Milk a REAL cow, gather REAL eggs

Many folks on Facebook play or do this Farmville thing. Do you?
If you really want to shovel manure or see how many baby bunnies your rabbit has in her nest, why not come to a real farm and smell, I mean, do the real thing?!
At Falkenbury Farm Guest House you can do just that. You'll have your own house right on the farm. You'll have a chicken coop in your dooryard, right out behind the house and you'll be able to see the barn out your bedroom window!
You want to milk a cow? Ride on a tractor? Throw bales of hay into the barn?
Well, you've come to the right place! http://www.falkenburyfarm.com/
We offer nightly rentals and are open all year round!
Give us a shout, book a few days and come and enjoy farm life!!

Construction Underway

The construction is moving along on our house's addition. We are moving things around a bit inside and making a new deck, etc. It is crazy. I spend more time moving things around than anything else. What I really need to do it throw stuff away. I'm not good at that!

The guest house is open for business. The baby goats are getting bigger but we still have some friendly and fun ones that like attention. We are close to a few great lakes and ponds that are wonderful for swimming, boating and fishing.

-22ºF this a.m.

Too cold! It was 22 degrees below zero and no school delay. Borderline crazy, especially since the bus was 45 minutes late!
It is so cold we let the goats stay in this morning. I think they are healthier when they go outside every day but this is ridiculous. Maybe around lunch time I'll let them out for a bit?
The boys start exams at the high school today. They'll be done at noon. One will go to work, the other will be home on the bus. He gets dropped off almost a mile from home so I should go pick him up so he doesn't freeze.
A family is coming later today for the weekend in the guest house. I would love to write about our guests on this blog because they very often are quite interesting but I guess that wouldn't be right. We've had people from many different parts of the US and world and it is extremely fascinating to meet them and have the kids learn things about their ways of life. It is very enriching.

Welcoming children with special needs

Recently we welcomed a family with a child with Autism to our farm. He seemed to enjoy his stay immensely. You could see that his parents were relaxed and comfortable during their stay. They really enjoyed helping out at chore time. They fed the cows, goats and llamas. Their child seemed to particularly bond with the goats. They really have unique personalities and can be very curious. While talking with the mom she conveyed to me that is often difficult to find places to go that are "hands on". At Falkenbury Farm you are welcome to be very "hands on" if you desire. I've read a bit about Autism and understand that it is often helpful to show your child photos of where he will visit before arriving so that he is more comfortable. On our website we have many of the animals that are here on the farm. Also there are photos of our own children on the website. They love to meet new people and will be in the barn to help visitors get to know the animals. It is also quiet in the guest house since you are not sharing it with others as compared to a hotel or B&B. If you need to take a walk to 'get away from it all' and have some quiet moments alone, there are also plenty of places for that. If anyone has any questions about our farm, please feel free to contact us. www.falkenburyfarm.com We are located in Benson, Vermont.