Happy Valley Agventures Fresh From the Field Trail
Expiration: Mar 31st 2026
From pick-your-own blooms to field-to-fork dining and gourmet local foods to cow-to-cone ice cream, the Happy Valley Agventures Fresh from the Field Trail takes you to the best stops to experience Centre County’s rich agricultural heritage and enjoy what is grown, crafted, and produced in Happy Valley, PA. Take advantage of special offers along the way, and exclusive prizes for trail completion milestones.
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Happy Valley Lavender Farm
Open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 22 to July 3. Nestled amidst the beautiful countryside, the farm is a sanctuary of natural beauty, where fields of lavender sway in the gentle breeze, and the sweet scent of this purple wonder fills the air.
Flour & Stone
Flour & Stone is a Mediterranean-inspired, farm-to-table restaurant in Pine Grove Mills, serving breakfast, lunch, and upscale dinner with fresh, locally sourced ingredients in a warm, inviting setting. Reservations are recommended, but walk-ins are always welcome. Current food and drink menus are available on the website.
What's Included
- Free Free Dessert With A $50 Spend
Blooming Petals Flower Farm
What's Included
- $5 Off First Pick Your Own Bouquet
Centre Markets
Centre Markets offers fresh, local food options through its retail store in the Nittany Mall, and through online ordering. Centre Markets works with nearly 50 local farmers, growers and producers to bring healthy, fresh food options to Centre County residents and visitors, including gluten free and vegan options.
What's Included
- One Pack Of High Mowing Organic Garden Seeds
Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks
One of the region's first craft breweries, Elk Creek Café is a small town, community gathering place – a brewpub/bistro/music venue that is truly focused on authentic, local and flavorful. Elk Creek’s food ingredients are, to the highest degree possible, sourced from local grass-based meat and dairy producers, as well as organic vegetable farmers and a variety of gourmet artisans. With talented chefs at the helm of the kitchen, Elk Creek continues to serve diverse, flavorful and unique dishes with local flair.
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Goot Essa
Cave-aged flavor. Handcrafted with care. Goot Essa is a six family cooperative crafting 19 varieties of artisanal cow, sheep and goat milk cheese. Goot Essa’s small-batch approach to cheese making ensures its products are flavorful and unique. Visit the retail shop located at the end of a long lane on the family farmstead to experience food fresh from farm, processed at the peak of flavor. Homemade condiments and fudge are also available.
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What's Included
- $5 Off A $50 Purchase
Harner Farm (Seasonal - Opens May 2025)
A State College institution, Harner Farm is a farmer’s market offering fruit, produce, cider and more! Pick-your-own opportunities are also available. In the fall, enjoy kid’s games, food, a corn maze, apple picking, haunted hotel and loads of pumpkins. In December, select the perfect holiday tree or wreath.
Kinfork
Kinfork is a farmer-owned cooperative of Amish family farms that is passionate about connecting people back to the circle of life. All Kinfork foods are raised in Pennsylvania on soil-friendly family farms. Supply your table with essential farm-fresh fare – pasture raised beef and local cheese – from the retail shop, which is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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What's Included
- 20% Off A Beef Purchase Of $50 Or More Per Person, Per Month
- Monthly Free Cheese Snack Pack Per Person
Meyer Dairy Store
Established in 1887, Meyer Dairy offers freshly glass bottled milks, heavy cream, eggs, and 40+ year-round, seasonal and limited edition ice cream flavors, including many that are unique to the Happy Valley, PA region. Meyer Dairy Farms’ 400 Holstein cows are at the heart of the year-round “moo-st memo-rable” family dairy farm experience.
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Pasto Agricultural Museum
At the Pasto Agricultural Museum, explore the intersection of science and history. The museum's collections include artifacts that illuminate rural and agricultural work and life, from a time before electricity and engines. On display are tools and technologies, processes and practices related to beekeeping, animal husbandry, planting and harvesting. The museum is part of Penn State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Penn State Berkey Creamery
A tradition since 1865. Located on the campus of Penn State University, the famous Berkey Creamery has been producing quality, farm fresh ice cream and other dairy products for 155 years. The Berkey Creamery scoops more than 750,000 cones and bowls every year, with flavors such as alumni swirl, death by chocolate, grilled stickies and monkey business. The creamery is also famous for our variety of smooth, creamy cheddar cheeses, cream cheeses, dips, and spreads.
