This place is absolutely amazing! I work for an insurance company and we decided to have our team building event at The Simple Farm. We chose the Udder to Table retreat and it was a great experience for all. We arrived at the farm about the time the sun was starting to come up and were graciously greeted by Lylah, Laurie and Michael. They had delicious cinnamon rolls, coffee and tea waiting for us in the garden area and even made scrambled eggs for us at the request of one of the people in our group.
After breakfast we went to visit the goats and all took turns milking. Michael and Lylah explained the whole process to us and how they use the milk for their delicious goats milk caramels.
We then took a tour of the farm and settled in for our goat cheese workshop from Gretchen. This was a very hands on experience as we were each able to learn first and then make our own cheese with any mix-ins of our choosing. There was a lot of sampling and experimenting and the cheese was absolutely delicious.
We then took a tour of the garden and the Farmers Market and set out to make our own lunch as a team. We were split into three groups and given a bowl and some scissors. We headed out to the garden to pick what we wanted to include in our salad. We brought back everything we picked and as a group cleaned the veggies and prepared our meal. Our lunch included homemade pumpkin soup, bread, the salad we had all made together and some goat cheese; it was wonderful. We all sat at the table and shared what we had learned throughout the day. The dining area on the farm is absolutely beautiful, I felt like I was in a magazine!
Overall it was a great experience and I would definitely recommend. The farm is great in itself, but it's truly the people there that really make it an experience to remember.