Superstition Farms

Today we went to the Superstition Farms. It was wonderful. I enjoyed many things about this trip. A few things I learned on this trip were a female cow can weight up to 1,050 lbs and a bull can weight up to 2,000lbs. On the trip, we got to pet some of the animals. Few of their names I remember were Brownie, Cupcake and Dory. Both Brownie and Cupcake were baby goats and Dory was a sheep. We also got to feed them. Another thing I enjoyed was watching a baby heifer being born.

- Natalie

Alex's blog

We went to Superstition farms.I liked the animals the most and you will too. I liked the ice cream. I liked the baby cow. It was cool!!!!!! This is the best way to have summer.

How I saw a calf born

I saw a calf being born today. It was an extrordinary site for all of the first timers, and I was one of them. The calf came out a light yellow color. The calf was born at Superstition Farms. About one to two hours later it stood up with the help of one of the staff and one minute later it layed down. The calf was a female. When we went to go look at the calf it was surrounded by a lot of other cows.





BY

ROCKY RYAN

Superstition Farms

July 6, 2009

I thought that this field trip was awesome! We had such a good time there, though it was hot.

When we were there, the farm owner came and told us some facts about the farm. For example, he said that a cow can only make milk if it is pregnant. He told us what he had to do to keep his 1000 cows in check and healthy. I was amazed at how much food (50 pounds) a cow eats in one day. That was really interesting. Then he told us to get up and follow him.

We went on a tractor ride. Well, not all of us could fit on a tractor, but they have a tailer hooked up to the back with hay barrels as seats. The tractor took us around for a quick tour around the farm. We saw almost all he cows up close, but never got to touch them. While we were looking in awe at all the cows, he told us yet more facts. Like, a cows udders can get up to 60 pounds with milk. When the ride ended, we looked at some other animals.

He had about 4 goat, one donkey, one sheep, a very old horse, and a very old cow. He let us feed the goats, donkey, and sheep, and let us feed the horse a carrot slice. Be aware that all slobber heavily. He told us that they take in many farm animals that people just left, abused them, or were unable to care for them. I thought that that was so nice of them to do that. We got to hold chickens and roosters too.

Superstition farms makes their own milk, cream, and my favorite, ice cream. We got to taste the milk and ice cream, and it was so yummy!!!! You have to try some!

It is hot there! You should probably bring sunscreen or a hat, and (of course) water. Lots of water. There are some indoor places that you can go in, but all of the cows are outdoors.

Superstition Farms has a summer camp that kids can attend to. For more information, go to www.SuperstitionFarms.com.

Hannah
11 Years Old

Baby Cow

Well, when we went to the Superstition Farm we saw a lot of cows. When we were finished at the petting zoo, Farmer Jason saw a mommy cow laying on her side meaning she was ready to have a baby. We saw her push the baby out. She was so cute! Then we saw the baby cow stand for the first time! It was so fantastic at the Superstition Farm. I can't wait to go there again with my family. We also got to see goats, chickens, and so much more. We got FREE milk and I never heard of so many diffrent flavors to put in milk! We also got ice cream, too (yum!) and at the gift shop there were so many cool things. There was even a real goose egg! Anthony got a Yoo-hoo drink, and Maria got a cute wall hanging with a cow on it. It was so fun that we want to thank Ms. Liz for doing this program!!

-Anthony and Maria

Slideshow

As one of the volunteers on the trip, I had the pleasure of photographing the students for three of the outings, to Goldfield, Wupatki, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Please follow the link to my website, where you can view a short slide show of our adventures!

www.JoshuaWhitePhotography.com/fieldtrip

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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts

We visited the Scottsdale Museum of Contenemperary Arts. Contemporary means it's not permanent and it's made by more modern artists. We also learned that abstract means that the artists played with it and isn't nomal. I enjoyed learning about photography and how the artist can change the light. Then we went to the library where we saw an exibit that looked like it was ocean theamed. It was all knitted and put together wonderfuly. I think it was setup to give us more ocean awareness and that even though we aren't very close, we still contribute to the problem. It also showed us what amazing creatures are dying.

-Shannan