I've been a little sad since Dugan's Dairy Farm in Chandler stopped giving tours. When I'm in that neighborhood, I can still see the cows (although I fear they will soon be gone like all the other agricultural property giving way to development) and I wave to them, but it isn't the same as getting up close and personal. So I went in search of cows.
Boy, did I find cows. I went out to Stanfield, Arizona where Shamrock Farms, a family-owned Arizona company, keeps all those cows that make their brand of milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, milk shakes, and more. Of course, they keep the cottage cheese cows separate from the strawberry milk shake cows....And they give tours, too--how cool is that?
Calves Photo © Judy Hedding
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You say you want cows?! Well besides Shamrock’s great tour there is another farm who opened their corrals to the public now that Dugan Farm has moooved further away from the Valley.
Look up http://www.SuperstitionFarm.com
The Stechnij family is excited to see everyone here in Mesa!
You can also visit this working dairy open to the public in Mesa, AZ: Superstition Farms Dairy
http://www.superstitionfarmtours.com/Tours.html
open: Oct – June Fri/Sat: 10:00 – 4:00
They also have a Desert Garden Expo in April each year, and a Horse Camp, and host kids birthday parties.
3440 South Hawes Rd (past Elliot)
Mesa, AZ 85212
(480) 986-7781
info@superstitionfarm.com