Mark your calendars for mid-September folks, because you do NOT want to miss next year's Granby Open Farm Day in Granby, CT.
The event is held annually in and offers the public access to a dozen working farms around the town complete with a backstage look at the animals, machinery, gardens, grounds and of course the farmers.
We attended yesterday and we were able to visit with chicken, goats and horses; we made some crafts and learned about robotics with the Granby 4-H kids; we took a hike, shopped for amazing produce, ate some ice cream and admired fields of beautiful flowers. It was a perfect family Saturday.
Each year the Granby Agricultural Commission prints up a map and passport highlighting all of the participating locations. You can follow the map to chose the locations you want to visit and at each farm you can collect a stamp in the passport. At the end of your stay you can turn in the passport for a chance to win some fun prizes. But of course the real prize is being outdoors in the beautiful mid-September weather spending time together as a family and supporting our local farmers.
Follow the Granby Agricultural Commission on Facebook to find out when future events will be held and pencil it in on the calendar for next year -- you won't be disappointed. #eatlocal #livelocal #supportyourfamers
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