See Baby Farm Animals and More at New Jersey Farms

You don't have to go far to have an amazing kid friendly farm experience.  In nearby New Jersey your children can crack corn, collect eggs, see baby pigs, goats and sheep, and even see how cheese and bread are made.  The foodie in you will rejoice in the cheese tasting while your children delight in the baby lambs. 

Where to see farm animals in New Jersey:

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm (Morris, NJ)

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is a real farm functioning exactly as it did at the turn of the 20th Century.  This is no petting zoo!  But kids can see exactly how the animals were raised in the olden days.  They can watch pigs, sheep, horses, and donkeys in the fields and pens.  The cows are in the pasture and you can watch them be herded at the end of the day into the barn and watch them be milked.  Kids can crack corn and feed the chickens, and even go into the henhouse and collect eggs at the end of the day.  Bear in mind that the animals are just a small part of the farm and kids are expected to help out with other chores such as pumping water, doing laundry and hanging it to dry, churning butter, and much more. The farm is closed Monday and Tuesday.  Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for kids, and $2 for 2-3 year olds

Heaven Hills Farms (Vernon, NJ)

Heaven Hills Farms is the place to see baby animals.  During a visit in high season, be it summer or pumpkin picking, the farm has baby pigs, baby ducks, baby chickens, baby goats, and baby sheep.  Kids can spend hours just watching the animals.  Of course, the farm has much more to offer: pick your own fields and orchards, playground equipment (which is actually for sale), and puts up an amazing Halloween haunted hayride, hay maze, and other haunted exhibits throughout the farm.

Valley Shepherd Creamery (Long Valley, NJ)

This is the place to see everything sheep.  The farm does a yearly sheep shearing festival and has spring lambing tours throughout the summer where kids can see hundreds of baby lambs.  They also have milk and cheese tours where you can learn how cheeses are made, see the milking and cheese making process, and taste the cheese. 

Bobolink Dairy (Vernon, NJ)

Bobolink Dairy raises grass fed cows and produces outstanding cheeses and wood-fired breads.  You can sign up for Farm Tours for $5 per person where kids can see the cows in the pasture, where the bread is made, and taste the different cheeses. For older kids and parents who want to learn the cheese and bread making process, there are also the very popular cheese and bread making classes.