I spent Saturday at the Florida Agriculture Museum near Palm Coast. The Museum hosted a holiday event with the Florida Etsy Street Team. After shopping for some wonderful handmade holiday gifts, the girls and I took a tour of the museum.
The museum is on 400 acres which was donated for the creation of the museum by Flagler county. The museum was started with a government grant. There are currently 2 employees and many volunteers who operate the museum.
On the tour we saw these short horned Florida Cracker Cattle, like this bull. We also met this talkative pig. Tessa said 'he's beautiful... very pretty momma.' That was the first time the tour guide had heard the pig described as beautiful.
These two buildings are what would have been the ranch owner's living area complete with an outdoor kitchen (left) and the living area which had 2 bedrooms.
The garden looks neat and orderly. The pig and cattle enjoy the mustard greens and volunteers take home some vegetables also.
There were some lovely chicken coops at the Museum for ducks and hens. This pen had 5 or 6 chickens including Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons. The chicken wire had a beautiful grape vine growing up it to provide shade to the birds during the hot weather.
The girls enjoyed seeing the horses. The museum also offers riding lessons and trail rides.
The museum is definitely worth a visit!
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My friend and I went there on Sunday, we really enjoyed the tour and our visit to the Agricultural Museum also!
My friend and I went there on Sunday, we really enjoyed the tour and our visit to the Agricultural Museum also!
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