CEF Spring Weekend Events

SUMMER SCHEDULE of EVENTS

Available daily: petting farm, hay rides, pony rides, Enchanted Forest attractions and Enchanted Forest Maze, playground and play areas, picnic area, country store Birthday parties and tours also available.

UPDATE for 2012 to follow. Please stay tuned!!

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS JUNE 5 thru AUGUST 9 2012: LUNCH TIME with MOTHER GOOSE--- STORY TIME and CRAFTS . Bring your lunch and eat it at the farm, then at 12:30 PM, come sit with our own Mother Goose, Ms. Trish, and share a special story about your favorite farm animals and storybook characters. Then your children will do a fun craft project to take home.

JUNE 2-3, 2012 TRUSTY THE TRACTOR WEEKEND. Meet MARTHA CLARK, the author of our own children’s book, “Trusty the Tractor.” You will be able to get the book signed by the author,

JUNE 9-10, 2012 GEM MINING WEEKEND. Once a month we will feature the chance to have a hands-on experience of gem mining. Purchase a bucket full of enriched ore, and use the water flume to discover gems you can take home with you. Fun for all ages. Check www.mobileminingexperience.com for more information about gem mining.

JUNE 16-17, 2012 FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND. FREE hay rides for all fathers and grandfathers accompanied by a child. A great time to see the Enchanted Forest treasures you remember. Enjoy the pine tree MAZE, too.

JUNE 23-24, 2012 FARM ANIMAL CRAFT WEEKEND. Our resident artist, Ms. Trish, will have lots of fun crafts for you to make and color--make soft wooly lambs, cute goat puppets, and lots more fun art projects to make and take home.

Saturday JUNE 30, 2012: CLARK’S VEGETABLE STAND opens. Fresh produce straight from the farm. You can’t get more local than that. Come buy fresh farm produce from the farmers who grew it. Sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, watermelon, cantaloupe. Open seven days a week 10 AM to 6 PM.

TUESDAY JULY 17, 2012 3rd ANNUAL HOWARD COUNTY FILM "FEASTIVAL"

and RESTAURANT WEEK KICK-OFF Join Clark's Elioak Farm and University of Maryland Extension in celebrating Howard County agriculture. From 6 PM to 8:30 PM enjoy food from local farms and restaurants and watch several short films about the joys of eating locally-grown food. A $5 donation will be used for Farmer’s Market coupons for families in need. http://www.hceda.org/eventDetail.aspx?id=404, is the Howard County Economic Development Authority website to check for details and to register.

AUGUST 11-12, 2012 ENCHANTED FOREST 57^TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!! Special family activities all day. Fairy tale characters, story times, facepainting. On Saturday, we will host the FOURTH ANNUAL ENCHANTED FOREST EMPLOYEES REUNION from 12 noon to 4 PM. All former Enchanted Forest Employees will be admitted free. Enjoy the chance to reminisce with other employees about your adventures working at the Enchanted Forest. Please spread the word to anyone else you think may have worked at the Enchanted Forest. Thanks! If you are a former employee, please RSVP to: clarkselioakfarm@hotmail.com.