Berry Days at pingle's

A pick-your-own event!

it’s our berry favourite time of the year – summer!

After a long cold winter, we are so excited to welcome you all back into the Pingle’s farm fields. To kick off the summer season, we’ll be celebrating BERRY DAYS! During June & July we’ll be offering pick-your-own activities (check our website & social for what we’re picking each weekend!), wagon rides around the farm, & the Pingle’s Playland and animal experience will be open!

While you’re visiting don’t forget to stop by the Pickled Pony for soft serve ice cream, or visit our bakery for scratch-made seasonally inspired goodies!

BERRY DAYS SCHEDULE

Every Tuesday – Sunday, 9am – 4pm

CANADA DAY WEEKEND

We’re excited to announce that on Canada Day Weekend, we will be hosting a small vendor market to celebrate some of great local makers and the creativity in our community! Shop from a unique selection of handmade artisanal crafts and giftware, all crafted by Canadian small businesses. Find them in the courtyard by the Pickled Pony!

#ShopLocal at our first Makers Market weekend on July 2nd and 3rd from 9:00am to 4:00pm. No ticket is required to shop.

Berry Days entry

Tickets are required for everyone ages 2 & up. 23 months & under are not required to purchase a ticket. Entry can be purchased online in advance, or at the door when you visit!

Entry: $7 per person

PUP Ticket: $5 per dog (Dogs are permitted outside the market, in the Playland & on the wagon ride. They are not permitted in the PYO fields).

Berry Days includes:

The Pingle’s Playland (slides, trikes, the animals, farm hoppers, games & more!)
A wagon ride around the farm
Pick-your-own Strawberry Field*

*Additional purchase required to pick-your-own fruit & veg.

Pick-Your-Own Add Ons

1L Strawberry Basket – $6.00
3L Strawberry Basket – $15.00

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Daily Schedule (Tues – sun)

Pingle’s Playland 9am – 4pm (last entry at 3pm)

Pick-Your-Own Fields 9am – 4pm (last entry at 3pm)

Market & Bakery (no ticket required) 9am – 6pm

The Pickled Pony

11am – 3pm, located outside the market. This menu:

Kids Cone
Strawberry Soft Serve
Strawberry Dip
White Chocolate Explosion

Come Hungry!

During your visit, don’t forget to stop by the market to get some kicka** asparagus goodies and a strawberry inspired sweet treat or two! Our kitchen is always working hard to create the most delicious scratch-made, seasonally inspired goodies.

While the menu changes daily, some of our current June favourites include:

Strawberry Cake Cups (pictured here)
Strawberry Tarts & Old Fashioned Strawberry Pie*
Kick-A** Asparagus Sourdough Pizza*
Strawberry Rhubarb Blondies
Asparagus Frittata
Strawberry Soft Serve (check the Pickled Pony menu for availability!)
Strawberry Sour Cream Donuts

*Strawberry Pie & Sourdough Pizza features must be pre-ordered for weekend pick-up!

PRE-ORDER FOOD

The Fine Print

NO OUTSIDE FOOD allowed in the playland, but we do have food available for purchase in the market.

Maximum 3 hour time limit on the farm.

Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Children and adults must purchase tickets to enter the play land & pick-your-own areas. Tickets are not required to shop in the market & bakery.

This is a non-refundable purchase. There is a $3 / ticket rebooking fee if you need to change your reservation. To do so, please fill out our rebooking form (located under Contact Us.) This event is rain or shine.

No smoking or vape products are allowed on site.

Accessibility: Some areas of the farm (i.e. the wagon ride) are not wheelchair accessible. Please contact our Events Team at events@pinglesfarmmarket.com if you require special assistance.

We ask that the playland NOT be used for birthday parties or other large gatherings. Pingle’s reserves the right to ask anyone not following these guidelines to leave premises. If you’d like to book a birthday party, please email events@pinglesfarmmarket.com

Dogs: Even though we love furry friends, dogs are NOT permitted in the pick-your-own fields for health & safety reasons. They are permitted on the patio outside the market, in the playland, and on the wagon ride.

