A Day On the Farm

My first experience visiting Terry’s Berries with the kids, opened my eyes to the world of cooperative farming, organic style.  Now it is one of my most looked forward to trips during the year.  Kids need to know where their food comes from… not just the store, but that a farmer pays a lot of attention to growing the apples we usually select from a shiny pyramid stand in the produce section.  I love listening to the answers the kids give when asked, “What do we need bees for?” or “What do chickens give us?”  So here are the pictures of the much loved adventure out River Road.  Boy, did we luck out with the weather.  Both the Pre-K and School Age group had the most amazing autumn days!

The hunt is on for the perfect pumpkin.  Surely there is an orange round beauty for these sunny friends.

Oh, Boy!  Did we forget to mention to choose a size you can carry!  Look out for slippery pumpkin skin and small hands!

Pomme de terre is French for potato.  It means apple of the earth.  After picking apples from the trees, the kids get to dig through the dirt for rosy red potatoes.  What a neat correlation.

 

This is Farmer Amy.  She is explaining how to feed the chickens and that little fingers look the same as pieces of bread to hungry eyes with beaks.  Let’s see how many little fingers stay behind the fence.

Boots, boots for everyone, even in the sun.

Ready for the hay ride.  Teachers are not allowed, bummer!

Posing with a pumpkin.

This little picker has been munching on some sweet, juicy, red berries.  M-m-m!

The older kids got to pick some little ears of corn.

Terry, of Terry’s Berries, gave the school-age group a personal tour on her awesome tractor.

 And that concludes another fun filled trip to Terry’s Berries.  The kids really enjoyed it and so did the parents and teachers that went along.  Can’t wait until next year.