Animal lovers will have a ball seeing and petting all of the creatures great and small at Green Meadows Petting Farm! 

After parking in a large field, we made our way to the admissions booth (beware—they sell stuffed animals!) where the attendant explained that the main gravel path leads to all of the animals and suggested that, as first-time visitors, we check out the Animal Barn first. Inside the animal barn are bunnies to be pet, pigs and piglets, chicks, donkeys, miniature horses and a steer. During our visit, there was an attendant inside one of the bunny pens, who was helping kids pet one of their fluffy and friendly bunnies. There was also an attendant next to the two piglets (just a day old!) and their nursing momma.

After cooing over the adorable animals inside the barn, we made our way around the farm and visited some of the other animals. We saw and pet bison, a llama, miniature horses, donkeys and goats. The animal feed is free, though the farm asks you to please not take more than 1-2 handfuls so that the animals don’t overeat too much.

Then we spotted the rubber duck racing tracks, which we had to try! After some racing fun, we heard the announcement that it was nearing time for the hourly pig race. I approached this with some trepidation as animal racing generally doesn’t mean very good things in terms of animal welfare, but it was actually very sweet. We sat on the bleachers where one of the farm employees taught us a ton of facts about the farm’s miniature pigs (the race contestants), as well as the other farm animals. When it was time for the race, the very eager pigs sprinted from their enclosure to another enclosure maybe 25 feet away.

After the pig race, we opted to skip the hayride (also hourly) and instead had a snack on one of the many shaded picnic benches under a large tent. We then played on one of the tractor playscapes before making our way over to see the turkeys, hens, roosters, ducks, kangaroo and mini goats. We were able to pet a turkey and even get into the enclosure with the mini goats.

The farm is all outdoors, with the exception of the Animal Barn, which is covered but with open doors and windows. There are also several handwashing stations throughout the farm. It is stroller accessible, though the pathways are gravel, so a jogging stroller might be easier to maneuver.