We just got back from Sweet Water Valley Farm's "Udderstory" grand opening day and we have a belly full of cheese. Lets just put it this way if all our field trips were like this then we would go on field trips every day. Their was facepainting, dairy tours, tractors, animal exhibits, inflatables, games, haybale maze, grilled cheese, chips, hot dogs, Dipping Dots, Mayfield ice cream, sodas, and music. All for FREE!!! Yes, everything was free and in whatever quantities you wanted. It was awesome & loads of fun.
My favorite part outside of the free food was seeing the cows get milked & learning about how its done. Truly amazing process. Plus we learned that 90% of the milk from the dairy goes to Mayfield distibutors just down the road in Athens which means it's local. The other 10% goes to make their cheeses which are delicious. Im pretty sure that we sampled at least 10 different varieties today and boy was it good. However now I am on dairy overload..... middle aged belly's do not do well with too much dairy.The kids on the other hand where in cheese & ice cream heaven.
The best part of the day for me as a parent was the staff. They were super friendly and knowledgable.... our teen age tour guide got down and talked to the kids at their level and went out of his way to make them feel welcome. A rare treat with teens today, but not at all rare there on the farm. Everyone was beyond nice. So next time your in the mood to tour a dairy or buy some really good cheese than stop in or check it out online. You want be disappointed and you will be supporting TN farmers. Its good all around. Its especially good to be able to teach your kids about farming & buying locally all in one field trip.
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