Kia Has An Adventure At The Maltby Farm Stand

Not too far from where we live is the Maltby Produce Market. http://maltbyproducemarkets.com/  and we come to buy our produce, grass fed beef, and fresh free range eggs a few times a week. This is my kind of shopping. This farm stand is wonderful and most everything is locally grown and grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides. A lot of the produce is fresh picked daily and so are the wonderful eggs!

Behind the stand is a small animal area, the chickens where we get our eggs and some goats. There is a little trail and mothers will bring their little ones to visit the chickens and goats and we thought it would be a great opportunity for Kia to get a little exposure to these animals as well.

Kia quietly checks out the chickens

Smelling the air, sooo many smells right here on a warm day.

She spots the goats and is not quite sure what to think.

She gets to hang out with foster dad to make sure she is okay.

This silly billy goat was trying to get these little girls to feed him, he was very tame and seemed to know exactly what he was doing.

Kia wanted down and is happy to check out the goats from a safe distance.

Getting brave.

Such a curious girl.

I loved seeing her work this out.

 

Inside the farm stand, such a welcome sight, all these colors and such variety.

These tomatoes really do taste like home grown, they are wonderful. My fave are the light orange ones on the right in the round bowl.

I have made a lot of Baba Ganoush this year with all these fabulous eggplants!

These strawberries are so yummy, not like the cardboardy CA strawberries.

We always get some of these homemade jams and we use them in everything. Really you could eat it right out of the jar :)

I don't think Kia was actually supposed to be in here but no one said anything. They know us here, and we don't make this a habit.

These are the best eggs and I always pick some up for gifts when we meet friends.

Aren't they beautiful?