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Family Farm Days Draws 11,000 Visitors
Although Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is located within an easy car ride a number of major cities on the East Coast, it ranks as the most productive non-irrigated farmland in the U.S. Gently rolling fields and residential developments peacefully coexist side by side. Because of the mix of agriculture and industry, The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce feels it’s important to educate people about the importance of all aspects of agriculture and the environment, and that’s just what Family Farm Days, co-presented by Oregon Dairy, is designed to do.
Family Farm Days is an annual two-day event held each June at the Oregon Dairy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Visitors got an up-close look at the life of a cow, chick hatching, sheep shearing and other daily events down on the farm. This annual event regularly attracts close to 10,000 people of all ages for a fun day filled with hands-on experiences, educational exhibits, wagon rides, pony rides, food and more.
In addition to traditional farm activities, Family Farm Days showcased several new features in 2004: a live insect display courtesy of the "BugMobile™" and a Border Collie sheep herding demonstration. As always, visitors enjoyed free ice cream and milk samples and a complete chicken barbecue meal for just $3.
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| Wagon rides are popular with visitors of all ages. |
Two young ladies demonstrate the art of sheep shearing. |
The mechanical "talking chicken" fascinated children. |
This young lady has dreams of becoming an equestrian. |
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| A chicken barbecue dinner tops off a day of fun on the farm. |
Nothing's better than old fashioned, hand-dipped ice cream made from milk produced at the Oregon Dairy. |
A border Collie herds sheep in a new demonstration during the Family Farm Days. |
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