Oregonians look forward to Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm’s festival all year long, and we were certainly planning to attend. Unfortunately, the farm has cancelled its festival due to COVID-19 this year. They’re doing their part to keep everyone safe and healthy, but they still have fields of tulips in bloom right now. So, what to do with all those beautiful blooms? Keep reading for a heart-warming story:
If you’ve lived in Oregon for very long, you know all about the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm’s annual festival. There’s nothing in the world as wonderful as wandering through the rows and rows of brilliant blooms.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook Unfortunately, the farm has cancelled its festival this year in order to keep its employees and the public safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just because COVID-19 messed with our plans doesn’t mean that the tulips stopped growing and blooming!
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook
It would be a shame to let all those beautiful tulips die in the fields, so the farm came up with a plan.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook
Though the fields are closed, the farm is still offering fresh and potted tulips for sale.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook
Stop by to pick up some potted blooms if you can!
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook
The farm also figured out a way to brighten the day of hundreds of senior citizens in the community.
Bonaventure of Albany/Facebook For just $15, you can donate a pot of tulips to a senior. The farm has also donated many pots of flowers.
On March 31, Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm donated and delivered potted tulips to Silver Creek Senior Living Center, brightening the day for many of the folks who live there.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook As of April 1st, the farm has delivered hundreds of tulips to at least 10 different senior living centers! More than 2,300 pots of daffodils and tulips have been sold thus far.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm is a treasured gem in our community. The actions of its staff and owners reminds us that Oregonians are wonderful people, and that we’ll all get through this tough time if we just support and look out for each other.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook
We have to admit that we love Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm even just a little bit more since learning about this! Support the farm if you can during this time. Visit its website, and if you want to see more photos of gorgeous tulips, follow its Facebook page.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm/Facebook
Unfortunately, the farm has cancelled its festival this year in order to keep its employees and the public safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bonaventure of Albany/Facebook
For just $15, you can donate a pot of tulips to a senior. The farm has also donated many pots of flowers.
As of April 1st, the farm has delivered hundreds of tulips to at least 10 different senior living centers! More than 2,300 pots of daffodils and tulips have been sold thus far.
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Address: Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm & Vineyard, 33814 S Meridian Rd, Woodburn, OR 97071, USA