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Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park
Explore underground wonders by boat at Penn’s Cave, which is also a real working farm to support the farm-nature-wildlife tour. The tour is 90 minutes by bus through grazing pastures, mountain trails and forests. See North American wildlife, such as elk, wolves, bison, foxes and mountain lions. Fun for the whole family!
Pine Grove Hall
Pine Grove Hall is a premier destination for locally sourced dining, craft cocktails, and live music. The restaurant offers a vibrant lineup that features both talented local bands and nationally touring acts. Step inside and immerse yourself in a warm, inviting atmosphere where exceptional food, music, and hospitality come together for an unforgettable experience.
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RE Farm Cafe at Windswept Farm
Welcome to dining and learning at RE Farm Café at Windswept. Stately hand-hewn beams reach up in support of the clerestory, bathing warm sunlight to everyone below. Panoramic windows allow for unobstructed views of the surrounding farmland. A back patio and deck beckons guests to mingle and consume. Composers (chefs) diligently work in the central open kitchen, displaying the bounty of goodness, much of it from our own farm, to be prepared and then magically transforming it, for either your experiential learning or just pure entertainment, into simple deliciousness for your ultimate enjoyment.
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What's Included
- Buy One Dinner Ticket And Get 10 Percent Off A Second Dinner Ticket
Rooted Farmstead (Seasonal)
The season kicks off May 10, 2025 with the Spring Vendor Market. Rooted Farmstead is a first-generation family farm specializing in fresh cut flowers, on-farm events and floral design. Located 14 miles from Penn State University, Rooted Farmstead is a truly approachable agricultural destination, including a boutique garden market, pick-your-own experiences and other open-air events to inspire the local community and beyond.
What's Included
- 5% Off Your First In-Store Purchase
Tait Farm Harvest Shop & Greenhouse
Tait Farm is a diversified family farm located 7 miles east of downtown State College. Tait Farm Foods comprises 8 acres of certified organic vegetables, fruits, and greenhouse production that currently serves our own on-farm retail store, The Harvest Shop & Greenhouse. The charming timber framed shop is a regional destination and a very special place for all kinds of unique and seasonally inspired local goods – including Tait Farm Food’s line of shrubs, conserves, jellies and chutneys – and gifts for the kitchen, home and garden. Farm-grown organic produce is available year-round. The seasonal greenhouse is truly Centre County’s secret garden. From late March through October, Tait Farm specializes in offering unique plants and garden accessories for the kitchen and cottage gardener.
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What's Included
- Purchase Any Tait Farm Foods Specialty Food Item For 50 Percent Off With Any $25 Purchase
The Dairy Barn - Nittany Valley Creamery
Nittany Valley Creamery serves up farm fresh ice cream and ice cream treats from its charming Dairy Barn store at the end of the long lane that leads to the Glick family farm. The ice cream is produced on site with dairy provided by the family’s herd. The creamery offers a large selection of farm fresh ice cream, from salty caramel to banana split to teaberry. Hand-dipped cones, milkshakes and sundaes are available, along with ice cream whoopie pies and custom-made ice cream cakes.
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CASH ONLY
What's Included
- One Free Whoopie Pie Ice Cream Sandwich With A $15 Purchase
The Heirloom Farmer
An heirloom farmer and her family, producing heirloom products, on an heirloom farm to bring quality and abundance to your table. We sell our products at our farm stand, open to the public, daily from dawn to dusk. Additional ways to enjoy the farm are special events and picking fresh blooms or posing for photos in the sunflower field in the fall.
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Wasson Farm Market (Seasonal - Opens April 2025)
Wasson Farm Market is family owned and operated seasonal market offering a range of different produce and other products throughout the year. Delicious homemade ice cream is available at the farm stand through its popular Fall Fest weekends in late September and October, during which the public can enjoy hayrides to the pumpkin patch and many more activities. Apples and squash, and fall decorations, are also available for purchase during this time.
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Way Fruit Farm
Way Fruit Farm is a sixth generation family farm offering a wide variety of local food products and artisan crafts for sale at our store, along with seasonal fruits and vegetables. The Way Cafe, Bakery & Deli offers lunch daily with sandwiches, salads and homemade soup. A daily assortment of fresh-baked goods including pies, cookies, whoopie pies, breads and other sweets are available to eat in or take home to share. Pick-your-own fruits are available seasonally: strawberries, apples, cherries and pumpkins. Various educational workshops, kids baking classes and family-friendly fall festivals are scheduled each year.
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What's Included
- 10% Off A Purchase Once A Season