Lacey T.
Yelp
You may go to Wheeler Farm for several different reasons. First, it is a real working farm, and free to visit anytime it is light outdoors. You can see horses, cows, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, roosters, ducks, geese, and more. Sometimes there are even baby animals! You can bring your leashed dog to explore, and they are likely to have their best day ever checking out the plethora of fuzzy and feathered friends, along with the creek that runs behind the farm, and even just luxuriating in the vast expanses of verdant grass. There is a Victorian home that is open for tours, though somehow I've never gone. It's only a few dollars, and I'm sure would be very interesting. They have community gardens, cow milking, wagon rides and more! I know all of these things sound appealing for children, and of course that's true, but there is plenty here for adults as well.
They host a farmers market on Sundays, which I love for various reasons. I adore the Salt Lake market too, but this one is smaller, with a greater focus on produce and prepared foods (less arts and crafts), and I like being able to go on a Sunday. They do get busy! I usually try to arrive right around when they open (9am), and sometimes parking is still limited. Bubble and Brown has a stand, and that's reason enough to visit. They used to do a winter market too, though I think that may have been discontinued.
If you need a little nature in your life, but don't have time to escape to the mountains, it's located right in Murray, and close enough for a quick hour or two visit. This all makes me a bit lonely for summer days full of sunshine, when possibilities seemed endless and everything felt so warm and lovely. Which is not to say that Wheeler Farm isn't wonderful in the fall and winter too, only that it really shines it's brightest during that magical season.