Glendale Farm in Chimacum is inaugurating its Valley Revival Mini Music Festival on the weekend of Sept. 14-15, that owner and operator Seth Sexton hopes will herald a brighter future for the 180-acre agricultural property, which has been in operation since 1857.

Sexton acknowledged last year’s settlement between Jefferson County and Glendale Farm, then owned by his mother Linda, which was reached so that the polluted property would be cleaned up, in exchange for the suspension of nearly all of its $264,500 of dollars in code violations.

“My sisters and I have made incredible progress remediating the land and revitalizing the farm,” Sexton said. “We still have a ways to go yet, but I think the public will be elated by our progress.”

For the Valley Revival Mini Music Festival, Sexton teamed up with event producer Nicole Berry, and is excited to provide public access to Dharma Ridge Farm, as part of an agritourism strategy that he believes can engage the economy and highlight the historic culture of the surrounding Chimacum Valley community.

Not only will Glendale Farm be taking part in the Jefferson County Farm Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that Saturday and Sunday, but Dharma Ridge Farm’s on-site “U-Pick” pumpkin patch and farmstand will likewise be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sexton explained that the weekend would serve as a sneak preview for Dharma Ridge Farm’s “U-Pick” pumpkin patch on successive weekends, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October.

“Dharma Ridge Farm’s 80 acres have been largely devoted to wholesale farming,” Sexton said. “But October will see them start to open up more to the public.”

For $25 per day in advance, or $30 per day at the door, attendees can take part in the Valley Revival Mini Music Festival, which is set to showcase roughly half a dozen local bands from 3-10 p.m. each day Sept. 14 and 15, with a 21-plus beer and wine garden open from 5-10 p.m.

Berry noted that, while on-site live music will be featured throughout, the ticketed shows will present regional musical performers including Sarah Shea, Jesse Ahmann, Topia Vana, the Sweater Weather String Band, Ellie Baird and DJ Bone Burner.

Sexton welcomes the opportunity to work with outfits such as The Production Alliance to help raise community awareness of Glendale and Dharma Ridge farms, which he characterized as representing “some of the largest and most productive agricultural properties in the region.”

In addition to offering guided tours of Glendale Farm’s organic fields, where they cultivate 70 acres of mixed vegetables, as well as hosting Dharma Ridge Farm’s public farmstand of fresh produce and local artisanal products, Sexton looks forward to seeing families enjoy field games, photoshoots, apple-picking and cider-pressing demonstrations and tasting.

Sexton is particularly enthusiastic about bringing attention to not only smaller producers of organic goods such as eggs, honey and microgreens, but also area artisans of visual arts, ceramics and other craftwork.

“I really do intend for this to become an annual event, to further call attention to this area’s impressive agricultural productivity and culture,” Sexton said, adding that, in more ways than one, “our community is on the grow.”

Tickets for the Valley Revival Mini Music Festival are available at eventbrite.com, but overnight camping is an additional $15.