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Sunflowers & Ciders at Great Country Farms


  • Henway Hard Cider 18780 Foggy Bottom Road Bluemont, VA, 20135 United States (map)
 

As they say, “Look on the bright cider life!”

Join us for our Inaugural Sunflower Festival in partnership with Great Country Farms. To accompany these bright sunny days ahead the taps will be flowin’ with some of our summertime favorites!

Stop by the farm, catch a wagon ride to the flower field and pick your own for $1 a stem. Then beat the heat with a summertime treat.

Enjoy farm-fresh cider and crisp hard cider from Henway Hard Cider at Great Country Farms - NOW available in the Farm Market!

Sunflower Photo Contest:

Submit your perfect picture for our Sunflower Photo Contest!  Each category winner receives a Farm Club Fan Pass for farm admission  for the remainder of the 2022 season and the Grand Prize Winner is a complimentary 1 weeknight stay for up to 6 guests in our Blue Door Farm Cottage to Experience Bluemont.

Categories:

  • Portraits ~ Pose in Blooms and let your light shine

  • Sunflower Extravaganza ~ capture the glorious blooms up close 

  • Full Glory ~ survey the landscape and all the magic of the field & farm  may be taken anywhere at Great Country Farms or Henway Hard Cider

Key Dates:

  • Photos must be taken July 9-17, 2022

  • Submission Deadline: July 18, 2022

  • Online Community Voting: July 19-22, 2022

    • Top 5 Entries selected by the farmhand team will be posted on the Great Country Farms and Henway Hard Cider  Facebook & Instagram Pages

    • Community voting is done via “likes” or “loves” on Facebook

  • Final Judging: July 25, 2022

    • The three photos with the most “likes/loves” in each category (combined from Henway and Great Country Farms Facebook & Instagram) will move on to the final round. Any ties amongst the top-three votes will move on to final judging.

    • Final judging will be conducted by TClem Studios of Winchester, VA

  • Winners Announced: July 27, 2022

    • Winners will be notified by email and posted on Great Country Farms Facebook & Instagram 

Photo Submission Rules

  • Contest open to photography taken at Great Country Farms’ July 9-17, 2022 and submitted via the form on our website.

  • One submission per person per category. Great Country Farms reserves the right to move a submission to another category that best suits the photo.

  •  All photos must be family-friendly and submitted via our online form.  Submissions via email or social media posting will not be accepted.

  • I understand that my photo submissions become the property of Great Country Farms LLC  and may be used for marketing purposes. 

  • Photos  with text or logo watermarks, collages or heavily edited images are not permitted.

  • Great Country Farms reserves the right to to disqualify any photo submissions that do not meet these guidelines and standards.

Earlier Event: July 4
July 4th Lawn Party
Later Event: September 10
Fall Club Pick-up Party