The other day, Monday, we took the afternoon off and headed to a local farm where they make cheese.
This is a very casual place, you simply go and wander the property with this map they give you for a self-guided tour. Let me tell you, this was JUST what I needed to re-fuel and remind myself what it is we are working towards! I've been starting to feel burnt out, and this brought me the peace and refreshment I needed. I told dh I need to head back there once a week to remind myself. lol

This farm is 68 acres. The farm we've got our offer in on is 100 acres, with 55 of those acres being pasture etc.. So this was REALLY neat to see since both farms have similar lay outs. Although the one we're interested is hasn't been more then a hay producer in the past years.

So enough talk, onto the tour!

First stop, the goats and sheep! This is EXACTLY what I would love to have. Just a few of each, enough to have a couple of babies each year.



I want a baby goat, just like this!



Old farm equipment. Dh and I are going to have SO much fun finding these types of treasures for our own farm one day!



What's a farm without the bacon, I mean pigs.



Oh my goodness, these calves were just SOOOOO cute! We're tossing around the idea of having a milking cow, but need to figure out how it would all work. We can't afford expensive equipment for 1 or 2 cows to milk, but they NEED to be milked twice a day. We like to go on day trips occasionally though, so we're looking into the logistics of having a mama and calf, how does that all work, etc.? Could the baby be enough to keep mama from getting too full while we are away. Can she produce enough milk for baby and us (this is why we're considering 2, our family would need all the milk off one, or half the milk from 2). Dh worked on a dairy farm years ago, so we know some info, but that was a big operation where they did all milking etc.. Anywho, onto the cute calves. They are absolutely darling!









And, what's a farm without some of these running back and forth to the grain bin. I wish this picture was clearer. This thing was so cute! I'm sure the farmer doesn't think so, but better then seeing rats running back and forth! lol



Onto a walk through the rest of the farm!



Note the pretty backdrop? Our future farm won't have that pretty backdrop of mountains.

But, our farm also won't have these ugly things invading our farm either:



See the big power lines? They go right past/through this farm. We've looked at a lot of farms over the past 2 years out in Ontario that had the same thing. No thank you. The farm we've got an offer in on is FAR away from power lines. What a way to ruin an otherwise perfect view.

This bull was pretty docile. I think that probably isn't quite so during 'mating' season. lol



DS, of course, had to feed him. lol



And yes, I realise the only thing keeping that bull away from my children is a single hot wire.... call me a risk taker.



More cows





It's so great to think that this is the life my children may soon live, daily!



And nope, it's not the 'in thing' in these parts to wear cowgirl hats, but just ask my girlies if they care! lol We may be stuck in 'near' city living for now, but they are cowgirls through and through!







Well, maybe with a side of hippychick thrown in for good measure.



What's a farm without the equipment!
I know this is the real reason DS & DH want a farm. So they can play with life size toys.





At the end of the tour, we saw the cabin the original homesteader lived in.