Tara passes near this farm on the way to work every day, so we decided to check it out. We were pleasantly surprised to see a little farmer's market there. One produce vendor, and a homemade cheese vendor. Annaliese fell asleep on the ride over (and we've learned you Don't Ever Wake a Sleeping Child), so Tara took Jonah to check things out for a couple minutes. Then I took Jonah over to the Farmer's Market. We grabbed some organic strawberries, and a chocolate croissant for Jonah and then looked around.

There are a LOT of animals here. There were a ton of baby chickens, right next to a bunch of big turkeys. The big male kept waling up to the fence and ruffling his feathers at us. There was a family of pigs sleeping in the shade. We went into a barn to look at some goats, and only after we were inside did I notice that a bunch of geese had a nest right near the door. And they had a couple of fat eggs that they were guarding vigorously.

Then we went to check out the Farm Store. Neat. It's in an old barn. There is a fridge and two big freezer. The fridge has tons of eggs and also some bottled water and juice boxes. The freezers are full of all kinds of meat. When you want to buy something, you add up the cost of everything and then put that amount of money into a little envelope. How refreshingly trusting!

After that we strolled through the community gardens. Really nice. Each plot looks to be exactly the right size for a little victory garden type enterprise.

All in all a fun way to spend the day. The kids had a great time.

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