Our second day in Vermont was spent on the farm! We started out at Shelburne Farms, and saw this awesome osprey nest right outside the farm gates. Henry and are were especially excited when we saw one of the parents bringing back breakfast in his talons!
We had a ten-minute walk up to the Farm Barn.
Can you see the barn in the background? It is probably the fanciest barn I've ever seen!
We spotted these wooden totem poles on our walk up.
We got to the farm a bit early and had a quick snack
before hiking up Lone Tree Hill. It was the first hike of many on the trip!
Henry found the Spirit of Christmas, version 2.0.
At the top we were rewarded with a beautiful view of Lake Champlain.
Back down at the farm, Aunt Amber and her kiddos joined us, but they visit the farm often and knew what they wanted to see, so we explored mostly separately. We made sure to watch the Chicken Parade.
You are allowed to hold the chickens
but these girls can be hard to catch!
Henry caught a friendly hen.
Inside, we found sheep
and this sweet cow named Starlight.
The boys each got a turn milking her!
We learned that these cows produce six to eight gallons of milk each day and only need one gallon for each calf. Shelburne Farms uses the rest to make cheese!
The boys were so fascinated by the cheese-making process.
Even though we'd been sampling cheese all morning, we couldn't resist lunch on the farm. I loved this sign so much I had to take a photo. "Eat Real Food" is my motto too!
We bought cheese curds to fuel us
on our walk back to the car.
Shelburne Farms wasn't our only farm visit for the day. We also got to visit Bread and Butter Farm, a real working farm in Shelburne, for their Burger Night!
We explored their greenhouse, which was full of kale and basil and other green goodies,
and found some bright sunflowers outside.
Amber's family joined us, and we all enjoyed burgers and fresh salads, all raised and grown right there at Bread and Butter Farm.
Our day on the farms was fantastic!
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