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This year, Nelson Produce Farm hosted its very first tulip festival, which also happens to be the very first tulip festival in Nebraska. The festival started on April 18 and ended May 4. 

Nelson Produce Farm is located in Valley, Nebraska and has been allowing visitors onto their farm for six years in hopes that they can teach people the ins and outs of farming and what everyday life looks like for farmers. Along with their educational value, the farm has also hosted a multitude of different festivals.

While the farm doesn’t officially open until June 1, there are still many fun activities available for people of all ages. 

The main attraction of the festival was the tulips. The Nelsons planted 400,000 bulbs and 35+ varieties of tulips, creating a fun and unique experience for all. People also had the ability to take fun photos with the tulips as their backdrops.

While the farm’s full menu isn’t available yet, the Nelson’s still had plenty of options at their Front Porch Cafe and from the two different food trucks available—one for Mexican food and another with a special focus on corn dogs.

The tulips weren’t the only new additions to Nelson Produce Farm. The arrival of spring brought with it a bunch of new baby animals to the farm. And the best part, you could feed all of them. With baby chicks, goats and sheep, the cuteness factor was through the roof. 

Nelson Produce Farm also offered a variety of fun activities like their U-Pick, where after purchasing a box, you could walk through their gardens and pick out some fruits and vegetables. For kids, they had a hay bale tower, playgrounds and corn pit. 

After a long day of having fun at the farm, a perfect ending would be to head on over to their market. Nelson Produce Farm offers a whole range of items like baked goods, vegetables, chips and salsa, flowers, coffee and even stuffed animals.