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Farm Store Hosts Family Friendly Festival

Brea Crofoot and her son Evan pick strawberries at the Farm Store on April 21, 2004.

If you're looking for something to do this weekend that is free and fun for the whole family, head down to the Farm Store at Cal Poly Pomona.

The 6th annual Tractor & Car Show and Strawberry Festival will be held Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature tractors and 175 specialty vehicles of nearly all shapes, styles and colors.

Visitors can fill a basket with berries from the strawberry patch for a small fee, and enjoy a variety of strawberry-themed treats, from strawberry snow cones to strawberry funnel cakes. The event will also feature tractor rides, a petting zoo, face painting, horse rides, live music and food vendors.


An antique tractor is on display at the 2011 Tractor & Car Show at the Farm Store on May 7, 2011.

And in case you need to do a little last-minute Mother's Day shopping, the Farm Store offers an array of gift baskets, confections, wines and flowers, among other treats.

"It's just a really fun day," says Dawn Taccone, manager of the Farm Store and co-coordinator of the event. "I wish the whole community would come out because it's such a great event for kids."

Admission is free, although the food and some activities have a cost. Parking will be available in Lot B for $3 per vehicle. For more information and directions to the Farm Store, visit www.cpp.edu/~farmstore or call (909) 869-4906.

(Top photo: Brea Crofoot and her son Evan pick strawberries at the Farm Store. Bottom photo: An antique tractor is on display at the 2011 Tractor & Car Show.)