Farm @ Lee Martinez Park: Where Past Meets Present

This farm, run by the City of Fort Collins, is a combination of current, hands-on farm activities with farm history of the region.

We went before the pony rides started again for the year, so it was pretty quiet. Our family of twelve had the farm almost to ourselves.

The farm is very well-maintained and very picturesque. This is the kind of beauty the farm depicts to the visitor.

There is a small inside museum sponsored by the Rotary Club. It has history such as branding irons used within the area and the history of wheat in the region.

The kids found a few things to play on.

I think the family's favorite overall was the family huddle around the tractor. Does it get any funner than a family pic on farm equipment? Actually, it does. Stay tuned!

In the bigger, grassy area there were many pieces of farm equipment: hammer mill, combine, binder, corn sheller, plows and more.

Of course, the kids were most entertained by the ant hill.

And the adults? We were definitely most entertained by a fun picture in front of the demonstration garden of our jumping family. FYI...I imagine the demonstration garden is beautiful in the Summer & Fall.

Lots of animals at the farm (of course)! We couldn't believe how huge the turkeys were. My grandbaby, Eli, finally woke up for a little turkey viewing.

Everyone liked petting the horses.

And the ducks presented themselves swimming around the pond, just like good, little ducks should :-)

And what would be a farm without the cows? Did someone do some pen hopping? Not our girls...

The grain elevator was something we could walk up and through with an air walkway joining to the barn. The walkway was fun to stand on and look out on the farm.

Art's tool shed had more information about the cows and the milk they produce.

The kids were obsessed with the old water pump! Would that have been true in the old days when it was a chore? Doubtful!

Lots of time to share our family fun poses. It was a peaceful, fun, and joyous day at the farm!!

The end!