Visit their Facebook page Dykstra’s Farm call or text 22. The Dykstras will be taking orders for breeding stock and freezer meat. They also have a vegetable garden and 100-plus-year-old buildings. Since 2010, they have raised heritage breeds of pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, and English shepherds. Laura and Jeff Dykstra’s farm is on just 2 acres, and every inch is used. Visit call 84.ĭykstra’s Farm NEW in 2018 2917 Greenwood Rd., Woodstock Tours on the hour of the dairy and 25-acre composting facility. Golden Oaks aims to produce 19 million pounds of milk per year.

The herd consists of 720 milking females and 680 young. Golden Oaks Farm breeds both Black and Red Holsteins. Visit U of I Extension Master Gardeners at /lm or on Facebook at /McHenr圜oMasterGardener or call 81. Visit McHenry County Farm Bureau at or on Facebook at /McHenr圜ountyFarmBureau or call 81. Wash your hands after exposure to livestock. These are working farms have control over small children at all times. For your safety, follow the farmers’ instructions, and be respectful of the animals. Some farms will conduct tours and demonstrations.

However, bring some cash individual farmers will be selling products and produce. There is no beginning or end of the tour: just choose the farms you wish to visit and go during the stroll’s timeframe. Sunday September 30, 2018 10:00am to 4:00pmįarm Stroll is a self-guided tour of McHenry County’s diversified family farms.

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