Cool Monarch Butterfly larva found today out by the pond at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. Luckily a teen butterfly expert was on a farm visit and identified the caterpillar and even showed Farmer Mary how it tries to scare predators. The larval growth period is in five separate sections called “insteps”. Next it will form a chrysalis and eventually it will hatch into a beautiful Monarch butterfly. Farmer Mary will try to document each stage here at Winterpast Farm.
If you would like to meet all the animals at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo, PLEASE read the entire “your visit” 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 Sunday Sept 3 from 12-5
CLOSED Mon Sept 4
CLOSED Tues Sept 5
OPEN Wed Sept 6 from 10-5
OPEN Thurs Sept 7 from 1-7
(Bring a picnic supper along?)
CLOSED Fri Sept 8
OPEN Sat Sept 9 from 10-6
OPEN Sun Sept 10 from 12-5
CLOSED Mon Sept 11
PLEASE DO NOT drive down our neighbors private road behind the Winterpast barn even if your GPS tells you to!!! Our address is 12936 Ghoston Road and our very well marked entrance is at 12936 Ghoston Road.
PLEASE look for our LARGE entry sign and enter the parking lot there.
PLEASE “park at a pig” in our small parking lot. Please have exact cash or check to Winterpast Farm to pay the $10 per person admission. Please don’t plan to debate our admission price at the gate.#winterpastfarm #pettingzoo #wakeforestnc #ncfarm #farmfun #funforallages #farmermary #getoutside #plentyofshade #supportsmallfarms #thatsenoughrainythanks #monarchbutterfly #monarch #larva #caterpillar #nature #getoutside #openyoureyes