Ellie was one of 11 piglets born to Little Red. When rounding up the males for castration we noticed Ellie was extremely small and lacked hardiness. She had a badly infected hoof. We separated her from the herd, applied topical…
Student Photograph Featured
Local photographer Joe McDonald has held photo workshops at Mountain Dale for several years. An image during class (featuring one of our critters) taken by one talented student ended up on the cover of a national magazine!
Runaway Sheep and Fainting Goats
Our young guests often send us hand drawn pictures and they never fail to please. We've gotten an illustrated "Runaway Sheep" storybook, detailed Farm map, drawing of our popular fainting goat, and lots of other original artwork that always brings…
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Visitors to Mountain Dale take thousands of photos every year to record their Farm experience, and sometimes they share their results with us. One group of kids sent in a wonderful “thank you” photo card, and when our guests are…
We’re in the News
We really appreciate feedback from our guests, and a little free publicity is a good thing, too! The Lancaster New Era newspaper printed a submission from second-grader Mary McCafferty. Every year, our family goes to Mountain Dale Farm, for vacation.…