Last weekend, Alex and I made our annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin farm. This time we decided to return to the Homestead Farm for my FAVORITE trip of the year. The drive was about an hour for us and we didn't intend on buying any pumpkins (we already cheaped out and bought the <$5 supermarket pumpkins) but there are a ton of fun things to do at this farm!
There are obviously a ton of pumpkins available for purchase... or photographing. There is also a pick-your-own pumpkin field but I've found that those fields never really have anything good. Or maybe I just get there too late. The farm was decorated for the season and it was a beautiful day, so we were feeling pretty festive.
Homestead has a petting zoo so we spent some time checking out the animals. They are constantly being fed by all the kids visiting the farm and yet they never seem to get full. The goats formed a pile trying to get the food the kids were handing out and nearly stomped each other. Crazy goats.
In the chicken coop was the fluffiest chicken I have ever seen! If I ever happen to own some chickens, they will definitely be this breed. My chickens won't have feathers, they will have fur. The farm also had cute baby pigs and a turkey this year. Mmm, i'll be seeing you again in 1-2 months turkey.
Even though we didn't partake in the pumpkin picking, we did pick our own apples. We missed the honeycrisp harvest but filled our basket up with plenty of pink ladies and some mystery apples that Alex had to climb a tree to pick from the very top. I'm going to need to start researching some apple recipes after this.
Thanks for all the hard work Alex!
We ended the trip in the farmers market and invested in a few piles of vegetables. The eggplant was so pretty that I really loaded up on them, including the weird orange ones. The only problem is, I rarely cook eggplant and don't really know what to do with it. What even are those orange ones? Time for more research!
I'm glad we were able to spend such a great afternoon at the farm! I'm already looking forward to next years trip.
On an unrelated note, the leaves are starting to change in our backyard! Autumn is here!
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