On Thursday Hubs and I decided to go on a little field trip. The weather was gorgeous albeit windy but we decided to just go with it and get out. Our exploration of choice was a place called Homestead Farms on Keller-Hicks Road, Keller, Texas.
Homestead Farms is a small farm owned and operated by the Farris family -- a young couple with a young family. Homestead Farms is geared for children and families and is very welcoming. It is a bit difficult to find and get to due to road construction but we knew where we were going so we didn't have any issue. It is really sort of amazing how a short drive down a driveway and suddenly you have left a busy street with a lot of businesses and you are smack in the middle of the country. It was great.
I took quite a few photos and I think they will tell the story of Homestead Farms far better than I can. So....
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| Crops looking good! |
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| Tractor |
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| Pretty chickens |
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| More chickens |
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| Silly goat -- or is it? |
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| chicks and bunny -- there were also some ducklings |
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| brocolli |
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| rosemary |
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| Beautiful hanging baskets |
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| Somebody stayed in for lunch |
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| baby goats |
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| More baby goats -- very friendly |
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| Just a fraction of a huge herd of dairy goats |
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| The name is Billy -- Billy Goat |
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| And pigs -- very large pigs |
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| Flower and vegetable plants outside the farm store |
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| Beautiful -- I mean handsome -- rooster |
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| Loved those chickens |
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| The tomato crop -- they grow really good tomatoes |
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| The farm store |
The farm store is very small but very interesting. They stock their own produce as well as produce from other neighboring farms. They also have meat from local producers. There was an interesting stock of coffee and honey and soap-- beautiful, gorgeous-smelling goats milk soap. I bought the one that is scented with rosemary and mint. It is lovely. We also bought a couple of tomatoes and a package of pork chops. The tomatoes were fantastic -- tasted like tomatoes and made my husband think of growing some himself. He is still thinking about it. We had the pork chops for dinner tonight. Hubs grilled them and they were very good. I will be going back for more. They also have chicken and beef and I am anxious to try both.
We were looking for something different to do and this filled the bill. It was interesting and fun but most of all, it was peaceful. Right off a major road, who knew we would find someplace so quiet and so serene. They have picnic tables and benches and I think next time, we will be toting a lunch box with us to just sit back and take in beauty of the country.
Thanks Farris family for creating such a neat place!
6 comments:
Great field trip.
A day doing something different from normal is a good pick me up!
Jane x
Hi, Minnie! We enjoyed it. This little farm is actually located right around the corner from my daughter's house -- very convenient!
Jane -- and it was a beautiful day! The farm was very small and very kid-friendly, easy to walk about and very relaxing. The organic meat we bought was really good so we will be going back this week for more. Still waiting for the hubs to plan a tomato!
Oh my goodness, what a fantastic place. This looks like a great place to visit and to shop for home grown veggies. How interesting that they have meat too. That is wonderful. Thanks for the visit, I am so thrilled to have found your blog.
Marty -- I was thrilled to find your blog too! It was a wonderful place and I will probably be going back next week!
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