Val W.
Yelp
This was place made for a nice little outing for our family. We went late on a Saturday afternoon, too late to go out for pick your own apples. But we still found plenty to do.
There is a petting zoo, but it costs $5 per person to walk in (yes parents, that's right ... even if you have no intention of actually petting an animal, you will have to pay for yourselves too and not just your child). There really aren't many animals you can pet in the zoo though -- a couple of bunnies, a couple of pigs, a llama, a handful of goats, and the rest are fowl of some sort -- chickens, ducks, turkeys. There was a hay "mountain" that was included in the price of the petting zoo which my son really loved. It's basically a pyramid made out of hay bales but kids were crawling all over it and having a great time.
There are a number of kid-related activities to try out -- several bouncing apparatuses, the requisite bungee jump, and a couple of carnival rides. There were also some huge inflatable balls that your kid can crawl into and then you can roll them all around the lawn (this also cost $5 for 5 min.). And that right there is why I can't give this place a higher rating. I want to, I really want to, but they nickel and dime you to death here. Each ride/child attraction is exorbitantly priced. Every single activity/ride your child will wish to take part in is no less than $5, so if they did everything you could easily end up spending $50 per child on that alone.
Another thing worth noting is cleanliness -- it's obvious they try, but when we were there they were completely out of hand soap and sanitizer around the petting/animal area and empty bottles of soap littered the entire area by the hand-washing station. Ditto used paper towels. Also, the sink area was a mess with what appeared to be chewed/left over food items smeared around. (On the other hand, the ladies restroom inside the snack area was spotless). The animal pens weren't dirty with feces, but they were pretty stark -- not much hay (packed dirt/mud in the stalls), and empty ice cream cone cups littered each animal stall (I can only imagine they were being used to hold the animal feed which could be purchased from dispensers in the "zoo"). I'm not sure how healthy that is for the animals ...
On a more positive note, there is an excellent variety of food stuffs for sale -- fudge (delicious), donuts, cider, roasted ears of corn, sausages, pies, jellies, etc. There are some reasonably priced gourds and pumpkins (we visited recently, in the fall) as well as other produce you'd typically find at a farmer's market. The staff is also very helpful and friendly.
The place was packed, and we did have a very nice time. Unfortunately, my son left disappointed because I refused to pay for him to take part in more than 3 or 4 of the activities (and this didn't include the cost of the food items we bought before we left). I realize they're in business to make money, but I really think they should consider charging an admission cover charge for families, or selling different levels of "packages" which could include/exclude certain exhibits and activities.