Today we visited New Hope Farms and Gardens (located in Walhalla SC ((try that name on for size.)) and named for the new hope we have in Jesus Christ. Cool huh??? You know it's gotta be good.
New Hope Farms is a working farm where we experienced the sights, sounds and smells of a family run farm. The benefits of homesteading are evident in the vegetable garden complete with novelty crops such as broom corn, popcorn and peanuts. Fiber animals, such at the angora goats and rabbits, give visitors an understanding into the fiber produced, spun and knitted for garments. Along with the goats there are two HUGE saint bernards and a great white pyrenees. The great white protects the goats. One of the saint bernards must weigh 250 pounds (he's pictured below).
Their tour is really wonderful. All through the tour they present the gospel. It's wonderful the way they weave it into what they do there. The goats are raised for their fiber. Then it is cleaned, spun and either made into garments or just sold to others. All of this is demonstrated by a quirky sweet woman who is not afraid of words like “poo poo” which made all the kids laugh. The hayride around their 13 acre farm provided all kinds of interesting things to see……..plants, an organic garden, and a pond they are making into a duck sanctuary. Enjoy the pictures. IN HIM…Julie
The angora rabbit. Isn't she pretty?
And we got to make bird feeders from pine cones, crisco and seed.
Baby Goat
One of our homeschoolers holding a baby goat.
Guess which picture is my favorite? That big ol gi-normous St. Bernard! That’s just my kind of dog.
What a fun field trip! You take great photos…what kind of camera do you use? Our digital is such a pain to use. I love the animal pics, but I have to say, my favs are of your DS "not paying attention" LOL..just like a boy…definitely all boy! And, DD…what a sweet photo.
Edited by eyecorn on Apr. 8, 2006 at 3:06 PM
First, I want to say I love your picture trail on the post below! As for this post, looks like you had a wonderful time in Walhalla (did I spell it right?) We have a Wakulla here, my aunt pronounces it WALK-U-LA it’s really pronounced WAH-KUL-A……and you really wanted to know that-LOL! Anyway, you took great pics, I have to take pics of our new baby lamb. And DH is hopping the sheep sheerer will come by some time after Easter. Maybe down the road we’ll get a small spinning wheel, we’ll see. Well, I’m glad you had a good time:)
God Bless,
Amber