WINTERPAST FARM is……..a place to be outdoors with family and friends. The address is 12936 Ghoston Road, Wake Forest NC 27587. Located near Falls Lake at the end of Six Forks Road at Highway 98.
*NOTE: Read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org all about making an appointment to visit the farm. Open dates and times, which vary greatly, are regularly updated at the farm FB page and website. Do not just drop by.
Lots of new birthday pics at the bottom of this post! PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST INSTEAD OF CALLING WITH QUESTIONS THAT ARE ALL ANSWERED HERE. This same information applies to corporate events, neighborhood events, school events etc. Price can occasionally be lowered for churches and schools and for weekday or multi-hour events. FARM BIRTHDAY PARTIES are for all ages at Winterpast Farm in Wake Forest, North Carolina. This ten acre fully fenced family...
Did you know you can host a pet from Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest North Carolina? For $50 you get the animal, cage, feed and everything you need for a week long educational animal experience. (Most bunny and guinea pig hosting opportunities are for a week but it can be fewer days for the same $50 price.) This $50 price is for bunnies, guinea pigs and groups of chicks and ducklings. Goat and lamb and hedgehog hosting is also $50 but by the...
Winterpast Farm has hosted pre-schools, Scout goups, Mom groups, Homeschooler groups and public school groups. One time we had 150 second graders here! Farmer Mary hired a few farmer and a forestor friend to help that time! There is plenty of parking and school buses can get in and out easily.
2017 The animals of Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo drew record crowds tonight (Dec 23) at the second night of Live Nativity at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh. Tonight Farmer Mary went with an all white theme with sheep CHARLIE BROWN and his pregnant wife, CINDY LOU and goats THOMAS and his pregnant wife, BUTTERCUP. MABEL and CLAIRE the mini donkeys stay all three nights in the barn but Farmer Mary picks a pair of goats and pair of sheep to accompany...
For, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds has come.
🐐🐑🐏Get some very cool selfies with our baby goats (and lambs)🐐🐑. Help support a local small farm family animal rescue. Please read “Your Visit” at winterpast.org. Regular farm admission applies.🦚🦔🐖🐏🦃🐇🐐🐓
Please SHARE with all your animal loving friends.
🎁For animal lovers, Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🦚Please DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to‼️
🐷PLEASE read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how to schedule a farm visit, admission price (cash only) and list of food you can bring to feed all the animals. We also usually have animal food for sale($5)
🐥Help (for free‼️) by commenting on or sharing Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook. Farmer Mary CANNOT afford to pay to promote her posts to her own followers‼️
❤️Thank you for supporting our small local farm family animal rescue.
👧🏿👨🏽🦱👵🏼 We need volunteers year round. Teens can earn Community Service hours here. Please read the “Volunteer” section at winterpast.org.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5🐐Baby Goats
Mon Feb 27 OPEN 10-5📖Animal Story Time 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Mar 3 OPEN 1-5 after a morning school Field Trip
Sat Mar 4 OPEN 10-5
Sun Mar 5 OPEN 12-5
Mon Mar 6 CLOSED/Private group
Tues Mar 7 OPEN 10-5
Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Mar 10 OPEN 10-5
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💦It looks like rain will close the farm for visits today at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. We will be OPEN SUNDAY 12-5. Please read “Your Visit” at winterpast.org.
🐐🐑🐏Get some very cool selfies with our baby goats and lambs🐐🐑. Help support a local small farm family animal rescue.🦚🦔🐖🐏🦃🐇🐐🐓
Please SHARE with all your animal loving friends.
🎁For animal lovers, Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🦚Please DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to‼️
🐷PLEASE read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how to schedule a farm visit, admission price (cash only) and list of food you can bring to feed all the animals. We also usually have animal food for sale($5)
🐥Help (for free‼️) by commenting on or sharing Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook. Farmer Mary CANNOT afford to pay to promote her posts to her own followers‼️
❤️Thank you for supporting our small local farm family animal rescue.
👧🏿👨🏽🦱👵🏼 We need volunteers year round. Teens can earn Community Service hours here. Please read the “Volunteer” section at winterpast.org.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Sat Feb 25 CLOSED/RAIN💦
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5
Mon Feb 27 OPEN 10-5📖Animal Story Time 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Mar 3 OPEN 1-5 after a morning school Field Trip
Sat Mar 4 OPEN 10-5
Sun Mar 5 OPEN 12-5
Mon Mar 6 CLOSED/Private group
Tues Mar 7 OPEN 10-5
Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Mar 10 OPEN 10-5
#winterpastfarm #wakeforestnc #pettingzoo #animalrescue #animals #farm #getoutside #raleighmoms #durhammoms #carymoms #wakeforestmoms #trianglefamily #farmermary #farmher #goat #babygoats #outinthebarn #comevisit
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🐐🐐🐐Join the goat parade at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC‼️
💦It looks like rain will close the farm for visits Saturday but check Farmer Mary’s 8am posted weather update.. OPEN SUNDAY 12-5. Please read “Your Visit” at winterpast.org.
