After a long subway ride and bus ride, we made it to the farm. Yes, there was corn, but because of the tall city buildings in the background, the farm had a tough time disguising itself as the real deal!
One of the main reasons we decided to visit the farm was because they had an apple festival scheduled for that Sunday. Because we couldn't find any apple orchards in NYC, we thought this might be the next best thing. I can hardly describe the disappointment we both felt when we were greeted with a few fenced-off crates of apples. Seriously! This was the apple festival?!?
There was also a pumpkin patch, but again, it was a little less than authentic. It was basically a small area of land that they set a bunch of pumpkins on.
As a bright spot, we both had to laugh when we saw the tables of trinkets and household decorations for sale. This felt very authentic, like a church fall festival or small town craft fair. It definitely made us feel more at home. We loved it!
It wasn't entirely clear what was going on here, but we think these guys were putting together some kind of apple dessert. All I kept thinking was that I wouldn't go near food that had been prepared with a rake.
The farm was also offering hay rides, which looked pretty fun and fairly realistic.
We later saw hay racks linked together, so apparently the subway concept extends to the farm!
As you can see, our trip to the farm had its ups and downs. It was an amusing way to spend the day (especially when we saw hoards of people crowding around a few little farm animals), but it was certainly not a substitute for a Minnesota farm!
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