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.
🎾Winterpast Farm will be OPEN MONDAY for visits 10-5. We are celebrating HENRY turning 5! 🎾Bring a tennis ball or dog treat 🦴along!
🐷Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how you can schedule a farm visit, our admission price (cash only) and a list of food you can bring to feed all the animals.🍎🍇🥬🪣Farmer Mary usually has mixed feed buckets available for sale ($5)
❤️Thank YOU for supporting a small local farm family women owned animal rescue.❤️
🐐Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish-list/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to!
👍Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care. Read the “Volunteer”pages at winterpast.org.
🐥Did you know that it helps ALOT if you comment or share Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook posts and her FaceBook Events? Then Facebook (which owns Instagram) allows more people to view Farmer Mary’s posts. Farmer Mary cannot afford to pay to promote her posts!
🦚Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Mon Oct 10 OPEN 10-5(wcpss teacher workday)
Tues/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Oct 14 OPEN 10-5 🎃Bring a pumpkin to carve
6pm Farmer Mary will be at Baileywick Elementary Fall Festival🐇
Sat Oct 15 OPEN 10-5 📸Animal Selfie Day🐐 🎃Bring a pumpkin to carve
Sun Oct 16 OPEN 12-5 🎃Bring a pumpkin to carve
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Learn MoreThinking about holiday gifting? Love animals? Please consider supporting a small local women owned family farm animal rescue in Wake Forest NC.
AMAZON Wish List for Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
We can also always use old towels, fleece blankets, pillow cases (especially flannel), comforters, old sleeping bags (we dont care if the zipper broke!),
Outdoor seating-plastic chairs, benches, tables too.
Any pet items-carriers, pens, leashes, collars, food (wet or dry, dog or cat or other)aquariums, heat lamps… anything animal related we can either use or barter🙂
Building material-wire, wire fencing, roofing, lumber, plywood…
🧰Help with building and repairing fences and pens, especially roofs of pens. Really low skill level required 🙂
🛻Pickup truck loads to the dump especially needed! Please text Farmer Mary at 919-244-1800 if you can help. She is happy to pay cash for regular dump runs.
🎃🌲Seasonally we love donated pumpkins and christmas trees, hay bales (if not wet); bags of dry raked leaves 🍁 , acorns.
If you want to help Farmer Mary feed the animals the following (any brand or type) feed is always VERY useful:
Bunny-any type pellet, Timothy hay
Guinea pig-any type pellet
Goat-sweet or regular pellets, fescue or orchard hay
Sheep-sweet or regular pellets, fescue or orchard hay
Donkey(horse)any horse feed, fescue hay
Chicken-crumbles or pellets
Baby chick feed
Duck feed
“All stock” feed
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🐇THEODORE bunny is living like a king this week while he is being hosted by a local family through Farmer Mary’s unique Pet Hosting Program. Read more at “Pet Hosting” at winterpast.org. YOU can help recycle existing pets instead of creating more! #rentdontshop
🐐Winterpast Farm will be OPEN MONDAY from 10-5. 🐷Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how you can schedule a farm visit, our admission price (cash only) and a list of food you can bring to feed all the animals.🍎🍇🥬🪣Farmer Mary usually has mixed feed buckets available for sale ($5)
❤️Thank YOU for supporting a small local farm family women owned animal rescue.❤️
🐐Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish-list/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to!
👍Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care. Read the “Volunteer”pages at winterpast.org.
🐥Did you know that it helps ALOT if you comment or share Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook posts and her FaceBook Events? Then Facebook (which owns Instagram) allows more people to view Farmer Mary’s posts. Farmer Mary cannot afford to pay to promote her posts!
