Farm Visits

We are doing our best these days to get out and enjoy what bits of spring we can find.  One of the baby's (and my) favorite ways to do this is visiting farms.  Since the greater Seattle area seems quite interested in the whole farm to table movement (love it!) there are many farms that allow and even welcome visitors.  Some are always open for this purpose while others have seasonal visiting times. 

We find that there are really very few times of year that are not fun on the farm.  Maybe from about January to March there isn't much to see, but any other time it's certainly worth the visit.  Here's our pastoral year:


April --- Spring lambs are hopping around, and on some farms this is sheering time
May --- More spring babies are born, lots of flowers are out, and you can get leeks, peas, and spinach
June --- Strawberries!  Also our farms often have ducklings and goslings this time of year
July --- Raspberries plus so much wonderful summer produce is out at this point; it's hard to go wrong
August --- Blueberries!   Don't forget the fresh eggs too
September --- Corn is fresh and ready to pick, and so many of the animals are out on pasture
October --- Who doesn't need an autumn pumpkin, and perhaps a ride on the hay wagon?
November --- Even the late varieties of apples are out, and they are so crisp and sweet
December --- Lots of greenery and even fresh cut Christmas trees can be found