Awesome, interesting, FREE outing with the kids
Tilden Park Little Farm的点评
点评:I don't know why I'd never been to this place before? Done the train, carrousel, hiked, even swam in Lake Anza, but never made it to the farm. Glad we went!
Checked it out on a lark last Sunday morning. Arrived around 10:00 am and the parking lot was already getting close to full.
Note: they have a sign that says no carrots. So be sure to load up on lettuce. Some folks had celery but, to me, the lettuce seemed more popular with the animals.
It's free, so that's awesome. There are a couple barns with furry chickens and I believe they were bunnies. They had two big cows in a pen and two huge pigs. An adjacent pen had a menagerie of geese, ducks, and chickens.
The pens all have spaces so little ones can see from a low perspective. You don't need to be lifting your kids the whole time for them to see.
Walk up the hill and there are larger pens with a dozen or so sheep. Ewes and Rams. Friendly and eager to munch on lettuce. Some had clearly been well-fed as they were indifferent to the offerings. But, they'll still come up on the fence and you can pet them.
There's also a small nature center adjacent to the farm. They had a storytelling program going on but we didn't stay for that. A couple dioramas and some educational materials re the local wildlife and ecology. The kids were engaged.
All-in-all this was a fabulous adventure and I'm very glad we went. One of those unique outings that makes the Bay Area such a great place to live.
翻译:我不知道为什么我以前从来没来过这个地方?坐过火车、旋转木马、徒步旅行,甚至在安扎湖游泳,但从来没去过农场。很高兴我们去了!
上周日早上一时兴起去看看。上午 10:00 左右到达,停车场已经快满了。
注意:他们有一个标志,上面写着不许卖胡萝卜。所以一定要多买些生菜。有些人吃芹菜,但在我看来,生菜似乎更受动物的欢迎。
它是免费的,所以太棒了。有几个谷仓里有毛茸茸的鸡,我相信它们是兔子。他们在一个围栏里养了两头大牛和两头大猪。相邻的围栏里有一群鹅、鸭子和鸡。
所有的围栏都有空间,所以小孩子可以从低处看到。你不需要一直把孩子抱起来让他们看。
走上山,有更大的围栏,里面有十几只羊。母羊和公羊。它们很友好,渴望吃生菜。有些显然吃饱了,因为它们对食物无动于衷。但是,它们仍然会爬上栅栏,你可以抚摸它们。
农场旁边还有一个小型自然中心。他们有一个讲故事的节目,但我们没有留下来。有几个立体模型和一些关于当地野生动物和生态的教育材料。孩子们很投入。
总而言之,这是一次奇妙的冒险,我很高兴我们去了。这些独特的郊游之一让湾区成为一个如此美好的居住地。