Farm Rules & FAQs
No Pets
We don't allow pets including Emotional Support animals. It’s an Oregon Department of Agriculture law. Please leave your pets at home!
No Outside Food & Drinks
Empty, refillable water containers and baby food are welcome. By purchasing your food and/or drinks while you’re on the farm, it supports our sustainable, regenerative and no-spray farming, it helps pay our farm workers fair wages, repairs our tractors and feeds our animals. We have food and drinks for everyone including options for vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free, kid-friendly, etc.
No Chasing or Feeding Our Farm Animals
Our farm animals bring a lot of love — and they love to be petted. However please, please do not feed them. They are all on special diets and fed measured amounts. Also many weeds, flowers and even some grasses are toxic to our animals. Thanks for explaining this to your kids!
No Smoking
We do not allow any smoking or vaping anywhere on the farm, including the parking areas. This includes cannabis, CBD or tobacco.
If any of the rules don’t work for you, there are great alternatives at nearby Howell Territorial Park or Wapato Access Greenway State Park. Please don’t come to the farm hoping to negotiate or argue any of the above with our staff. Thanks for reading this!
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Please check the calendar at the bottom our homepage for the farm and grill hours, special events and more.
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We don’t have a landline, but we respond promptly to email or @topazfarm messages.
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Our ADA-accessible store has multiple designated parking parking spots at the entrance and two ADA restrooms in the parking lot. Much of the farm is either grass or dirt roads and/or pathways. Note the mazes, u-pick and hay rides are not easily accessible. For information about service animals, click here.
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We’re glad you’re here. We know the farm can be challenging when you have a service animal. Please click this link for everything you need to know to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. You are welcome to email us if you need more help, have questions or suggestions for us to make the farm easier to navigate.
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The entire farm is OLCC-licensed, so we cannot allow any outside alcohol (with the exception of wine at Farm To Plate dinners, available with a corkage fee). Instead, please support the farm with our many local wines, craft beers or ciders on-tap. Note that the bottled wine in the store is to-go only.
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This is a working farm with vehicles, heavy machinery and vulnerable animals. For the safety and enjoyment of all, while visiting the farm, minors must be actively supervised by adults at all times. Due to past issues, we have a zero-tolerance policy; ff children are found unaccompanied, your group will be asked to leave the farm.
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Please email us at least 24 hours in advance if you are with an organization (e.g. camp, school, church, etc.) that is planning on bringing a group of 10 or more to the farm.
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Please click here for rules for live music events.
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We have a lot of picnic tables, but they are for sharing and not all-day use - especially those under cover. When the farm is busy, especially on weekends, please limit the use of tables to one hour.
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Cars may park for free at Topaz Farm, but space is limited and there’s only one entrance/exit, so please carpool! Note there is no tailgating, camping, RVs, oversized vehicles or camping trailers - and no overnight parking allowed. Oversized vehicles and overnight camping are available approximately one mile away at the gravel parking lot adjacent to the Cracker Barrel Grocery Store or Metro’s gravel parking lot.
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We accept cash, all major credit cards and Farm Direct Vouchers.
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Professional photographers must schedule a time and pay the photography fee prior to scheduled sessions if planning to invite clients for a photo session anywhere on the farm and/or using photos for financial gains The fee associated with having professional photography sessions at the farm is $50/client, for up to one 30-minute session plus any applicable admission fees (e.g. for the sunflower festival or on a day when there are entrance fees to the farm). Email media@topazfarm.com to schedule your session(s) and arrange for payment. Note that no equipment, props, extra outfits or wardrobe changes are allowed outside of vehicles and you cannot interrupt the flow of business or experience of customers at the farm. Lastly, we prohibit the use of any drones.
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If you’re interested in booking a private event or party or want to reserve picnic tables, please email events@topazfarm.com.
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We do not allow tents, sun shades or decorations including balloons and piñatas. Also, we do not allow lawn games, throwing or ball games, bike riding or any music (amplified or acoustic).
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Ticketed events are all “rain or shine” which includes low and high temperatures or Air Quality Index (AQI) up to 150.