As I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, I stumbled upon an event for sunflower picking at Suzie's Farm and I wanted to check it out before all the sunflowers were gone
With 70-acres of land just before the Mexican border, Suzie's Farm is an organic farm that sells over 100 varieties of seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits year around. It is named after the Norwegian Elkhound that the owners, Robin Taylor and Lucila De Alejandro, found on the property.
It is FREE (*Update: They now charge $5 admission for guest 3 years and older) to go inside the farm and a sunflower is only $1 per stem!!! What more can you ask for?! The sunflower stalks aren't as tall as I am used to seeing but that was okay, it is more important that there were a lot of them so we can take beautiful pictures of frolicking in a field of them. All you need is the perfect angle and a decent camera. These pictures were taken courtesy of my sister's DSLR. It was a bit annoying that the sunflowers have a only one good angle and the afternoon sun hits in a different direction. No worries though because you can definitely get some nice captures with the beautiful blue sky and lush yellow flowers. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes that can get dirty because it's all dirt once in the farmland. The sunflower field will continue to be open Saturdays and Sundays 10am-2pm and Tuesdays 2pm-6pm until the crop stops growing, it is part of their U-Pick community. According to a friendly worker, they offer different produce throughout the year and farm tour.
For the rest of the Saturdays in October they have a pumpkin patch for their Pumpkin Palooza event which I might come back for. Stay tuned for a possible post on that! (*Update: I ended up going to the Rancho Bernardo Pumpkin Patch instead because they had a corn maze)
Sunflowers | Throughout the Year | Photo Opt Thank you Suzie's Farm
» Experienced: October 1, 2016 «
» Updated: April 13, 2017 «
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