Kimball Farm is closed for the season.

[UPDATE: Pitch and Putt and Driving Range has closed.  Half Gallons in basic and Banana and Butterscotch is available in the country store]

Well, it's over.  Muaa, muaa, muaa.  Well, it was another year.  Well, I really do wish that Peter and Mike Kimball would at least serve ice cream in the country store in cups rather then be restriced to half gallons of ice cream.  Well, a couple of bright spots.  The country store (and the cafe) is open through the winter, and I can still order a nice breakfast sandwich and pastery there, or even order a luncheon sandwich to take to a park.  I am still not thrilled at the idea that they just quit selling ice cream and they claim it's because of "demand", while I was there and the lines at the ice cream stand was still long.  It irks me, since they have a cafe store running, and they sell half gallons while they just don't even bother to open the boxes and use them to serve the customers a cup of ice cream while there eating a sandwich.  Also, there's a bakery shop called "Crumbs" opening up in the Natick Mall, so I can try out combinations of pasteries and ice cream and make some creations so that I can get you Kimball Fans through the winter and wish that they can concider keeping this place open for a bit longer.  Better yet, I wish the activities like bumper boats and the driving range would still be run until the first weekend of November, about when Rota Springs Eternal closes.

And at least, I did stock on plenty of ice cream to prepare for the closure.  The list includes:

Pumpkin
Gingersnap Molassis
Indian Pudding
Banana
Chocolate Mint Oreo
German Chocolate Fudge
Peanut Butter Butterfinger
White Russian
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Peppermint Stick
Frozen Pudding
Kahlua Crunch
Cookies and Cream
Mocha Almond Assault
Pistachio Nut
Cherry Vanilla Chip
Chocolate Raspberry Swirl
Sugar Free Maple Walnut
Chocolate Truffle
Peanut Butter Chip
Malted Moo Crunch

(Blue flavors = season, Bold = featured flavers. Brown = Featured flavor only available in half gallons)

Now, let's go at next year's preview:

SCHEDUAL

WESTFORD
ICE CREAM: Opening March 26th, End of production on October 14th
BATTING CAGES, ARCADES, MINI GOLF, BUMPER BOATS: Opening March 29th/30th, Closing October 20th
DRIVING RANGE, PITCH AND PUTT: Opening March 29th/30th, Closing November
GRILL AND SEAFOOD SHACK: Opening March 29th, Closing October 14th

LANCASTER: Opening March 30th, Closing October 14th (Country Store closes in December 24th)
CARLISLE: Opening March 30th, Closing October 14th
JAFFERY: Opening March 30th, Closing October 14th

PRICES:
Kiddie: $3.90, Small: $4.10, Large: $4.65
Sundae: $5.65. Doubledae: $6.50, Special: $6.75, Banana Split: $7.00
Half Pints: $4.65. Pints: $6.00, Quarts: $9.00, Half Gallons: $9.00
(Please note: This is my price speculation, so this may be different by next year)

There is about a 30 to 50 percent chance that the give-me-five will go up to $35.  However, it will be slashed by 10 dollars on the final weekend of activities.