Perfect Fall Day at Farm Haven in Union, KY

Spending a day at the farm is one of those obligatory fall things that we all do every year. Farm Haven in Union, Kentucky is one of our all-time favorite farms. We have gone a few times over the last few years. When we started talking about which farm to visit this year, my kids wanted to go to Farm Haven again.

There is a little building next to the barn where you pay for your admission, buy pumpkins, snacks, and drinks. We went through the corn labyrinth first. It has a wide path that is easy to walk with little kids. There were a few holes and bumps in the ground but it wasn’t bad. There were sunflowers and other flowers around the opening. There were butterflies flying around them. There is a corn maze too. It is bumpier and harder to walk through. We chose to skip the full maze this year.

While in the corn labyrinth, Ivy found a caterpillar. The girls had fun checking it out. We also found a few spare pumpkins growing in the corn. There were cute scarecrows scattered throughout. I’m originally from Indiana and feel oddly comforted being surrounded with corn so I was a big fan of the labyrinth. Octavia seemed to really enjoy herself too. She is two. It is so fun to see the world so fresh and new through her. She was so amused by the fact that there was corn on the stalks.

Our next stop was the barn. Inside the barn, there is a play area made of straw that the kids can crawl through. Isabella and Octavia went through a couple times. There is also a petting/viewing zoo in here too. It’s not very big but it is cute. There were two full sized goats, two baby goats, two kittens, and a donkey that bites (there is a sign). The man working there got the baby goats out so the kids could pet them. They were so cute. The girls bought some food and fed the goats. Isabella thought they were hilarious. Octavia was terrified that they would bite her. She watched Isabella and I feed them instead.

We picked out corn before getting on the hayride. They take you to the back fields to feed the cows. They don’t normally feed them corn so they are very excited to see the hayrides. The cows came running. Octavia is obsessed with cows currently and squealed with delight to see them running toward us. However, she was a little afraid when she realized how big they were. She still helped me feed them.

Once the food was gone, the cows started to walk away. The hayride continues around to a side road and circles around the farmhouse. The girls loved going past the chicken coop. The hayride is one of our favorite parts of this place.

Our other favorite part was up next. They have a hay bale playground behind the barn. It has a little maze that the kids can run through. They can also climb on the hay bales and run across the top of them. Isabella loves it. A few years ago, she was really afraid to run or jump on top of them. Over the past couple of years, she has started to really enjoy it. This year she had a blast running around with the other kids.

We picked out three little pumpkins to take home and paid for them. We walked over to look at the small log cabin before leaving. The weather was really weird that day. It started off a little chilly and then got really warm. I’m glad that we dressed in layers. While we were at the cabin the rain that had been threatening to fall all day finally came. We did a little photo shoot on the porch of the log cabin while we waited for the rain to pass. It resulted in some great pictures. I’ve included my favorites below if you are interested.

Happy Travels!