OPEN BARN

March 29 - April 2, 2010 ~ 10am - 3pm Daily

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What is an "Open Barn" you ask? While most farms, especially horse farms, are VERY private and never open their doors to the public, we love to share and educate about our animals here on the farm. We open up our private farm - where we work and live - to the public and we get a chance to meet with wonderful people who love animals and farming as much as we do.

Some come to visit with the animals, others come to see how it's all done on such a small farm. We also do this so we can show our farm's transparency ... there are no "back rooms" or hidden products. Everything is out in the open and while we may have some messy corners here and there, we really do want to show how our animals and crops are cared for. And show that yes, you can do it too!We ask that you leave your pets at home and yes, we will be here rain or shine.

Groups: There is VERY LIMTED PARKING on site, so please carpool...pack your cars full and come on up! There is NO additional parking this year - if you come and the spots are all taken, please come by in an hour or so. Please park in designated areas only.

Yes, the dates are Monday, March 29th - Friday April 2nd, from 10-3 daily.

No, please do not plan on dropping off your kids - parental supervision is REQUIRED.

Costs:

Unlike many farms that charge a per person or per vehicle fee, there is no charge to come out and visit during this very special, rare week. As a privately owned farm, we do not get any government support or subsides (as some park/farms do) - therefore we ask that when you come on out you bring a generous donation for the animals and the farm :-).

We take months preparing for our Open Barn events and truly hope that you learn a lot while you are here from our educational displays. Please enjoy safely!

Rules:

Yep. There are rules ... unfortunately, we've had to add rules to our fun Open Barn Week.

*Leave your dogs/pets at home.
*This is a no smoking facility. There is no smoking area anywhere on our property. Ditto for profanity, drugs and alcohol.
*Fair warning: this is a working farm - please wear appropriate footwear for any "land mines" you may come across.
*No running or yelling. This is very distracting and disturbing to "prey" animals.
*Please be courteous to each other and the many small children that enjoy the farm.
*Lastly, please don't steal from the farm. Last Open Barn, someone decided they needed our farm's camera more than we did. We hope they are enjoying the new camera we had purchased the month before.

We know some of these rules seem silly - they are for everyone's protection and safety though.
We also ask YOU, yes YOU, if you see someone doing something, please tell one of the farm staff. This is our private home and farm and we open it up to share part of our farm life with you. If we have people who continuously violate the rules, we will have to eliminate Open Barn events.

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Photos from prior Open Barns below...

kids sitting in the carriage to have their photos taken

little guy checking out where the baby chicks went to hide!

Cute little girls sitting on the edge of a garden box waiting for their pony ride turn

My mom & sister - could not have done it without them

Who am I kidding? I could not have done it without the help of 26 wonderful volunteers

Parking was crazy! Neighbors helped by opening their pasture for us

Shauna with Mina and a sweet little girl (and her daddy helping)

I can only imagine that there were quite a few kids who looked like this after they left the farm...

Willows Skjønn Ti just could not take it any more! IT IS NAP TIME!!

Did you make it to one of our Open Barns? If so, we would love to have your feedback and if you have photos you would like to share we would absolutely love to see them as well. Fill out the Contact Us form and we will get back to you!