At Mortimer Farms, every season has its own story.
It begins in spring, when fields are planted, flowers open and baby animals arrive. It swells into summer with blackberries, tomatoes, sweet corn and sunflowers. By fall, the farm turns golden, filled with pumpkins, cider and family traditions. Winter brings a slower beauty, with greenhouse growing, holiday gatherings and preparation for another year to begin again.
A Working Farm First
Located in Dewey, Mortimer Farms sits on 324 acres of Arizona agriculture. This is not a place built to imitate farm life. It is farm life, with crops in the fields, food in the market and a calendar shaped by what is growing.
That authenticity is part of the draw. Visitors can pick produce from the field, meet farm animals, shop the market and deli, enjoy baked goods and seasonal meals, attend events and spend time outdoors.
“What makes the experience unique is that it is not just entertainment layered onto a property,” says Ashlee Mortimer, CEO of Mortimer Farms. “It is agriculture woven into every experience.”
At the heart of it all is a simple mission: connecting families to the story of their food.
Summer in Full Bloom
Summer is one of the farm’s most flavorful seasons, when the fields offer sweet corn, blackberries, tomatoes, flowers and vegetables ready for picking. For families, the Pick-Your-Own experience is often the heart of the visit. Children can walk into the fields, harvest food with their own hands and learn that dinner does not begin at the grocery store.
The season also brings sunlit days in the Farm Park, farm-inspired rides, animal encounters, fresh baked goods, lunch from the deli or Windmill Kitchen, homemade ice cream and lemonade. On Friday nights, the pace shifts. The Friday Night Barn Dance brings live music, food and dancing to the farm, creating the kind of small-town gathering that feels increasingly rare.
“Summer at Mortimer Farms is very much about slowing down, being outdoors and enjoying simple moments together,” Mortimer says.
A Season for Every Visit
In addition to summer’s long days and field-fresh abundance, each season brings its own reason to visit.
Spring arrives softly, with blooming flowers, fresh plantings, baby animals and cooler weather that invites guests back outside. Fall brings the farm’s most well-known tradition, Pumpkin Fest, when the property becomes a harvest celebration filled with pumpkins, rides, games, entertainment, apple cider donuts and fresh-pressed cider.
Winter moves at a quieter pace. The season centers on the market and deli, bakery, holiday experiences, farm-to-table dinners and greenhouse growing, offering guests a more peaceful view of the farm while the fields prepare for what comes next.
Rooted in Tradition
Throughout the year, food remains the thread that ties the experience together. Monthly farm-to-table dinners invite guests to gather around long tables for seasonal meals made with ingredients grown on the property. Great-Grandma Alice’s homemade pies, blackberry treats, sweet corn, homemade ice cream and scratch-made bakery items have become favorites people return for.
Still, Mortimer says the farm’s lasting pull is not only about food, festivals or wide-open space. It is about connection. “At Mortimer Farms, guests are not just buying a ticket or eating a meal,” she says. “They are participating in something bigger.”
That may look like a child holding a just-picked blackberry, grandparents dancing on a summer night or a family carrying pumpkins back to the car. Season by season, Mortimer Farms invites visitors to step out of their routines and remember that some of the best memories are grown close to the ground.
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Throughout the year, food remains the thread that ties the experience together. Monthly farm-to-table dinners invite guests to gather around long tables for seasonal meals made with ingredients grown on the property.