Do you really want to work??

Last night during chore time it hit me. Maybe our guests really do want to work when they visit. Maybe they really would like to be more involved and get a better sense of what it would be like to live on a farm. Granted when you visit it would be an option, not at all mandatory. What do you think? Do you want to shovel manure? Do you want to push the sawdust cart up the hill to the upstairs of the barn and shovel shavings to throw under the cows? How about getting dirty? Do you want to grease the farm machinery? Clean the chicken coop? Carry the slop up to the pigs? How it generally works now is visitors come to stay in our guest house and they come out to the barn in the evenings at chore time and help a little bit. They do the fun stuff. They feed grain to the cows, pet the bunnies, etc. They aren't scraping the cow flops off the walkway or spending an hour shoveling soiled bedding out of goat pens.


Are we not offering enough of a glimpse into the real workings of how things get done?

We really don't want to scare people off. Our guest house is separate from the farm. It's neat and clean and easily will accommodate your whole family. When we first started this business, one of the things that I had written was you could go for hikes with the goats. Well, word got back to us that people had no interest in hiking with goats so they steered clear of us! We are looking for more visitors, not less! And please remember, once again, you can stay here in a nice quiet place out in the country and never ever have to step foot in the barn. It's your choice. Many of our guests stay here when there is a wedding or family event in the area. It's simply a great spot.

We are really interested in your input on this. Please feel free to leave your comments here or e-mail us direct.
Thanks a bunch!
The Ambrozaitis Family
Falkenbury Farm
http://www.falkenburyfarm.com/
jojoerobert@yahoo.com

Ice Fishing Derby

The Benson Down Home Derby is one of the first of the season. This year, weather permitting, it will be held January 30 & 31. The headquarters have moved this year. They will be at Benson Landing. There will be signs in Benson Village showing you the way. The price for adult tickets is $20 and the prize pool is more than $2700. Tickets can be obtained through the mail by calling 802-537-2468 by Jan. 25th.
The kids' derby will take place January 30 and fish must be at the scales by 6 p.m. Youth under the age of 14 can purchase tickets for $5.
The fishing waters open to participants fall between Dresden, NY (Bouy 16) and Larrabee Point on Route 74 in Shoreham.
For more information call 802-537-3044 or tbarthol@shoreham.net
If you're looking for a place to stay, we offer nightly rentals of our 3 bedroom guest house. http://www.falkenburyfarm.com/
(We obtained the information for this post from The Lakes Region Free Press so please don't hold us responsible if any is incorrect.)