🐐🐑🐏Get some very cool selfies with our baby goats and lambs🐐🐑. Help support a local small farm family animal rescue.🦚🦔🐖🐏🦃🐇🐐🐓
Please SHARE with all your animal loving friends.
🎁For animal lovers, Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🦚Please DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to‼️
🐷PLEASE read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how to schedule a farm visit, admission price (cash only) and list of food you can bring to feed all the animals. We also usually have animal food for sale($5)
🐥Help (for free‼️) by commenting on or sharing Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook. Farmer Mary CANNOT afford to pay to promote her posts to her own followers‼️
❤️Thank you for supporting our small local farm family animal rescue.
👧🏿👨🏽🦱👵🏼 We need volunteers year round. Teens can earn Community Service hours here. Please read the “Volunteer” section at winterpast.org.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Sat Feb 25 OPEN 10-5 📸Baby Farm Animal Selfie Day🐐🐑🐥(rain❓)
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5
Mon Feb 27 OPEN 10-5📖Animal Story Time 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Mar 3 OPEN 1-5 after a morning school Field Trip
Sat Mar 4 OPEN 10-5
Sun Mar 5 OPEN 12-5
Mon Mar 6 CLOSED/Private group
Tues Mar 7 OPEN 10-5
Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Mar 10 OPEN 10-5
#winterpastfarm #wakeforestnc #pettingzoo #animalrescue #animals #farm #getoutside #raleighmoms #durhammoms #carymoms #wakeforestmoms #trianglefamily #farmermary #farmher #goat #babygoats #goatparade #uphigh #tree #comevisit #girlsoutdoors #lookup
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Where else is an emu best friends with a baby goat? 🐐Perhaps only at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC‼️🙂 Check out the full video at Winterpast Frm on Facebook or winterpast_farm on Instagram.
🐖Winterpast Farm will be OPEN FRIDAY 10-5 for visits. Get some very cool selfies with our baby goats and lambs🐐🐑. Help support a local small farm family animal rescue.🦚🦔🐖🐏🦃🐇🐐🐓
Please SHARE with all your animal loving friends.
🎁For animal lovers, Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🦚Please DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to‼️
🐷PLEASE read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how to schedule a farm visit, admission price (cash only) and list of food you can bring to feed all the animals. We also usually have animal food for sale($5)
🐥Help (for free‼️) by commenting on or sharing Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook. Farmer Mary CANNOT afford to pay to promote her posts to her own followers‼️
❤️Thank you for supporting our small local farm family animal rescue.
👧🏿👨🏽🦱👵🏼 We need volunteers year round. Teens can earn Community Service hours here. Please read the “Volunteer” section at winterpast.org.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Feb 24 OPEN 10-5
Sat Feb 25 OPEN 10-5 📸Baby Farm Animal Selfie Day🐐🐑🐥
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5
Mon Feb 27 OPEN 10-5📖Animal Story Time 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Mar 3 OPEN 1-5 after a morning school Field Trip
Sat Mar 4 OPEN 10-5
Sun Mar 5 OPEN 12-5
#winterpastfarm #wakeforestnc #pettingzoo #animalrescue #animals #farm #getoutside #raleighmoms #durhammoms #carymoms #wakeforestmoms #trianglefamily #farmermary #farmher #emu #babygoat #goats #thenanny #bird #featheredfriends #animalfriends #playwithme #farmanimals #goatsofinstagram #goat #chicken #comevisit #love
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Yesterday was another good day at Winterpast Farm Pettting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. Come visit!
🐖Winterpast Farm will be OPEN FRIDAY 10-5 for visits. Get some very cool selfies with our baby goats and lambs🐐🐑. Farmer Mary still has one sheep and one goat who are pregnant.Help support a local small farm family animal rescue.🦚🦔🐖🐏🦃🐇🐐🐓
Please SHARE with all your animal loving friends.
🎁For animal lovers, Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List (Farmer Mary’s Birthday was Feb 14🎉:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🦚Please DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to‼️
🐷PLEASE read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how to schedule a farm visit, admission price (cash only) and list of food you can bring to feed all the animals. We also usually have animal food for sale($5)
🐥Help (for free‼️) by commenting on or sharing Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook. Farmer Mary CANNOT afford to pay to promote her posts to her own followers‼️
❤️Thank you for supporting our small local farm family animal rescue.
