Great Country Farms -- anyone with recent opinion on visiting?

[Anonymous]

Wondering if anyone has visited Great Country Farms in VA (https://greatcountryfarms.com/) recently for one of their ticketed weekend fall events and can comment on mask adherence, whether people were spaced out, things ran smoothly, etc. Thank you

[Anonymous]

We went two Saturdays ago and our family had a blast, however honestly if you are on the more conservative side regarding social distancing/masking outdoors you will probably be uncomfortable. Most (though not everyone) we saw wore masks in the more confined areas (store/wagon rides etc) but it was about 50/50 in the more open spaces (apple picking/playgrounds/mazes etc). There’s definitely plenty of space to spread out but you will have to be comfortable with some passing unmasked encounters and, assuming you have kids, either preventing them from playing on some of the more popular play equipment or being okay with them being in the proximity of other unmasked kids.

[Anonymous]

So based on above review, it’s a bit of a crapshoot on safety.

[Anonymous]

We went about 3 weeks ago. Our kids had a blast!

pp’s notes are accurate.

If your super paranoid about being outdoors around people that may not be masked then don’t go.

[Anonymous]

Mask use in Western Loudoun is surprisingly strong.

That said, they really aren't necessary outdoors unless you are in close proximity of others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went about 3 weeks ago. Our kids had a blast!

pp’s notes are accurate.

If your super paranoid about being outdoors around people that may not be masked then don’t go.

We really need to check our language talking about public health. Being cautious does not equate to being super paranoid. Having a healthy sense of caution is not the same thing at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went two Saturdays ago and our family had a blast, however honestly if you are on the more conservative side regarding social distancing/masking outdoors you will probably be uncomfortable. Most (though not everyone) we saw wore masks in the more confined areas (store/wagon rides etc) but it was about 50/50 in the more open spaces (apple picking/playgrounds/mazes etc). There’s definitely plenty of space to spread out but you will have to be comfortable with some passing unmasked encounters and, assuming you have kids, either preventing them from playing on some of the more popular play equipment or being okay with them being in the proximity of other unmasked kids.

Agree with this assessment. We went last week on a weekday and no or few masks on kid activities such as the jumping area, playgrounds, slides, etc. You can socially distance but it’s hard with kids who are excited and wanting to run everywhere.

If you plan to do pumpkin patch and sunflower picking only, then it’s pretty easy to socially distance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We went about 3 weeks ago. Our kids had a blast!

pp’s notes are accurate.

If your super paranoid about being outdoors around people that may not be masked then don’t go.

We really need to check our language talking about public health. Being cautious does not equate to being super paranoid. Having a healthy sense of caution is not the same thing at all.

One person’s “cautious” is another person’s “paranoid”.

I think the consensus on this post is that go if you don’t mind being around people unmasked outdoors. If that makes you uncomfortable then don’t go to something like this until there is a vaccine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We went about 3 weeks ago. Our kids had a blast!

pp’s notes are accurate.

If your super paranoid about being outdoors around people that may not be masked then don’t go.

We really need to check our language talking about public health. Being cautious does not equate to being super paranoid. Having a healthy sense of caution is not the same thing at all.

One person’s “cautious” is another person’s “paranoid”.

I think the consensus on this post is that go if you don’t mind being around people unmasked outdoors. If that makes you uncomfortable then don’t go to something like this until there is a vaccine.

The second sentence is a much more neutral and less gaslighting assessment. Thank you. The first and third are uneeded.

[Anonymous]

Sorry to be a nag about language. Things are already hard enough without parenting shade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went two Saturdays ago and our family had a blast, however honestly if you are on the more conservative side regarding social distancing/masking outdoors you will probably be uncomfortable. Most (though not everyone) we saw wore masks in the more confined areas (store/wagon rides etc) but it was about 50/50 in the more open spaces (apple picking/playgrounds/mazes etc). There’s definitely plenty of space to spread out but you will have to be comfortable with some passing unmasked encounters and, assuming you have kids, either preventing them from playing on some of the more popular play equipment or being okay with them being in the proximity of other unmasked kids.

+1. We went two Sundays ago.