William Shakespeare asked, “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Although we don't want to argue with old Willy, we do feel that there is something to be said about certain names. With that thought in mind, MacFarlane Pheasants has decided to retire the name “Tantalize Your Taste buds”. We are not retiring our annual event, but feel the event has blossomed into more than just “your taste buds”!
Introducing MacFarlane's Fall Festival! On October 3, 2015, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, MacFarlane Farm is pulling out all the stops! We are so excited to be able to tell you about some of the changes that we'll be having this year, as well as assure you that some of the things you enjoyed in years gone by will continue.
This year, along with sampling some of our wonderful wild game product, and taste-tested recipes, we'll also offer a few activities. Live music will be offered during our event, by Chris Kohn Music. You can check him out at www.chriskohnmusic.com. While listening to his music, you can enjoy some food and drinks offered by the Badger 4-H club. All money that you spend at the Badger table will go right back to their club! While Chris takes short breaks, you will be able to hear some technical talks from our own pheasant experts. Some of the talks will focus on White Pheasants, raising Hungarian and Red Leg Partridges, and what we at MacFarlane's are doing to keep Avian Influenza at bay. We will be posting more details about the talks, and the times on our Facebook page.
Also new this year will be some activities for the kiddies! We will have a corn box, yes, you did read that right. Instead of bringing home extremely sandy and gritty kids, your kids can just shake off the corn from their clothes! While you are listening to music, enjoying snacks, or just chilling at the farm, your kids can enjoy playing in corn! We will also have some large tractors provided by John Deere. Bring your cameras and get pictures of your future farmers sitting on a tractor!
Again this year, we will be offering hay wagon tours of the main farm! The wagon, driven by Farmer Ryan (or Trudy, Brian, Art, or another one of our awesome “farmers”), will travel around our main farm. While looking at our pheasants, feed bins, barns, and pens, you will be given a brief history of our farm, and learn some of the details about raising birds! We also are hoping to be able to show you a couple of different kinds of pheasants.
Of course, as always, you will be able to purchase pheasant, other exotic meats, food items, clothing and gifts in our gift shop. Come and browse through some of our new items that are available in our updated shop! We have gifts that any pheasant loving person would appreciate! Remember, Christmas is closer than you think, (as I type this blog on one of the hottest days of the year!)
Check out our Facebook page often, as we will be updating and adding to our list of events! We also are having a “like and share our post” contest for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to our store! You can find us on Facebook at MacFarlane Pheasants.
We so look forward to seeing all of you who can attend our fall festival. Between tasting, playing, touring, and listening, it will truly be an event for all. Plan on hanging out for a while and enjoying the farm on a fall day! For those of you who are reading this, and are too far away to attend our event, send us an e-mail at [email protected] and we'll send you a coupon to receive a discount from our online store. Just mention MacFarlane's Fall Festival in your e-mail. You can find us at MacFarlane Pheansant Farm, or www.pheasantfordinner.com. And to end on a Shakespeare note, "Goodnight, goodnight, parting is such sweet sorrow ..."