Farm Day at Avery Family Farm – Durham, NC

Celebrate fall with relaxing time on the farm. Feed the birds, snuggle the goats and sheep, enjoy arts and crafts, play games, go on an adventure during story time, and have joyful time on the farm.

What to expect:

- Goat and Sheep cuddle area. They may even lay in your lap :)

- Open Farm Store with lots of premade gifts, stones and crystals, farm swag, and farm products

- Two scheduled feeding times for the chickens, ducks, and goose. You can bring your own treats or we will have some you can use. 11:30am and 1:15pm

-Face Painting

-Storytime (Goat on the Go and Kids Yoga Stories)

-Craft stations:

• nature and animal themed ceramic painting
• scratch off farm animals
• cute colorable keychains and puzzles
• wooden goat, chicken, and other farm animal ornaments

Ages:

All ages welcome.

(tickets need to be bought for ages 1 and up--If they will participate in the activities like face painting, craft stations, animal area, or bird feeding they need a ticket please)

**Parents please stay with your child(ren): We do ask that all ages are respectful to our property, the animals, and other visitors (i.e. chasing, yelling, running, etc. are not allowed)**

This is a smaller homestead not a big open property or field, and our animals are used to a relaxing atmosphere. The birds are free roaming.

If you have a child who is unable to remain relatively calm, please reach out to us by email to work out another way to visit or get suggestions of farms that have more space for higher energy needs.

Thank you for your understanding :) **

Cost:

$15 per person entry (ticket)--Recommended to register online. If we fill up we won't be able to do walk-ins.

*All activities included. No extra activity charges

(our farm and plant stores will be open for purchases to support the farm and animals)

What to wear/bring:

-Plan to wear clothing and shoes that can get a little dirty (closed toed shoes preferred).

-No earrings in ear lobes or necklaces please, and you will want a hair tie for longer hair.

*Please leave dogs at home. We have a farm dog who loves his animals and all people, but is protective from other dogs*

Items for sale in our farm store:

-Farm Products: duck and chicken eggs, plants (household, and flowers for your garden), cut flowers, and grapevine wreaths

-Store Products: crystals and stones, tees, hoodies, tote bags, and farm stickers

-Art Products: handmade jewelry, small paintings, prints, cross-stitch items, and ceramic planters

*Payments accepted: Cash, check, Zelle, Cashapp, Paypal, and credit cards (small fee for this option)*

About the animals:

-14 Nigerian dwarf goats. All are trained to cuddle

-2 sheep who have spent their whole lives with the goats and cuddling people.

-26 chickens, 20 ducks, and 1 goose who love dark grapes, melons, and berries. The chickens will eat from your hand and sometimes jump in your lap. (Please only feed at set time and location)

Limited spots so register early!

There will be tickets for scheduled arrival time so that our parking lot doesn't get overloaded. Once you are here, you are welcome to stay until the end of the event, or leave whenever you are ready.

Last minute planning? Text us to see if there is availability. 919-236-3244

Additional Info: We will send an email the week prior to your event with any additional information you might need.

Refund Policy:

-Let us know ASAP if you need to cancel

-More than 48 hours from event = refund or credit toward a future event

-Less than 48 hours from event = credit toward a future event (in cases of emergency we may be able to make exceptions)

Inclement Weather Policy:

We have covered areas for most of the activities. If inclement weather is predicted, we will reach out before hand to see what each ticket holder would like to do.

Email us at averyfamilyfarm@gmail.com for questions