Exploring North Carolina with KathieyV

Time for the 21st annual Piedmont Farm Tour.  I have been on this tour one other time, and I was excited to check out a few farms this year.  The tour was scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, so we went out both days.  There were 38 farms on the tour.  We were able to visit four of the farms.   The first farm on our list was a buffalo farm in Roxboro NC. Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm   As we arrived, we saw a herd of buffalo grazing in an open field.  What an amazing sight. The storm clouds were moving in as we drove up the road to check in for our adventure.   We made it to the gazebo just in time as the rain began to pour down.   No worries though they had both food and drink under the shelter.  We enjoyed a buffalo burger while sitting beside a lovely lake.  It ended up being a very peaceful lunch.  (Caleb wanted nothing to do with the buffalo burger.  He had chips:-) Caleb and Erica ventured...

We left the buffalo farm and headed to the next one on our list, Avillion Farm.  Here is the short description they give on  Facebook . . "A small farm in rural northern Orange County, NC, Avillion raises Shetland and Jacob sheep, angora goats (colored, white) and angora rabbits (Germans, German crossbreds, French)." Our visit in photos with a few sheep facts I found on PBS... Texas, Wyoming and California are the U.S. states with the highest number of sheep.  PBS Bits of sheep can also be found in tennis rackets (strings made of sheep guts), candles and soap (tallow rendered from sheep fat) and most cosmetics and skincare products  (lanolin, an emollient found in sheep’s wool). PBS  Biggest dog ever and one of the friendliest:-) Sheep and goats may look similar, but they’re different species. Sheep have 54 chromosomes, while goats have 60 chromosomes. PBS  When I saw this Mom and baby I thought of be...