There is an effort on Prince Edward Island to make children aware of where their food comes from. One of the ways to accomplish this is through Open Farm Days. This year, 28 farms opened their properties to the public for a few hours, to allow people an opportunity to see how their food is produced. We visited Hope River and Kool Breeze farms with our daughter and the grandkids.
Hope River is a mixed animal farm. It was fun for the kids to see the sheep,
pigs, ducks,
chickens
and rabbits. As usual, the pigs were their favourites.
The farm sells it products on site with reasonable rates for pasture raised animals.
Kool Breeze farm and garden center is familiar to the children from their pre-school and family visits there. The farm does a great job every fall decorating and providing a farm-themed playground for kids.
Round and square hay bales make trains, tractors,
stands for slides, and mazes the kids climb through, on and over. Lots of bale characters
line the field as a local musician provides entertainment and a farm tractor pulls visitors around on a tour of the farm. Food, including ice cream, is available.
Farms are an important part of the economy of this island but no matter where you live, your food begins with a farmer.
Thank you to these hard working people.
35 comments:
Looks like a fun outing. And who DOESN'T love pigs?
The pigs are my favorites, too. That's one reason I stopped eating them! :-)
It's a good idea, and it seems that the farmers are doing it up right.
OMG, yes, Marie. All kids need to see farms as they're growing up...no question about it. I love what they're doing with the bales of hay here. HAHAHA! So fun! We saw so many of them while in England...and now back here in The Netherlands.
The pigs are cute! I've seen a lot of bumper stickers lately with things like "If You've Eaten Today, Thank A Farmer". It is good for people to know where their food comes from, and to have an idea of how much work goes into producing it.
We have a similar scheme over here. What very sensible children to like pigs best. I worked for several years on a farm with 300 sows and around 3,000 pigs in all!
What a wonderful place, thank you.
It is a good idea. City kids often have little experience with the country.
We ALL need to see farms. And clever fun and whimsy. Huge thanks to farms and farmers, the world over.
What a good idea. I read recently a member of the S.African parliment said what do we need farmers for when we buy all our food from the supermarkets!!! The mind boggles. Have a great weekend. Diane
A great venture. In my childhood every trip, even to the dentist, involved sights of farm animals."This little pig..."
A wonderful event for kids and adults to experience. More farms are doing this so kids will learn where their food comes from. Larry the lamb visited our library last year so the kids could learn about sheep. The kids were fascinated and wanted to pet Larry. Larry had a good hour there with all the attention.
WoW!!! what a great place!! i really enjoyed all of your pictures!!!!
What a super way for children to learn where their food comes from Marie. Farmers work so hard and are often not appreciated ✨
What fun ! I love the picture of the fat hen and all the displays at the 2nd farm.
It looks like a fun place to visit, and an excellent teaching idea for the kids. They should do this in every place there are farms.
I love the pigs too!
I wonder at what point the kids will become vegetarians.
The farmers did a great job, AC.
It is amusing what they do with the bales, Ginnie.
I don’t think farmers get many vacations, Danielle.
That must have been a messy job with the pigs, John. Hard work too.
It was a great day, Mage.
The kids on this island should be knowledgeable about the source of their food, William.
If you ate today, thank a farmer, EC. So true, eh?
That guy needs to go to a farm day, Diane.
Sounds like a great childhood to me, Joanne.
Our library holds events with guests to talk to the kids but no animal guests that I know of, Bill. Great idea.
Thanks Debbie.
Farmers here go out of their way to educate islanders, Grace.
The hens there were huge, Ginnie.
The farmers here do a great job informing people of their work, Ratty.
That was a very educational and fun outing!
I would like to go apple picking this year. Have not done that for a while.
: )
Love the time at the orchard!
this is so wise to make children aware where and how our food is produced Marie!
i truly loved the interesting and fun glimpse of farms
i bet kids will never forget these happy informative visit :)
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