About once a month Farmer Mary hears a farm visitor (of a huge variety of age) who is interacting with some of the animals at Winterpast Farm say it’s the “happiest day of my life”. This photo shows a farm visitor who was so happy to feed lots and lots of chickens all at one time; Farmer Mary encouraged her to hold kale between her knees to get even more attention.
On reflection Farmer Mary realizes that not many people (if anyone!) get to hear that regularly as a celebration of their chosen life work.
Farmer Mary wasn’t allowed to have animals of her own when she was young although she did briefly take home a baby chick that hatched in her kindergarten class. She named it “Happy” and it followed her around her neighborhood in Schenectady New York.
Now Farmer Mary has more chickens than she can possibly count plus peacocks and ducks and emu! And mini donkeys, sheep, goats, and lots of bunnies and pigs! Farmer Mary loves to share her love of animals with farm visitors at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC.
If you would like to meet all the animals at Winter past Farm Farm Petting Zoo, PLEASE read the entire “your visit” section at www.winterpast.org which very fully explains parking, our admission price, and lists a wide variety of food you can bring for feeding the animals.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
OPEN Fri Dec 8 from 10-5 (looks like rain may close the farm so text Farmer Mary to check the weather at Winterpast)
OPEN Sat Dec 9 from 10-5
OPEN Sun Dec 10 from 12-5
OPEN Mon Dec 11 from 10-5
CLOSED Tue\Wed Dec 12,13*
*Come see Farmer Mary and her daughter posing as shepherds of their own sheep at the Live Nativity at St. Francis United Methodist Church in Cary (2965 Kildaire Farm Road). Free hotdog supper 5:30-7, outdoor Live Nativity Tues from 6-8, Wed from 6-7)
OPEN Thurs Dec 14 from 10-5
CLOSED Fri Dec 15 (Farmer Mary’s oldest son graduates from NCSU!)
OPEN Sat Dec16 from 10-4 then Farmer Mary heads to a Live Nativity in Willow Springs
OPEN Sun Dec 17 from 12-5
Farmer Mary will be at Faith Harvest Church 9-10:30 with animals. Look for her in a shepherd costume.
OPEN Mon Dec 18 from 10-5
CLOSED Tues Dec 19
CLOSED Wed Dec 20
OPEN Thurs Dec21 from 10-5
OPEN Fri Dec 22 from 10-5
OPEN Sat Dec 23 from 10-5
CLOSED Sun Dec 24 -Farmer Mary will be providing animals for live nativities at St. Philip Lutheran on Falls if The Neuse 3:30-4:30 then to a Church at Heritage High School from 4:45
OPEN Mon Dec 25 from 10-5
OPEN Tues Dec 26 from 10-5
Bring all your out of town guests! SHARE with friends who may need to get outside!
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