One thing Dan and I really wanted to do while we were in the Virginia area was to visit Polyface Farm. If you've seen Food, Inc. or read The Omnivore's Dilemma, it's that farm. They do a tour twice a month in the summer, though you are welcome to come and explore on your own anytime. Sadly, it was too wet to do the hayride, so we had to walk.
The pigs get rotated to a different area every few days so they have fresh food and don't stay long enough to completely destroy the plants.
Mostly, the pigs and the kids were just cute.
The kids got a little bored with all the talking and ended up playing with rocks and the mud. The car didn't smell so great on the way home. Mud on a farm is not just mud. Ew.
Gwen collected flowers. Doesn't she just belong in a field of flowers?
Joel Salatin took us on the tour and explained a lot of what they do there and how it all works together. There were quite a few people especially considering the rain and the out of the way location. Believe it or not, this guy is kind of a farming celebrity.
Dan and Joel had a nice chat about farming as we walked back to the farmhouse. We got some fresh eggs and sausage to have for breakfast the next day. It was a pretty tasty way to start our morning. Gwen once again conned us into carrying her for most of the tour.
Now, where to buy some land for our farm.....
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Come to GA to get your farm land :)
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