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2008 Calendar of Events

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Welcome to The Elegant Farmer

The Elegant Farmer is a place for the entire family featuring family fun events and a variety of delicious food specials. Noted by Gourmet and Wall Street Journal as having the best pie in America, The Elegant Farmer’s Apple Pie Baked in a Paper Bag® has been its signature item for decades baking over a quarter of a million pies per year. From its well-known Autumn Harvest Festival to its new summer events including Dairylicious Weekends, Old Fashioned Farm Fair and the Do-Si-Do Family Square Dancing Hoedown, The Elegant Farmer continues to be one of Southeast Wisconsin’s family destinations providing a wonderful shopping experience and simply the best foods from its Farm Kitchen Bakery, Deli & Market. This family owned and operated business continues to offer the same quality and excellence it has become known for during its 60+ years in business.

"We invite families to come, have fun and share a story about when you visited the Elegant Farmer as a child or create a new family memory by bringing your kids and grandkids.”

- Farmers John, Keith & Mike

2008 Weekend Events & Specials

Movies Thumb Family Movies On the Big Screen
January
Cherry Thumb Cherry Fest
February
Maple Thumb Maple Fest
March 1, 8 & 15
Maple Thumb Cheep, Cheep 4-H Fun
March 15 & 22
Earth Thumb Cider Celebration
April Weekends
Garden Thumb Garden Center
April 13 - June 15
Dairy Thumb Dairylicious Days
June Weekends
Fair Thumb Old Fashioned Farm Fair
July 19 & 20
Hoedown Thumb Do-Si-Do Family Square Dancing Hoedown
August 16 & 17
Harvest Thumb Autumn Harvest Festival
September 6 - October 26 (weekends)
Cranberry Thumb Thanksgiving Specials
November 1 -15
Holidy Thumb Holiday Mart
December 13 & 14

2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All events are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Movie ThumbJanuary - Saturdays and Sundays
Family Movie Classics on the Big Screen

Featuring 30 minute family friendly shorts from the Little Rascals.

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Cherry ThumbFebruary
Cherry Fest

February is National Cherry Month and The Elegant Farmer is celebrating with a fine selection of Door County Cherries and Cherry Specialty Foods.

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Click here for the 2007 Cherry Bake Off winning recipes!

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Maple ThumbMarch 1, 8 & 15
Maple Fest

The maple sap is running and the Elegant Farmer invites you to enjoy National Maple Syrup month at its Maple Fest in March. Come for the Maple Syrup Making Demonstrations on Saturdays March 1, 8 & 15.

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Maple ThumbMarch 15 & 22
Cheep, Cheep 4-H Fun

The maple sap is running and the Elegant Farmer invites you to enjoy National Maple Syrup month at its Maple Fest in March. Come for the Maple Syrup Making Demonstrations on Saturdays March 1, 8 & 15.

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Earth ThumbApril Weekends
Cider Celebration

Enjoy fresh pressed Cider in a variety of fruit flavors including Apple and Cherry.

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Garden ThumbApril 13 - June 15
Garden Center

Step in to spring in our Garden Center and select from a wide varaities of annuals and perninals flowers and hanging baskets. The center also offers a bounty of vegetable starters from sweet tomatoes and peppers to all your garden favorites.

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Dairy ThumbJune Weekends
Dairylicious Days

Enjoying our Dairyland heritage, these festive weekends will include all things made from delicious Wisconsin milk including ice cream, cheeses and more. Family fun games and dairy council educational information will all be offered.

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Fair ThumbJuly 19 & 20
Old Fashioned Farm Fair

Remember pie eating contests, needle in a haystack and other simple but fun games? Visit The Elegant Farmer for their Old Fashioned Farm Fair to participate in the fun & games for kids of all ages while enjoying your summer favorite grilled foods.

In addition, families are invited to take the train from the Elegant Farmer to The East Troy Electric Train depot to enjoy their Craft Fair on this same weekend.

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Hoedown ThumbAugust 16 & 17
Do-Si-Do Family Square Dancing Hoedown

Come see professional costumed square dancing troupe performing the Midwest’s own fine art of do-si-do. The whole family can take pleasure in the sights and sounds of this age old farm life tradition. Audience members will be encouraged to participate and learn the whirling, quick step moves. Festive farm food and games are also offered.

Families are invited to take the train from The Elegant Farmer depot to the East Troy Electric Railroad depot to view their Vintage Autos on display this same weekend.

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Harvest ThumbWeekends September 6 -October 26
Autumn Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Whether you’re continuing a family tradition or starting a new one this fall, The Elegant Farmer offers a family fun apple and pumpkin picking farm experience at its popular Autumn Harvest Festival. Welcomed by the famous Smilin’ Barn, kids get a chance to head to the farm’s orchard and pick 27 varieties of apples right from the tree or stroll over to the patch to select pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. Featuring favorites like Granny, Red Delicious, Empire, Cortland and Jonathan apples, The Elegant Farmer also has the Ida Red apples featured in their famed Apple Pie Baked in a Paper Bag®.

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Cranberry ThumbNovember 1 - 15
Fresh Turkeys & Thanksgiving Specials

You can’t find a fresher turkey unless you raise them yourself! The Elegant Farmer offers fine, fresh locally farm raised turkeys in all weights. Give us a call to pre-order your Toms along with apple, pumpkin or cherry pies and all the trimmings for your families Thanksgiving table.

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Holiday ThumbDecember 13 & 14
Holiday Mart

‘Tis the season for a wonderful shopping experience at The Elegant Farmer for its annual Holiday Market and departure depot for the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Holiday Express trains with Santa and his helpers.

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