🦚Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Mon Oct 3 OPEN 10-5
Tues/Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Oct 7 OPEN 10-5 EMU DAY
Sat Oct 8 OPEN 2-6 *note the unusual open hours please
Sun Oct 9 OPEN 12-5
Mon Oct 10 OPEN 10-5(wcpss teacher workday)
Tues/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Oct 14 OPEN 10-5 then come see Farmer Mary at Baileywick Elementary Fall Festival🐇
Sat Oct 15 OPEN 10-5 📸Animal Selfie Day🐐
Sun Oct 16 OPEN 12-5
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🌲🌳Anyone with a chainsaw is VERY welcome to come help clear the fences of small trees that fell this weekend at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. She particularly wants to get her tree debris off her adjoining neighbors land quicky. Farmer Mary is happy to pay cash for help or to trade for future farm visits.
🛻She is still also looking for someone with a pickup truck to pay for regular dump runs to the dump just down 98 less than a mile away. Paying cash; surely someone with a pickup needs gas money?! Please SHARE with your animal loving friends.
🐷Please read the entire “Your Visit” section at winterpast.org to learn how you can schedule a farm visit, our admission price (cash only) and a list of food you can bring to feed all the animals.🍎🍇🥬🪣Farmer Mary usually has mixed feed buckets available for sale ($5)
❤️Thank YOU for supporting a small local farm family women owned animal rescue.❤️
🐐Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish-list/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to!
👍Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care. Read the “Volunteer”pages at winterpast.org.
🐥Did you know that it helps ALOT if you comment or share Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook posts and her FaceBook Events? Then Facebook (which owns Instagram) allows more people to view Farmer Mary’s posts. Farmer Mary cannot afford to pay to promote her posts!
🦚Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Sun Oct 2 OPEN 12-rain (or 5)
Mon Oct 3 OPEN 10-5 (please check Farmer Mary’s 8am posted weather updates)
Tues/Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Oct 7 OPEN 10-5 EMU DAY
Sat Oct 8 OPEN 2-6 *note the unusual open hours please
Sun Oct 9 OPEN 12-5
Mon Oct 10 OPEN 10-5(wcpss teacher workday)
Tues/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Oct 14 OPEN 10-5 then come see Farmer Mary at Baileywick Elementary Fall Festival🐇
Sat Oct 15 OPEN 10-5 📸Animal Selfie Day🐐
Sun Oct 16 OPEN 12-5
#winterpastfarm #ncfarm #pettingzoo #trianglefamilyfun #wakeforestnc #raleighmoms #carymoms #trianglemoms #durhamfamily #triangleoutdoors #farmermary #farmher #getoutside #animals #comevisit #ncagritourism
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Mama Peacock and her child (baby peacocks are called “Peachicks”) out for lunch together yesterday at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC.❤️
🌧Farmer Mary hopes to have the farm OPEN TODAY from 12-5 or until rain starts in late afternoon). CLAIRE asked Farmer Mary to remind everyone that EVERY day can be a DONKEY DAY so please bring 🍏 🍎‼️
Please SHARE with your animal loving friends. Please read “Your Visit” at winterpast.org.
❤️Thank YOU for supporting a small local farm family women owned animal rescue.❤️
🐐Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish-list/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to!
👍Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care. Read the “Volunteer”pages at winterpast.org.
🐥Did you know that it helps ALOT if you comment or share Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook posts and her FaceBook Events? Then Facebook (which owns Instagram) allows more people to view Farmer Mary’s posts. Farmer Mary cannot afford to pay to promote her posts!
