National Dairy Month, right?

You are celebrating National Dairy Month, right?  Of course, you knew that June is when all-things-dairy take center stage.  Realistically, the only thing dairy month meant to me is that the local ice cream shop finally opens.  That all ended on Saturday. We headed over to Wagner Farm to properly celebrate National Dairy Month.  For a modest admission, our day included a breakfast, music, demonstrations, wagon rides, a cheese head craft (yea, I know) and admission to the museum.

Breakfast alone was worth the trip.  A local eatery provided the catering, but some how eating pancakes off a griddle overlooking open fields just makes the experience so much better.  Plus, when was the last time you had real pancakes, not the low carb/no taste variety?  The eggs and sausage were also good, but the pancakes took center stage.  The kids also had plenty of milk and butter.

Yummy pancakes.  

View of the picnic tent.

After carb loading in the picnic area, we strolled the grounds to check out the demonstrations. Volunteers were on hand to guide a novice on butter making in a mason jar.  My skills were not up to par and buying a pound at the grocery store is probably cheaper and healthier than my attempts.  Kudos to the volunteer for patiently waiting on this reality. 

The kids loved climbing into several tractors that were larger than most oversized SUVs.  Wild Regan loved the view from the John Deere tractor.  I personally think she just liked pretending to drive.  Since it was raining we skipped the wagon rides.

Todd Price, director at Wagner Farm, said the event usually draws 1,200 people, but the numbers were down this year due to the rain.  He estimated over 300 people came though the gate.  Not a bad turn out for a cool day that rained most of the morning. 

When we want to celebrate the holiday in style, I say back to Wagner Farm – just order up a sunny day.