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Farm Days - February thru March
Safety Policy and Tips
Come join the fun, feed the baby goats and tour the farm. It truly is a working farm with goats, cows, donkeys, geese, ducks and chickens. Come make a difference and experience life on the farm.
- Sunday February 28, 12pm till 3pm
- Sunday March 14, 12pm till 4pm
- Sunday March 21, 12pm till 4pm
- Sunday March 28, 12pm till 4pm
Please wear warm clothes and be prepared for breezy days. Gloves, jackets and hats are recommended. Only closed shoes are allowed on the farm such as tennis shoes or boots. No sandals please. Please bring an ice chest for your cheese purchases.
Safety Tips and Policy
Please do not bring your pets as we have working dogs that interpret pets as a possible threat to the animals on the farm. They work hard to protect their family members though the dogs are kind and very affectionate towards people.
- Please wear Enclosed shoes only
- Wash your hands before petting our animals
- Please attend your children closely
- Beware of barbed wire fence
- Please follow staff and their direction when touring the farm.
- Most of all please have fun.
- Bring a cooler for your cheese purchases.
- Please no Smoking on the Farm.
If you visited another farm, before you visit the Old Windmill Dairy please let us know before entering the property. We will help you sanitize your shoes. This helps reduce bacteria transmission between farms. Animals just like people can become sick. We work very hard to keep our animals healthy. If you are sick or coming down with something please consider rescheduling your visit when you are in good health.When you arrive you are expected to sanitize your hands before petting any of the animals. Please sanitize your hands when you leave as well. Hand sanitizer is provided on the farm.
For Directions click here. Phone: 505-384-0033.
For Directions click here. Phone: 505-384-0033.Old Windmill Education will be accepting donations of $5.00 or more when you make your tour. Your donation will be used for class room tools, hand sanitizer, shoe sanitizer and other educational materials. Old Windmill Education is a not for profit company that supports community holistic sustainability.
Future classes will be held on the farm to address various sustainability issues:
- Home and Community Gardening
- Eating Healthy and Managing your Health
- Providing excellent care for you animals
- Grey water management
- Developing and using renewable energy
- Cheese Making 101
Los Poblanos Organics and Rio Grande Lavendar Festival.
Yes we are doing it again folks. We will be on the Los Poblanos Bed Breakfast / Farm on the Rio Grande June 26 and June 27 (Saturday and Sunday) for the wonderful and delightful Lavendar festival. Come sample our cheese. Have a picnic in the park. For 2 weeks only we will be making our Lavendar Honey Chevre that everyone loves so much. Hope to see you their. |
Mountainair Sunflower Festival:
When: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 10 am till 4pm
Where: Mountainair Downtown Civic area.
First Ever NM -Wine and Cheese Event
Friday, April 30th, 2010 7:00 – 9:00 PM
at
Amaro Winery, 402 Melendres, Las Cruces, NM
$25.00 per person (cash or check preferred)
Featuring the wines of:
Amaro Winery
La Vina Winery
Luna Rossa Winery
Rio Grande Winery
Southwest Wines (D.H. Lescombes, St Clair)
With cheeses from:
Coonridge Organic Goat Cheese, Pie Town, NM
Old Windmill Dairy, Estancia, NM
Reserve your tickets at this wine tasting room using the sign-up sheet provided or pay at the door
Garden Party
Unfortuantely we will not be able to make it this year, as Michael will be in Texas celebrating with his Parents and Family their 50th Wedding Anniversay. We wish everyone at the party a great time and we will see you at the Nob Hill Earth Day and Santa Fe Earth Day Events.
Where: La Montanita Coop Store
on Mathew and Rio Grande in Albuquerque
When: Saturday: April 20th, 8 am till 5 pm
Earth Day in Santa Fe
Where: La Montanita Coop Store
West Alameda in Santa Fe
When: Thursday, April 22 from 8 am till 5pm
and
Where: Whole Foods on Saint Francis in Santa Fe
When: Thursday, April 22 from 11am till 4pm.
Earth Day in Albuquerque
Where: La Montanita Coop Store
Central and Carlisle in back of the store.
When: Saturday, 8 am till 5pm
Las Cruces Wine Tasting
Where: to be announced
When: Friday, April 30
time is to be announced.
2010 NEW MEXICO ORGANIC FARMING CONFERENCE
Old Windmill Dairy is a guest speaker / presenter
The Southwest’s Premier Conference for Organic Agriculture
Friday, February 19 • 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
We will be presenting on Friday around noon.
Saturday, February 20 • 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North.
Thanks to everyone who came. It was exciting to meet you.
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Santa Fe Alliance
Old Windmill Dairy presented atthis years Fresh Connections: Food Grower & Food Buyer Expo
Date: 02/08/2010
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion, Santa Fe, NEW MEXICO 87501
Thanks to Santa Fe Alliance this was an interesting first meeting with wonderful prospects. |
School Tours Available
Old Windmill Education is proud to provide a wonderful educational experience on the farm. We have a wonderful class room for open discussions about the farm.
During your visit you can expect to learn about:
- Nutritional needs of goats
- Nutritional needs of cows, donkeys, geese and chickens
- Techniques of milking goats and cows
- Techniques of making cheese
- What is involved in taking care of various farm animals
- Why does the farm have dogs and donkeys?
- How to feed a baby goat.
Safety Concerns:
- Please bring winter coats, gloves, pants and shoes. Please no open shoes on the farm.
- Please bring clothes you do not mind getting a little dirty.
- Everyone will be required to wash their hands before and after petting animals on the farm.
- Shoes may need to be saniitized if you were on another farm or around other live stock prior to coming to Old Windmill Dairy. Please let the staff know ahead of time.
- Please bring a sack lunch.
- Please abstain from putting fingers in Farm Animals mouths as they do bite.
Please call ahead to schedule a tour and discuss tour fees:
505-384-0033 |
