Discover in two very different settings how milk reaches your table from the source --- cows! You'll be amazed by what you didn’t know and by what you see. It's yet another exclusive Amish Experience tour that is great for adults, educational for students, and always fun for everyone, as you visit two family-owned operating dairy farms, contrasting Amish and non-Amish milk production.
Cow Stop #1: Amish Dairy Farm
We've made special arrangements with an Amish farmer to personally conduct a tour of his farm for us. See how the cows are milked mechanically and the milk kept cool with unplugged "Amish electricity." Visit some of the other farm buildings, see the animals, and take advantage of the unique opportunity to talk with an Amish farmer.
Cow Stop #2: Verdant View Farm
See what it is like to own and operate a family farm and take a "Farmland Fun Wagon Tour" with the farmer himself. Board his specially-built tractor-pulled wagon for a ride into the fields around this non-Amish farm and gaze, up close, at the crops, cows, and animals. Nearly everyone will be surprised at the fascinating farm facts we learn! OR… An equally memorable option for Stop #2 is a totally modern dairy operation at Kreider Farms, where over 1,500 cows are milked continuously by computers on a revolving carousel. The barns are so large that our bus can drive right through!