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Fun at the Pumpkin Patch - FAS Tues/Thurs Class

We went to our very first field trip of the year, the Pumpkin Patch at Westham Island Herb Farm. We saw different colors and sizes of pumpkins.


We also met different animals on the farm. Diana, our tour guide, introduced us to the animals and helped us learn about them.

 
The first animals that we met were the cows. Diana fed them some oats that looked like crushed granola bars and their tongues were really long and purple. There was also a barn owl but we did not really see it as it was way way up in one of the beams.
 
 
 
We saw some pigs as well. Diana gave them half of a pumpkin and they all gathered around it. One of the pigs brought the pumpkin in the mud and the other pigs were trying to look for it. They sure don’t mind that their food is “dirty”.




Diana said that there are some germs
from the cows and pigs that could be on
our hands. We had to wash them so we don’t get sick.

 
 
 
 
We went into another barn where they keep lots of hay. Diana showed us different vegetables that they grow on the farm. We also learned that hay is for eating and straw is for sitting or sleeping on.

 
  We then saw the chickens. We saw white and brown chickens. We learned from Diana that white chickens lay white eggs while brown chickens lay brown eggs. We also got the chance to feel an egg that one of the chickens laid. The egg was really smooth.

 









 
 
 
 
Lastly, we saw some pygmy goats. Diana gave them some carrots. She reminded us not to put our fingers in the fence because the goats think it is food. The shape of our fingers is similar to the shape of a carrot.
 
 
 
We were then off to the pumpkin patch where we got to pick our pumpkins. There were many choices to choose from. Some were small and some were big. Some were yellow and some were orange. We got to choose what kind we wanted.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The tour of the farm and the pumpkin patch was sure fun! But most of us truly enjoyed walking and stepping into the mud. Good thing, we got our rain boots on!
 
 

Until next time,

Patricia



 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 







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