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| - Just moved back to Las Vegas after living in a rural area near a lot of farms.
We also got very used to farm fresh eggs versus the ones you can buy in the store, so upon learning that "The Farm" sells eggs led to an early Saturday morning trip.
We were greeted by someone at the gate collecting a $2.00 per person admission charge. I very politely advised her that I had no intention of paying $4 for the privilege of then shopping at their farm stand.
This same person then needed to find out if our dog was allowed into the "store", however after a very brief discussion it was agreed that a leashed dog was allowed into an area full of chickens, cows, pigs and other farm animals.
Walked around the shop which is somewhere between kitschy and cluttered before finding the eggs, which were selling for $5 per dozen. Despite the price, we decided to buy two dozen eggs and then browsed the remainder of the farm stand.
Everything we found was overpriced and not up to the quality we expect from a farm stand / farmers market.
Ended up leaving with only the eggs and some honey. Over the next few weeks, we have found the eggs to be full of blood spots, which indicate that the hens are older and well past their egg laying prime. While edible, it is not what we expect from "farm fresh eggs", especially for the price.
We have found better eggs on craigslist, and for far less money.
Will never return to "The Farm" to buy anything.
If you have small kids and want a sanitized and commercial farm experience for them - it may be worth a trip. Otherwise, just take a trip to to real farm land - it isn't that far from here.
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