The pigs are happy with the rain at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. The forecast isn’t clear so Farmer Mary isn’t sure whether the zoo will be open or not today. Check back for updates here and at posts at Winterpast Farm on Facebook and at winterpast_farm on Instagram.
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Thanks to @elitewasteservices for delivering this pumpkin colored potty today to Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. Farmer Mary has tried to decorate that corner of the parking lot as best she can with donated pumpkins. 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃Farmer Mary does NOT have to have a potty at all for farm visitors. She had a perfectly nice “Humanore” composting toilet which someone recently complained about. It would have been nice if that person had chosen to talk to Farmer Mary directly about her concerns instead of complaining loudly on Facebook. (Bet that person won’t ever volunteer either at this small local zoo which takes in all of Wake Forests unwanted pets.)
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The Winterpast Farm website has ALWAYS explained very clearly that there is only a composting toilet available for visitors but this person obviously didn’t bother to read the very detailed “your visit” section at www.winterpast.org.
Come try it out next time you schedule a visit! If you have friends who bicycle🚲 on Ghoston Road assure them that the new potty and sink in the barn are available for their use.
If your child needs to use it during a visit please plan to accompany them through the gate (and shut the gate firmly) and through the parking lot and wait until they are done then head together back through the gate, maybe stopping to wash hands in the barn (and shutting the door there firmly as Farmer Mary has a heater there to keep the sink pipes from freezing) then again opening (and shutting!!!!) the gate to the Petting Zoo area.
The Zoo will be open next for visits on Friday (if no rain!) from 10-5. Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at www.winterpast.org to learn how YOU can schedule your visit.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
CLOSED Thurs Nov 14
OPEN 10-5 Fri Nov 15
OPEN 10-5 Sat Nov 16 Pumpkin Smash Day 🎃🎃
OPEN 12-5 Sun Nov 17
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If you are short of time here are the highlights from “Your Visit” at www.winterpast.org
1. Admission is $10 for all ages. Tiny babies in arms that Farmer Mary will not interact with do not have to pay. Cash. Cash ONLY-Farmer Mary has had way too many bad checks returned lately!. No credit cards. Please be ready to pay on arrival. No change is available. Please respect our admission price. No change is available. Please respect our admission price. Please be prepared to pay on arrival. No credit cards. Please do not plan to debate our admission fee at the gate.
2. Our parking lot is small so park CLOSE together and pull in close to the plywood pig faces marking parking spots. The address is 12936 Ghoston Road, Wake Forest NC 27587. Located near Falls Lake at the end of Six Forks Road at Highway 98. Make an appointment to visit. Park at a pig.🐷Pull up close to the parking pigs. Park mindfully of others. Please don’t leave trash in the parking lot. There is a trashcan right there. If the lot is full do not park blocking the gate. Park on the road in front of the farm with all four wheels OFF the road.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Do not go down the neighbors private road behind our barn even if your GPS says to turn!! This makes Farmer Mary’s neighbors VERY angry as it should.
3. Check open hours posted on website or facebook page then TEXT (please do not call during open hours since Farmer Mary will be busy with visitors.)Please text to schedule your visit. Please text only between 8am and 10pm. Farmer Mary will not return texts made at 6am or midnight! Please text only between 8am and 10pm. Farmer Mary will not return texts made at 6am or midnight!Farmer Mary likes to know when people are coming so she can be available near the gate. She doesn’t want to be ten acres back fixing a fence when you arrive!
Please don’t text “can we come Thursday?” PLEASE BE SPECIFIC to avoid endless back and forth texts. For example you could text “group of five moms and six kids this Thursday June 12 at noon for picnic lunch and tour?” Farmer Mary is busy and cannot chat on the phone. She DOES NOT hang out on FB all day long. YOU will be very happy if she doesn’t spend all her time on the phone while YOU are visiting.
