The Simple Farm

  

Today we visited the Simple Farm in a suburban neighborhood; the farm is located on Cactus Road in Scottsdale. When we first arrived at the farm we looked at all the herbs, fruits, and vegetables: parsley, pomegranates, chard, eggplant, watermelon, spinach, beets, dill, and squash. 

           

                                                 

After we looked at all the growing plants, we visited the goats. Three of them were pregnant. We visited the Simple Farm’s blog and we watched three videos of ultrasounds showing each goat’s babies. Two goats were having two babies each, and the other goat was having three babies. The goats are for milking, and the milk is used for cheese and caramel. 

                                     

Also on the farm were chickens in coops. We could tell the difference between the male and female chickens by the comb and the wattle. 

        

We went to this farm during school to learn about how food looks before it is put into grocery stores, and before it is covered in preservatives. We learned that pomegranates and eggplants grow on vines the size of me. It was interesting to see the potatoes in the ground. After visiting this farm, I still have questions about how goat’s milk becomes cheese.   

Pomegranates

Spinach

      

We purchased fresh bread from the Farmers Market.