Farmer Mary has five kayaks, including one sit-on-top and one tandem (2 seats) and plenty of paddles and life jackets. Arrange to rent one or more today for only $25 a day. Winterpast farm is half a mile from Falls Lake where you can put in the kayaks at boat landings and parks. A chicken just hatched babies under one kayak so obviously they aren’t being used often enough!
Another great place to put in is at the new bike trail just
below Falls lake dam. Great river floating And swimming as well. Farmer Mary and her kids are often there in the late afternoon watching for turtles and enjoying the cool water and nice shade.
A shearer will be at Winterpast Farm on Wednesday starting around 5pm. Text Farmer Mary if you want to arrange your farm visit at that time so you and your family can watch. there may be opportunities to help as well, if you like. Some sheep are harder to catch although they will all be happy to be rid of their heavy winter coats!
244-1800 to text Farmer Mary. Voice mail is iffy, so text or try back later.
Joseph the peacock is molting and Farmer Mary has lovely feathers for sale.
Large “eye” feathers $5 or three for $10.
Make your own trendy feathered hair clips and earrings.
Next Saturday from 9 til 12 a friend will be at Winterpast Farm with her hedgehogs. Come meet and touch and maybe hold one. She can advise on adoption and how hedgehogs are for pets.
Usual $5 per person entry to Winterpast Farm for this event. We hope to see you on Saturday!
Considering the cost of gas for a zoo trip, and considering how incredibly up close and personal you can get with animals at Winterpast, Farmer Mary is perplexed by the number of visitors who visit and don’t pay.
Here are a few things your nominal admission price goes to:
Sheep are being sheared this Monday and that cost is $20 per sheep. Their hot winter coat has to be taken off and Farmer Mary seriously shopped around for a great deal on the shearing.
The baby milk for bottle feeding goat babies, baby lambs, baby piglets and more is $25 for a bag that feeds One animal for a few days. most bottle feeding of runts and newborns goes on for months.
Feed for the pony, sheep, ducks etc goes up annually (if not more often!) and Farmer Mary pays about $12 to $15 per bag. There is also hay and occasional medical expenses for the livestock.
The care and feeding and clothing and entertaining of four teens, plus their summer foster child from BelArus is another expense that Farmer Mary pays for With the income from farm visits, birthday parties and keeping dogs, renting kayaks, bonfires and camp outs.
In order to keep admission very very low, Farmer Mary asks that you bring for for feeding the animals. This can include carrots, apples, bread, cereal, outdated and stale almost anything…it can be a great time to clear your frig and pantry. the more food you bring, the more you and your family and friends will enjoy your visit to Winterpast Farm.
Please tell your friends to visit the farm and please remind them to pay. Where else can you kiss a piglet, bottle feed a lamb, stroll with a llama, see ad hold an emu egg, have Justin Beiber (the peacock) eating out of your hand, see a chicken on her nest, rent a bunny. And more…..????
Adopted children and foster children always visit Winterpast Farm for free.