Please do not text to ask if you can visit on a day the posted schedule says the farm is closed. Please read the schedule first. Text. Text. Text. 919-244-1800. Please text to schedule your visit. Please text only between 8am and 10pm. Farmer Mary will not return texts made at 6am or midnight! Please text only between 8am and 10pm. Farmer Mary will not return texts made at 6am or midnight! Once you have texted a specific time and size of group to visit on a day posted open occasionally Farmer Mary gets too busy to return texts so just come unless it is raining.
Basic questions about visiting are ALL answered below.
4. BRING FOOD FOR FEEDING THE ANIMALS! Long list is farther below. Short list is kale, collards, romaine lettuce, saltines, whole wheat crackers, whole wheat bread, plain cereal (any but plain cheerios are most popular), carrots, celery, green beans, thinly sliced apples, grapes. NOT moldy bread, NO white bread, NO salty junk food like chips or pretzels, NO candy, NO lemons or limes , NO raw potatoes, NO French fries or other salty leftovers.
Farmer Mary tries to have $5 mixed buckets of food for sale and sometimes has sleeves of whole wheat crackers, cereal or corn in baggies available for sale. You will have more fun with more animal food! Please do not allow your children to take or beg animal food from other visitors buckets. If you choose not to bring or buy food please do not offer your fingers to the animals. Most visitors who choose to are able to meet, feed and hold bunnies, guinea pigs, chicks when available, chickens, baby goats and whatever else is small and cuddly.
Please keep in mind the size of the animal and don’t give a huge carrot to a baby goat or half an apple to an emu and expect them to be able to swallow it. We have had instances of choking and near death due to poor feeding choices made by visitors. Always simply think before you feed.
5. Yes there is a bathroom. You will see the ugly portojohn in the parking lot as of November 2019. Please accompany small children and please CLOSE THE GATE if you leave the petting zoo area to use the toilet during your visit) and hand washing (sink and hot water at the barn)
6. Please plan to keep a very very very close eye on your children while you are here. Including while they are on our hammocks and especially while they are holding and feeding animals. Do not allow them to pick up animals or open or close any cages. Please accompany small children and please CLOSE THE GATE if you leave the petting zoo area to use the toilet during your visit
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🐥Thanks to everyone who braved the chilly day to attend BABY CHICK DAYS today at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC!! Watch for more fun FaceBook events coming soon at Winterpast Farm on FaceBook!!
🐥Thank you for supporting a small local farm family animal rescue.
🐥The Zoo will be open next for visits on Friday (if no rain!) from 10-5. Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at www.winterpast.org to learn how YOU can schedule your visit.
🐥Please read the entire post there to learn how to NOT turn down Farmer Mary’s neighbors private road when your GPS says to, how to park at a pig🐷, our admission price and how to pay (cash only), what food you can bring to feed the animals and other visit tips.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
CLOSED Thurs Nov 14
OPEN 10-5 Fri Nov 15
OPEN 10-5 Sat Nov 16 Pumpkin Smash Day 🎃🎃
OPEN 12-5 Sun Nov 17
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Farmer Mary is enjoying a rainy morning away from the Zoo making clay art at @jbceramics in Chapel Hill.
These clay ornaments are fresh out of the kiln and will be for sale at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. $5 helps Farmer Mary continue to care for and feed all the animals. #shoplocal this holiday season and your purchase will directly help feed the animals. Paid farm visit not required for purchase.
🐐Thank you for supporting a small local farm family animal rescue.
🦆The Zoo will be open for visits tomorrow from 10-5. Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at www.winterpast.org to learn how YOU can schedule your visit. 🐔Please read the entire post there to learn how to NOT turn down Farmer Mary’s neighbors private road when your GPS says to, how to park at a pig🐷, our admission price and how to pay (cash only), what food you can bring to feed the animals and other visit tips.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
OPEN 10-5 Wed Nov 13 Baby Chick Day!!🐥🐥🐥
CLOSED Thurs Nov 14
OPEN 10-5 Fri Nov 15
OPEN 10-5 Sat Nov 16 Pumpkin Smash Day 🎃🎃
OPEN 12-5 Sun Nov 17
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