try to get the producers to include us as on screen talent, but that's another story.) On selected weekends throughout the year, we offer "farm-stay" weekends, where families can experience--clothing, wood stoves, muskets, and all--the life of an 18th or 19th century American farmer. We grow sweet corn, apples, raspberries, pears, and sunflowers, just to mention a few of our crops. 

We love America--its traditions, its people, its history, and its cherished heritage of liberty in Christ. Have we said enough? Well, one more thing: In the fall, thousands of families make an annual pilgrimage to the farms of Oak Glen to experience the closest thing to a New England fall California has to offer. Why don't you stop by and say hello?

P.S.  Stay Clear of this "Cider House" *