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Places for kids to meet animals and discover how farms work…
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MANHATTAN
- The Art Farm– Offers a break from city life… art, cooking and drop-in discovery classes and playtime available at this indoor petting zoo…
BROOKLYN
- Bushwick City Farm– Say hi to the chickens and help plant or do something else for the community…
- Green Meadows Farm– Feed farm animals among the other fun in this “cute place for animal lovers” at Aviator Sports near the Rockaways…
QUEENS
- Queens County Farm Museum– A working colonial farm in the heart of Queens with all the usual farm fun from pony rides to corn mazes… for a price…
- Alley Pond Environmental Center– A gem in Queens with nature classes for kids and some critters to look at if just visiting… a ropes course near too …
BRONX
- None
STATEN ISLAND
- None
LONG ISLAND
- Animal Farm Petting Zoo– Hands on farm with rescue animals, rides and shows for kids…
- Benner’s Farm– A working family farm with animals and other seasonal farm fun…
- White Post Animal Farm– A great place for families with animals (even giraffe and monkeys) to feed and a nice farm market…
- Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park & Children’s Zoo– The name says it all…
- F&W Schmitt’s Farm– Big farm with lots to do, including petting zoo, but can get pricey fast…
- Suffolk County Farm and Education Center– A real working farm where kids can learn about farm life and get close to animals…
- Lewis Oliver Farm & Animal Sanctuary– a small collection of farm animals to feed and view, entirely free and donation based…
CONNECTICUT
- Highwire Deer & Animal Farm– A basic farm with anything from deer to zebras and pygmy goats to look at and feed…
- Silverman’s Farm– Lot’s of animals to feed and pet from buffalo to emus… plus U-pick and market… calm and spacious atmosphere…
- Flaming Farm– Meet animals young asnd old and take a pony ride…
NEW JERSEY
- Alstede Farms– Classic farm with u-pick, corn maze and petting zoo on top of a market… has events through-out the season…
- Brookhollows Barnyard– Fun farm to visit with lots to do, but petting zoo “has restrictions for petting”…
- Secor Farms– A great fall visit, with pumpkins (and lots of other farm stuff) to pick and alpacas to feed…
- Demarest Farms– Very close to the city with a small petting zoo and the usual farm fun…
UPSTATE NY
- Bailiwick Ranch & Animal Park– Small family owned zoo… has horseback riding on premises as well as feeding some animals…
- Barton Orchards– Classic apple orchard with a small petting area…
- Ochs Orchards– Pick your own with a very small but free petting area…
- Kelder’s Farm– One stop shop for all your pick-your-own and farm fun needs, including a petting area…
- Dubois Farms– Some consider best u-pick in the area, has a farm animal visit area too…
- Woodstock Farm Sanctuary– Offers (60-90min) tours and interaction with rescued farm animals, plus they will educate you where food really comes from…
- Noah’s Park Retreat– Meet farm and exotic animals (some rescued) in an intimate hands-on setting by appointment only…
PENNSYLVANIA
- Pocono Snake & Animal Farm– Great little zoo to get hands on with feeding the animals and not only snakes
- Land of Little Horses– Meet some vary small horses and enjoy the shows…
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