Fair Oaks Farm

At the beginning of the semester, ISS sent out a mass email, inviting me to join a trip to Fair Oaks Dairy. I then looked it up and found that it was actually really interesting. Unfortunately, I was busy with work during that week and could not make it personally.


I am very intrigued by Fair Oaks Farm and hope to be able to visit them soon, maybe next semester when my boyfriend gets his own transportation.

They are open all days of the week. Mondays to Saturdays, they are open from 9am-5pm. On Sundays, they are open from 10am-5pm.

They also have a cheese factory which is open Mondays-Sundays from 7am-6pm.

The tickets costs US$10 for adults, but if you go in a group, it will be a lot cheaper. In a school group, tickets will only cost US$4.

A child's ticket costs US$7 while toddlers get to enter free.

Fair Oaks Farm has an educational and first hand dairy farm experience. All the reviews rated the tour quite highly with 4-5 stars out of 5.

The tour consists of 7 parts.
1)Stewards of the Land
a walk-through story of enlightened farming and milk production.

2)Dairy Fun Room
a part learning exhibit, part fun room giving a great learning-by-doing experience while still keeping things fun.

3)Theatre 4D
a hilarious 4D theathrical presentation of the cycle of the harvest of the land, to the cow, to the milk, to the manure and back to the land.

4)Cowculating Contest
a little friendly contest between friends and family with just a smidge of learning thrown in for good measure.

5)Birthing Barn
witness a calf being born in the birthing barn and later journey to the nursery to see new born calves being hand-fed
6)Cheese Factory
be invited to behold, taste, buy, and enjoy the full gallery of Fair Oaks Farms Fine Cheeses, delicious Premium Ice-Cream and of course, Fair Oaks Farms' very own Fresh Milk.

7)Dairy Barn Tour
witness the whole milking process of Fair Oak Farms' 30,000 cows.

From the reviews I found online, I noticed that everyone enjoyed the tour. Be they young or old, there seemed to be one or more aspect of the tour that they liked. However, there was a few comments about a certain large trampoline that caused ankle breakage in young children, so be wary of this if you are bringing a child.

So Fair Oaks Farm is a great way to spend your saturday if you are feeling a little adventurous. Remember to bring lots of cash or your credit card as I read from the reviews, the Cheese Factory has a great many tantalizing treats up for sale.