Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Cagles's Dairy Farm is in Hickory Flats, GA - near Canton. It's a real working farm that offers dairy and garden tours. The other dairy tour in Georgia is Mayfield Dairy, which shows the factory side of dairy production. Cagle's shows the more idyllic cows and meadows part.

Dairy tours are 9:30, 10:00, and 11:00 on Tuesdays through Fridays. The dairy tour lasts about 1 1/2 hours. You'll be taken on a hayride to see the cows and the herding border collie. Afterwards, children will have a chance to feed a baby cow and goats. They'll see a cow be milked and learn how milk gets from the cow to the grocery store. At the end of the tour, children will get a 1/2 pint of chocolate milk. The cost is $7.00 for ages 2-92.

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Garden tours in the spring and summer highlight the vegetables grown on the farm. Walk through the gardens and harvest a vegetable or two; go home with a bouquet of fresh flowers and a 1/2 pint of chocolate milk. Cagle's Dairy donates thousands of pounds of food to a local food bank and sells its produce at a Saturday farmer's market. The garden tours are 9:30, 10:00, and 11:00 Tuesdays-Friday, and the cost is $7.00. The suggested age range for this tour is 7-12, but all ages are welcome.

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Good to know: Reservations are required for groups - there is a form on the website. For individuals, it's best to call ahead to make sure a tour is scheduled that you can join: call 770.345.5591.

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Cagle's Dairy is about 8 miles from Tanglewood Farms. If you are taking Hwy 20 to get there, you'll see a Kroger with a McDonald's, Waffle House, and Subway before you get there.