After similar events in the Snoqualmie Valley and on Vashon Island in late September, Saturday, Oct. 2, 18 local Pierce County farms will take part in a joint vision brought to you by the WSU Extension, Pierce County Conservation District and Cascade Harvest Coalition: the HarvestFest Farm Tour. Expect farm tours (of course), chef demos, wine tasting, hayrides, corn mazes and all the like - in addition to plenty of learning.

"The Harvest Celebration and HarvestFest Farm Tours are among the many ways WSU King and Pierce County Extensions works to promote and sustain farming. Programs like the Cultivating Success education series for new and existing farmers, programming to support the immigrant farmers, and topical workshops and free hands-on events all contribute to the thriving health of our local agriculture and environment," says WSU King County Extension director Brad Gaolach.

Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., tour local farms from the Puyallup Valley to Orting and beyond. Farms new to the Pierce County tour this year include Picha Farms in P-Town, Crying Rock Farms and Little Eorthe Farm in Orting, and Blue Willow Lavender Farm on the Key Peninsula.

For more info check out pierce.wsu.edu/ag/harvestfest.html

Pierce County's HarvestFest Farm Tour

Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.