Down on the Farm: Garfield Farm

Town and Country Living is a blog about living life where the western ‘burbs of Chicago give way to the farm fields of Illinois. I love both the city and the country and want to write about all of it … urban and rural scenery, decorating with special finds from nearby boutiques, cooking veggies grown in the garden, special places to visit, and more. This past Saturday we took a little trip to Garfield Farm, which is just three miles from my house.

This beautifully restored brick home is the main building on the Farm
and open for tours during the summer and fall.
Isn’t this a cute porch with its little farm table and unique light fixture?
Several quaint barns and outbuildings dot the property.
And then there are the fences … lots of country fences!
Beautiful against the snowy carpet …
A variety of buildings, both big and small.
Another white outbuilding … this one houses wild turkeys.
And these little guys roam the property at will.
So cute! I’ve never seen geese like this trek through the snow in a line.
Rustic barns just make my heart sing!
Especially when they come complete with an equally rustic wagon.
I took so many pictures … I need to save a few for a future post.
But all in all, it was a beautiful day down on the farm.
For visitor’s info, log onto http://www.garfieldfarm.org/.

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49 Comments

  1. Wow! Your photos are stunning. I love old barns and these beauties have so much character. What a fun place to spend the day. Thanks for sharing and for visiting with me:-)

  2. What a beautiful tour of a very special place….I love seeing the old barns, the animals, and the house…The snow really gives it a special effect…

  3. What a lovely and charming place — loving the house especially. The outhouse and the geese wandering around are so special.

    Thank you for visiting and leaving a kind comment on my blog, Jennifer. I appreciate it. 🙂

  4. It’s an Inn and Museum… beautiful place! The barns are fantastic & the snow really adds to all the images…
    the ducks are too cute!
    Nice barn shot w/ the wagon, very old, indeed! And I LOVE that last barn shot! WoW! Awesome capture w/ the trees framing the scene & all that fencing & snow… Gorgeous!

    Thank you very much for sharing & joining in =)

  5. Oh my goodness Jennifer, this is a truly beautiful old homestead, and your photographs of it are wonderful! I would be in Heaven there with my camera!

    Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at The Creative Exchange.

    Have a great day!

    lisa.

  6. Oh, my what a beautiful farmhouse and farm. I dream of having one like this. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos. It is so hard to pick a favourite as they are all so lovely, but the porch with the wood and brick wall is just perfect!