van der geest dairy farm

In an effort to increase public awareness, this farm opens up the milking area of the farm so the entire milking operation can be viewed from a catwalk above the milking operation of the cattle. We stopped by, not knowing what to expect, close to 4:30. This was a self-guided tour for my family as we just pulled up to the visitor area and helped ourselves in and picked up an informative brochure of the operating procedure. We were fascinated! I've never seen so many cows lined up for milking. We stayed long enough to actually get acclimated to the smell! Yes, it is definitely a smelly place, but so educational. You do need to climb a spiral staircase to reach the observation catwalk. This farm is huge!