👧🏿👨🏽🦱👵🏼 We need volunteers year round. Teens can earn Community Service hours here. Please read the “Volunteer” section at winterpast.org.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Feb 24 OPEN 10-5
Sat Feb 25 OPEN 10-5 📸Baby Farm Animal Selfie Day🐐🐑🐥
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5
Mon Feb 27 OPEN 10-5📖Animal Story Time 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Mar 3 OPEN 1-5 after a morning school Field Trip
Sat Mar 4 OPEN 10-5
Sun Mar 5 OPEN 12-5
#winterpastfarm #wakeforestnc #pettingzoo #animalrescue #animals #farm #getoutside #raleighmoms #durhammoms #carymoms #wakeforestmoms #trianglefamily #farmermary #farmher #bunny #chicken #goats #babygoat #feedinganimals #guineapig #farmanimals #getoutdoors #supportlocalsmallfarms
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🥚🐣🐥Some cute baby chicks that hatched from eggs purchased from Winterpast Farm are back at the farm after a local family enjoyed the incubating and hatching process.
🥚🥚Farmer Mary is happy to provide eggs for local classrooms as well and will take the chicks afterwards.
🐖Winterpast Farm will be OPEN MONDAY 10-5 for visits. Get some very cool selfies with baby goats and lambs🐐🐑. Help support a local small farm family animal rescue.🦚🦔🐖🐏🦃🐇🐐🐓Please SHARE with all your animal loving friends.
🎁For animal lovers, Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List (Farmer Mary’s Birthday was Feb 14🎉:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🦚Please DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to‼️
🐷PLEASE read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how to schedule a farm visit, admission price (cash only) and list of food you can bring to feed all the animals. We also usually have animal food for sale($5)
🐥Help (for free‼️) by commenting on or sharing Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook. Farmer Mary CANNOT afford to pay to promote her posts to her own followers‼️
❤️Thank you for supporting our small local farm family animal rescue.
👧🏿👨🏽🦱👵🏼 We need volunteers year round. Teens can earn Community Service hours here. Please read the “Volunteer” section at winterpast.org.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Mon Feb 20 OPEN 10-5 📖Animal Story Time at 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Feb 24 OPEN 10-5
Sat Feb 25 OPEN 10-5 📸Baby Farm Animal Selfie Day🐐🐑🐥
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5
🌳🌲Take a slow meander in nature at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. Walk with the Farmers Daughter into the back pasture and forest along with goats, sheep, emu and CLAIRE donkey. Slow down and relax. Hug a tree 🌲. Roam Farmer Mary’s ten fenced acres. Find joy away from technology.
🌲🌳What is forest bathing?🌲🌳
In 1982, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries created the term shinrin-yoku, which translates to “forest bathing” or “absorbing the forest atmosphere.” The practice encourages people to simply spend time in nature — no actual bathing required. It’s also very low impact, which means you don’t have to go for intense trail runs or hikes. The goal of forest bathing is to live in the present moment while immersing your senses in the sights and sounds of a natural setting.
Health Benefits: Forest bathing has been found to lower blood pressure, heart rate, and levels of harmful hormones — like cortisol, which your body produces when it’s stressed.This can help put you in a more calm and relaxed state.
Studies have found that spending 10 to 20 minutes a day outdoors can lead to increased well-being and happiness and decreased amounts of stress.
🌳🌳Once you have arrived in the forest, take a few deep breaths and center yourself. Focus on what your senses are taking in — whether it’s the scent of clean line scented air or a chorus of guinea fowl and chickens.
🌲🌲Spend a few moments simply observing your surroundings. Sit and watch how the trees sway in the wind or simply walk around. If you decide to walk, go at a leisurely pace and without a specific destination in mind. It’s important to let your mind and senses explore and indulge. The goal of forest bathing is to relax and detach from your normal every day life.
Make your wellbeing a priority
This is not exercise, or hiking, or jogging. It is simply being in nature, connecting with it through our senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. Shinrin-yoku is like a bridge. By opening our senses, it bridges the gap between us and nature
Never have we been so far from merging with the natural world and so divorced from nature. By 2050, 66% of the world’s population is projected to live in cities. According to a study sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American spends 93% of his or her time indoors‼️
BTW: Every posted open day is an opportunity for Forest Bathing at Winterpast Farm. Please read “your visit” at winterpast.org
🐐🐑Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Fri Feb 17 CLOSED/RAIN🌧
Sat Feb 18 OPEN 10-5 🌲Forest Bathing🌳
Sun Feb 19 OPEN 12-5
Mon Feb 20 OPEN 10-5 Animal Story Time at 11,12,1
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Feb 24 OPEN 10-5
Sat Feb 25 OPEN 10-5 📸Baby Farm Animal Selfie Day🐐🐑🐥
Sun Feb 26 OPEN 12-5
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