Ice cream meets history, again

A mooo-ving experience

 Today I headed to the historic Field View Farm in Orange, on the Derby town line.
 

Chillin' on a hot summer afternoon

We were going to go there Sunday afternoon, but a thunderstorm ruined our plans. It would not be fun trying to enjoy some ice cream when lightning is in the atmosphere.

So instead my daughter Allegra and I visited the nation's oldest continuously operating dairy farm today. The farm was founded in 1639.

We were not disappointed. It was a super hot afternoon, in my opinion, and the ice cream was super cold. It didn't melt at all as we sat and enjoyed.  

Allegra ordered a cup of strawberry with sprinkles.

 

And I went with swamp ice cream. Interesting name, eh?

It was cookies and cream ice cream with caramel swirled in it and M&Ms mixed in as well. Yes, it was sweet. But a delicious treat.

I asked Allegra to take the picture in front of some of the fresh vegetables for sale there, just to create that farm atmosphere.

After living in the area my entire life, it was the first time I ever went to Field View Farm.

There were a few picnic tables to sit at and the only drawback, if you could call it that, was the faint aroma of manure in the air. Cows were relaxing under cover just a few yards away.

But it is a dairy farm after all! 



If you missed any of the previous ice cream posts, you can check them out here, here, and here.