Recently I joined the Eco-Moms Alliance Group of the Lehigh Valley, it's a group of like minded moms pursuing an eco-friendly lifestyle. Members of this group coordinate family style outings to various places of interest in the area :) Today we participated in our first group organized meet up event at Klein Farms Dairy & Creamery. We made attendance of this event a priority because Zi desperately wanted to visit a farm that sold meat and dairy products that were raised and processed on site. She was thrilled to be able to meet the cows that made the milk her yogurt smoothie was made from. Klein farms gave our group a free tour of the premises, we saw the milking room, the cheese making kitchen, the baby cow area and the chickens. There was also a playground and two corn mazes for the kids. One corn maze was short and simple for the little kids and one was a much longer more complex maze for the big kids. The tour was about a half an hour long and was honest and informative, and the kids had opportunities to ask questions (which was important to Zi). After the tour, the group took a hay ride up to the pumpkin patch, then everyone was treated to product samples in the farm store. We came home with a cooler bag full of milk, cheeses, yogurt and beef, and the prices were reasonable :) We were very fortunate to have had the opportunity to be present for the birth of a beautiful baby calf during our visit, and that made the day extra special :) I think we'll make this a regular thing.
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| The calf being born :) |
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