Field Trip to the Farm

We had a great field trip to the farm today. The weather was Perfect!  We took a bus to Hilltop Dairy and learned all about the cows and the farm.  Thanks to all the parents/grandparents who joined us and to Randy Bresser for driving the bus for us! 

We planned to make homemade ice cream in a bag for our snack while at the farm,

so we did some prep work before we left. 

When we arrived at the farm, we fist visited the milking parlor to see the

cows getting milked.  We saw how the workers cleaned the cow's teats

to make sure the milk stayed clean and some of us were even brave enough

to give that a try!

We learned that the milkers suck the milk out of the cow and

got a chance to feel that suction on our finger.



We got to see and pet brand new baby calves,

and we learned about all the different things

 that go into the cow's food.

We each made little piles of all the parts that go into the feed then mixed

it all together like the farmers do.  We were even able to feed it to the cows!

We rode through the barn in the Gator,

and saw lots and lots of cows.

After getting all washed up, we put our bags of 1/2 and 1/2, sugar,

and vanilla inside larger bags of ice and rock salt, shook them for

a few minutes, and ended up with yummy ice cream to eat.

It was so special that some of us could spend this time with our grandparents.

It was a great day at the farm!