EDGWICK FARM OPENS ITS DOORS EVERY WINTER TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO IT'S FARMER'S MARKET CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS TO
FAMILIES NEW TO THE FARM TO SEE WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM. Meet
our hard working dairy goats and cuddle their newborn babies early
in the tour season. Later in the tour season, play with the growing
baby goats in the exercise yard. After touring the farm, meet the
cheesemakers, observe the cheesemaking through a viewing window and
taste the milk and cheese these wonderful animals help produce. FAQs
How long does the farm tour last? What can we expect? Tours are
typically about an hour long and include an educational tour guided by
our herd manager and personal contact with our milking goats and an
opportunity for each family to visit the baby goat pen and cuddle the
babies. After visiting with the animals, there is a bathroom to wash
hands. Then the cheesemakers will taste goat milk and goat cheeses
in the viewing room where you can look through a big window to see
cheese being made. What are my transport/parking options getting to
the event? Please enter the driveway of the house at 348 Angola Road
and proceed up the small road to the red building which is our
creamery and microdairy and park in the small parking area to the left
of it. How should we dress? Although, there is very limited walking
on the tour and most of the tour occurs inside semi-heated buildings,
you should dress for cold outdoor weather in clothes you don't mind
getting dirty. Consider wearing boots (no open toes shoes) and
maybe bring a plastic bags to stash dirty boots at the end of the
tour. This is a farm experience, you will get dirty and your boots
will get messy. Goats like to nibble on dangling and shiny items so
avoid long earrings and jewelry. What can't I bring on the tour?
Please do not bring dogs to the farm tour. They will frighten our
farm animals. We do not recommend strollers because they cannot
enter the hoop house where the goats are kept (they get stuck in the
bedding and intrigue the goats) What does the tour cost? Do you charge
for young children? The farm tours cost $10 per person. (This covers
our out of pocket costs.) Children under 2 years old are able to
attend at no charge by reserving a free under 2 ticket. However, each
child four and under must be accompanied by an adult to assure there
is reasonable supervision during animal contact. Why do you limit
tours to 15 attendees? We are a working farm, milking twice a day, 7
days a week and making cheese daily as well. The tours are scheduled
around our daily work and are deliberately small so as to fit in our
spaces and not over stress the animals or our land. We buy your milk
and cheese and eggs at the farmer's markets. Can we buy some at the
end of the tour to bring home? Can we come to your farm after the tour
to buy products? Yes. Milk and cheese and eggs will be available for
purchase at the end of the tour. Consider a cooler in your vehicle
is the weather is warm. We do not maintain a store on the farm --
you can purchase our products from us after the tour at farmer's
markets. Will we get to feed the baby goats on the tour? No. We take
great care to feed our baby goats on a strict schedule and moniter how
much they eat and how they are doing as well as train them for future
milking. Will we get to milk the goats or see the goats being milked?
No. Although we milk every day, twice a day, we milk very early in
the morning and at the end of the day. Can we explore the farm without
attending a tour? No. Our farm is a working farm and closed to the
public except for these special WINTER TOURS. Can we picnic on the
farm before or after the tour? Sorry but we do not have picnicing
opportunities on our farm. Refund Policy Cancellations are permitted
48 hours prior to tour date by e-mailing edgwickfarm@gmail.com.
Tours are rain or shine. EDGWICK FARM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
CANCELS TOURS AND REFUND PAYMENTS DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER OR LACK OF
SUFFICIENT RESERVATIONS. Further Questions Have further questions
about EDGWICK FARM 2018 WINTER TOURS, e-mail edgwickfarm@gmail.com.
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