🦚Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Sun Oct 2 OPEN 12-rain (or 5)
Mon Oct 3 OPEN 10-5
Tues/Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Oct 7 OPEN 10-5 EMU DAY
Sat Oct 8 OPEN 2-6 *note the unusual open hours please
Sun Oct 9 OPEN 12-5
Mon Oct 10 OPEN 10-5(wcpss teacher workday)
Tues/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Oct 14 OPEN 10-5 then come see Farmer Mary at Baileywick Elementary Fall Festival🐇
Sat Oct 15 OPEN 10-5 📸Animal Selfie Day🐐
Sun Oct 16 OPEN 12-5
#winterpastfarm #ncfarm #pettingzoo #trianglefamilyfun #wakeforestnc #raleighmoms #carymoms #trianglemoms #durhamfamily #triangleoutdoors #farmher #getoutside #animals #comevisit #ncagritourism #peacock #peahen #peachick #blackshoulder #family #motherchild
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🌧☹️It looks like rain will close Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo Friday for sure and possibly all weekend for visits. Always please check in by texting Farmer Mary or check for her 8am posted weather updates before coming on questionable (weather) days. farmer Mary has been getting cages and hutches ready for the possible high wind and rain. Now we wait…
❤️Thank YOU for supporting a small local farm family women owned animal rescue.❤️
🐐Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List:
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to!
👍Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care. Read the “Volunteer”pages at winterpast.org.
🐥Did you know that it helps ALOT if you comment or share Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook posts and her FaceBook Events? Then Facebook (which owns Instagram) allows more people to view Farmer Mary’s posts. Farmer Mary cannot afford to pay to promote her posts!
🦚Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Fri Sept 30 CLOSED📸Animal Selfie Day will be rescheduled 🐥🐏🦃
Sat Oct 1 OPEN 10-5????🍎Donkey Day🍎(Check Farmer Mary’s 8am posted weather update🤞)
Sun Oct 2 OPEN 12-5????(Check Farmer Mary’s 8am posted weather update🤞)
Mon Oct 3 OPEN 10-5????(Check Farmer Mary’s 8am posted weather update🤞)
Tues/Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Oct 7 OPEN 10-5 EMU DAY
Sat Oct 8 OPEN 2-6 *note the unusual open hours please
Sun Oct 9 OPEN 12-5
Mon Oct 10 OPEN 10-5(wcpss teacher workday)
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🍎Here is Farmer Mary’s apple cutting tutorial. This size apple won’t choke a small goat or emu and can easily be fed to the smaller caged animals through the small wire openings. BTW the animals tend to prefer the yellow or pink varieties more than Granny Smith or Red Delicious.
🔪Farmer Mary has cutting boards and knives available at Winterpast Farm or you can save time and preslice at home.
🐖Winterpast Farm will reopen for visits on Friday (if no rain🤞) from 10-5. 📸Animal Selfie Day‼️Whoever shares the most animal selfies with Farmer Mary will earn a free family/group farm visit‼️
❤️Thank YOU for supporting a small local farm family animal rescue.❤️
🐐Here’s a link to Farmer Mary’s Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wish-list/ls/3WR1X7DPUAW6?ref_=wl_share
🐏Please look for the VERY VERY well marked entrance at 12936 Ghoston Road in Wake Forest. DO NOT turn down Farmer neighbors private road when your GPS says to!
👍Volunteers are always needed to help with basic animal care. Read the “Volunteer”pages at winterpast.org.
🐥Did you know that it helps ALOT if you comment or share Farmer Mary’s posts on Instagram and at Winterpast Farm on Facebook posts and her FaceBook Events? Then Facebook (which owns Instagram) allows more people to view Farmer Mary’s posts. Farmer Mary cannot afford to pay to promote her posts!
🦚Winterpast Farm Schedule:
Tue/Wed/Thu CLOSED
Fri Sept 30 OPEN 10-5 📸Animal Selfie Day🐥🐏🦃🐖🦔🐇🐐 (please check 8am posted weather update)
Sat Oct 1 OPEN 10-5 🍎Donkey Day🍎 (please check 8am posted weather update)
Sun Oct 2 OPEN 12-5(please check 8am posted weather update)
Mon Oct 3 OPEN 10-5(please check 8am posted weather update)
Tues/Wed/Thur CLOSED
Fri Oct 7 OPEN 10-5 EMU DAY
Sat Oct 8 OPEN 2-6
Sun Oct 9 OPEN 12-5
Mon Oct 10 OPEN 10-5(wcpss teacher workday)