Welcome
Elgin’s farm on Monkey Road, Evergreen Farms, became a reality in 1989 when Mike and Beth Walterscheidt bought the property with the intention of establishing a high-quality family farm for Central Texans. The first Christmas trees were harvested in 1996 and the Pumpkin Hunt began in 2001.
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Since then, the farm has grown to hosting thousands of Central Texans during the Pumpkin Hunt and tree harvesting seasons.
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The Walterscheidts also owned a Christmas tree farm in Bryan, Texas from 1980-1998.
They currently live on the farm in Elgin with their donkey, goats, and barn cats.
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The Owners
Mike Walterscheidt is a retired forestry professor where he was the Associate Department Head at Texas A&M University. He is the former President of the International Society of Arboriculture(ISA) and has a wide knowledge of trees in Texas.
Beth Walterscheidt is a retired middle school teacher. She spent more than 20 years teaching and continues educating children and adults who visit the farm for educational tours. Beth is past president of the National Christmas Tree Association. She currently serves as President of the Elgin ISD School Board.
The Walterscheidts have 2 sons. The oldest, Mike, and his wife, Carol, are travelers in their jobs so they are rarely seen on the farm. Chris, the youngest, helps with farm decisions and also during the selling seasons. Katy, his wife, helps with PR on the farm. Their oldest daughter is frequently seen in the gift shop or concession stand always helping where needed. She is 11 and learning fast the ways of the farm. The youngest daughter, who is 8, has joined the team and can be seen helping customers and showing them fun things to do on the farm.
Contact Us
EVERGREEN FARMS
242 Monkey Road
Elgin, Texas 78621
512-281-4833
evergreen@evergreen-farms.com
Directions
GPS Coordination to Evergreen Farms Parking Lot
N 30* 19’ 16.79963” W97* 23’ 21.60174”
Directions:
From Austin: East on Hwy 290---8 miles past Manor (before you get into Elgin), turn right on County Line Road. There is a Gas Station and stoplight at the corner. Go 2 miles on County Line Road and turn left on Monkey Road. Go 2 miles on Monkey Road and Evergreen Farms will be on the left.
From Bastrop: 95N---turn left on Hwy 290 in Elgin. The first stoplight by McDonalds and Meyers Smokehouse, turn right on Loop 109. After 2 blocks the road splits, take a right onto FM 1704. After 2 miles turn right on Monkey Road and Evergreen Farms will be a mile on the right.
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