Weather and Cancellation: This is a non-refundable event. Should Pingle’s Farm Market decide to cancel due to severe inclement weather, there will be a weather rescheduling date.

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PINGLE’S FARM MARKET COVID-19 SAFETY PLAN

Pingle’s Farm Market is committed to keeping its employees, customers, visitors, and all other patrons safe while on the farm. The following is a written safety plan that outlines the enhanced health and safety measures Pingle’s Farm Market has put in place to limit the spread of disease throughout the operation. Pingle’s Farm has consulted the Government of Canada’s online resources for Canadian businesses as our guide for conducting business. In addition, this safety plan was written in accordance with the Class Order made pursuant to Section 22(5.0.1) of the Health Protection and Promotion Act. Pingle’s Farm is monitoring the situation and the advice of the Government on a continuous basis.

SCREENING OF STAFF, VISITORS, AND PATRONS

• Required screening of all visitors and customers via the COVID-19 assessment tool supplied by the Durham Region Health Department. This is posted at all store entrances.

• Required screening of all employees - before the start of work, all employees complete the Government’s COVID-19 personal assessment tool and sign off that they answered NO to all questions before starting work. Before beginning work, all employees must have their temperature taken and report any fever 99 degrees or higher to a manager or owner immediately and to not begin work.

• Employees are made aware of the common symptoms of COVID-19 as they are posted in all staff areas and in the lunch room, and are advised to stay home and follow all procedures as specified by the Government of Canada. As well, employees need to report any feelings of illness immediately while on their shift.

• Pingle’s Farm will report to Durham Region Health Department any staff either diagnosed with COVID-19 or identified as high-risk contact to someone with COVID-19.

HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF STAFF, VISITORS, AND PATRONS

• Require employees to exercise increased hygienic practices including but not limited to: frequently washing hands with soap and water, avoiding the touching of face, covering mouth when sneezing or coughing, and wearing a face covering at all times. Provide employees with continuous access to hand washing areas and/or alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

• Require employees to sanitize before and after eating lunch in common areas and maintain physical distancing in these areas and while on breaks. Employees are required to sanitize all touch points after using the washroom and washing hands, but before leaving the washroom including sanitizing the sink taps and sink, light switch, and toilet handle.

• Encourage all visitors and patrons to the farm to exercise increased hygienic practices - require the use of hand sanitizer upon entry into the store. Customers have access to cleaning wipes and disinfecting spray at the entrance to our market and at our shopping carts.

• Continuous disinfection of all high touch areas with an ammonium based, food grade sanitizer and/or bleach. A staff member is assigned with a timer (at least twice a day) to sanitize all high touch points and remind all employees to stop what they are doing and wash their hands. This is recorded in a log. Edited: November 27, 2020

• All shopping carts and shopping baskets are sanitized before being put back into the clean areas.

• Staff must wear gloves to serve and clear any food items• No dine-in service. Only take out is available from our cafe.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES

• Signage throughout the farm and at the front entrance of our market - with directions for patrons to wear face coverings while at our farm, do not enter if feeling sick, only touch what you purchase, sanitize hands upon entry, and remain 6 feet apart.

• Physical distancing required at all times while on the farm. There is a maximum capacity of 16 adult customers (not including children, infants, or employees) inside the farm store. Employees continuously monitor capacity and will act as doorman when needed as our capacity is full.

• Employees actively monitor all common areas of the retail store to ensure physical distancing of 2m is being maintained and proper usage of face coverings are being followed. This is documented in a log.

• Clear plexiglass installed at all cash checkpoints to ensure physical distancing and barriers.

• All patrons, visitors, and employees are required to wear a face covering while on the farm inside all buildings, and outside at check in points, payment points, on the wagon ride and/or where physical distancing is not possible. If patrons or visitors are exempt from wearing face coverings due to a medical issue, curbside pick up is available or other means of being serviced by Pingle’s Farm. Service will not be refused to persons with exemptions to wearing a face covering, but alternative shopping methods will be offered and provided.

• Visible and appropriate signage posted at all entrances indicating that non-medical masks or face coverings are required inside the premises. Edited: November 27, 2020