- Open Barns! - Several times each year we open the farm for visitor weekends. Simple comfort food (Soups, JohnnyCake, Brownies, hot drinks, etc.) for the hungry will be on sale in the Inn, and some of the first goat cheese of the new year! Why? its all about the baby goats. We expect births starting as early as January 15th, and continuing on through the Spring. We had 140 "kids" born last Spring, and are expecting as many as 160 kids for 2012.
2012 Open Barn Weekend dates at Celebrity Dairy:- Valentine's Open Barn - 11-12 February - the weekend before Valentine's Day -Saturday and Sunday , from 12:00 through 5:00 pm, both days. The Inn will be offering some simple lunch fare for hungry visitors from 12-3 pm. (The Inn will be closing at 3:00 pm to allow setup of evening Valentine's Weekend dinner.)
- March Open Barn - -A week following the February Open Barn. Normally this will be the same days of the month (10-11 March for 2012) - except in leap years. Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 through 5:00 pm, both days. We'll have some simple lunch fare available for hungry visitors fro 12-3pm in the Inn.
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Fall Open Barn - we close out our long milking season with a "visiting day " on the Thanksgiving weekend - Sunday November 27th from 12:00 through 5:00 pm this year. Late in the season the does should again be bred, and slowly "drying off" at the end of their 9-10 month lactation. The spring "kids" will be teenagers by now, and while no longer cuddly, still are enthusiastic to have visitors' attention. Its a good time for a long walk in the woods following the weekend's feasting.
While the Open Barn events are free, we do request a donation tosupport Heifer Project International. You'll find "goat cans" for donations in the Inn, but can also contibute directly through their web site. - Sunday Dinners - Celebrity Dairy continues hosting monthly Sunday 1:30 pm afternoon dinners. Following our 20 year tradition, dinners are held the 3rd Sunday of each month.