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Our Family's Visit To Herd It Here Farm

Updated: May 4, 2021


Hi, Lovely Readers!


On Saturday, April 17th, our family went to an awesome farm called Herd It Here Farm. I found this farm through a homeschooling Facebook group. This farm has alpacas, a mini donkey, a horse, a pony, chickens, goats, and guinea hens. Many vendors were invited to be a part of this grand opening. They also have a country store that has some interesting items for sale. The kids really enjoyed seeing the animals the most. I hope you enjoy reading my blog post.


Note: This blog post might be a bit lengthy, but I wanted to make sure to include all the stuff we did at the farm.

The red barn and registration area

Herd It Here Farms is located at

541 Sullivans Ferry Road

Cottageville, South Carolina 29435


A look back at our visit...


We parked on the farm, and then I went to registration to check in. We paid for our tickets ahead of time online. It is best to register online to find out the available times the farm is open. The ladies at registration were friendly and answered all my questions. They give you a stamp on the hand and a brochure. Since I am a homeschool parent, I was able to go for free.


The pricing for the guests are as follows:

Adult $10.50 each

Child (3-10) $5.25 each

Child (under 3) $0.00 each

Military, First Responders, Front Line Medical Workers $0.00 each


Our family next to Cherokee the horse

We walked into their beautiful red barn to pet and interact with a horse named Cherokee, a donkey named Eddie, a pony named Tilly, and the alpacas. We were also greeted by Aaron, who is their marketing guy. He took some pictures of our family while we were in the barn. I really love the photos that he captured for us. They mean a lot to me. Usually I'm the one behind the camera taking pictures of Aaron and our kids. Our kids fed both Eddie & Tilly too. Seth and Lily were a bit timid to feed them. It was a funny sight to see.


Petting Gidget the alpaca. (Photo from Aaron)

We got to pet their star alpaca named Gidget. (They have t-shirts with her photo on them.) She felt very soft and fluffy. We learned a lot about alpaca shearing and how the fiber is made into yarn to make some products. It is amazing that they can lose up to 10lbs of fleece. They had some fleece laying on a table. We saw a baby alpaca named Dennis. He was adorable and so small. We learned that alpacas usually only have one or two babies. The alpacas are usually separated by females and males since the males can become aggressive to the females. This really was very educational for the kids.

This photo above was in the newspaper.

It is awesome that our photo was chosen.

Check it out by clicking the link below.


Dennis is the little dark brown one on the left.

After enjoying the animals in the barn, we went outside to buy some lunch. They have some tables set up nearby for the guests. We ended up going to our car since it was so hot outside and way too sunny for our baby. Our kids really enjoyed their lunch they got from Sweet But Savory Food Truck. Aaron said it was delicious and worth it. My ultimate favorite was trying Mora Ice Cream. We tried the strawberry sorbet. It was very creamy and refreshing. I am glad I was able to try something from one of the food trucks.


After we ate lunch, we met a sweet vendor named Rachel. She has a business called Tangible Tales Fiber. She was using a spinning wheel to produce beautiful yarn from fibers. Some of it was from alpacas and others fibers were in it too. Lily and Seth even helped her design the colors for the next yarn she was going to make. She even generously gave me some of her yarn she made that was multi-colored. I can’t wait to crochet Aaron a hat or something with it. She explained to the kids how to do it and graciously answered every question they had. It was such an awesome experience.


We also enjoyed some wholesome entertainment from a gentleman named Chip. He was doing magic, making balloon animals, and face painting. He made our kids a sword, cat, and a giraffe. They all popped before we left to go home. He did 2 mini magic tricks, and Lily got to be his special guest for one of them. There were other outside activities for the kids like a cornhole set up. Our kids loved the photo stand-in which makes you look like the farm animals.



We saw silkie chickens, guinea hens, and the goats last after walking through their country store. I spoke with the owners Bill and Sheryl about their love of raising these animals. They said they had a little over 13 acres and lived on the farm. Sheryl loves her chickens, and Bill loves his alpacas. You can ask them just about anything about their farm animals. They love talking about them all. It truly made me miss our home we sold back in MI. We had chickens, ducks, quails on our 12.26 acres. It was amazing to have that much land with all the animals. Those were the days.


Anyways, we saw 2 guinea hens that were very quiet. If you walked too fast, you might miss them. They had a section for pygmy goats and fainting goats. The goats did yoga sessions with the guests too. We never got to attend, but it would have been nice to pet them. The gentleman that was there volunteering explained how the name fainting goats came about. It is interesting to know the history.



So that concludes our walk through the farm. We really enjoyed the visit, and our family hopes to go again in the near future.


2 photos above:

The Country Store & Sheryl with one of her chickens.

Photo credit: Herd It Here Farm



To help support all the vendors that were there, I posted their information below. Feel free to check them out. I know they would appreciate it.

1.) Mora Mobile Ice Cream Truck


Kurt & Melissa Brickner are the franchise owners of Mora Mobile Ice Cream and the building in South Carolina. We tried their strawberry sorbet. It was so good. I forgot to take a picture before we ate it. So I took a picture of the bowl. I highly recommend checking them out if you are in the area. They also have some ice cream shops in Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington. Mora Mobile Ice Cream Truck gives updates on their location on their Facebook page. Check out their Facebook page for their latest location since it can vary daily.

Building locations for Mora Iced Creamery:


Nevada

1980 Festival Plaza Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89135


6599 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Suite B-148 Las Vegas, NV 89119


South Carolina

346 King Street Charleston, SC 29401


Utah

541 E University Parkway Suite A Orem, UT 84097


Washington

139 Madrone Lane Bainbridge Island, WA 98110


11250 State Hwy 104 Kingston, WA 98346


18801 Front Street Poulsbo, WA 98370


2.) Cast Iron Food Truck


We did not get a chance to try their food out, but Aaron was very tempted to get their blue burger and some fries. Check out their Facebook page to see where they are located since their location changes daily.


3.) Sweet But Savory Food Truck


Aaron and the kids tried Sweet But Savory for lunch. They got a philly melt with ugly fries (onion rings) and a cheeseburger with french fries. They really enjoyed everything. Visit their Facebook page to see where they are located since their location changes daily.


4.) Tangible Tales Fiber


We met Rachel with Tangible Tales Fiber. She was using a spinning wheel to produce beautiful yarn from fibers. Some of it was from alpacas and others fibers were it too. If you are interested in getting some homemade yarn, feel free to get in contact with her. This yarn is really good quality. I highly recommend it. I have some photos above.


5.) Chips Magic & Balloons

Text: 842-291-1276


We met a magician named Chip that does magic tricks, makes balloon animals, and does face paintings. His business is called Chips Magic & Balloon.

Our kids really enjoyed the mini show that he put on. Lily even got to be a special guest helper for one trick. Feel free to contact him by email or text.



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