On a warm, but extremely windy day, we went to Nash Farm to pick cotton this past week. Though it was almost 70 outside, the 30 MPH winds made it feel pretty chilly and threatened to carry us away. Hence the coats in the photos. Bet you didn't think we ever used them huh?
But what an awesome educational experience! I don't think I've ever seen cotton up close, and they had a patch they grew specifically for people to come learn about this former cash crop of TX.
We learned all sorts of interesting things about cotton from talking to the friendly guides and picked cotton as much as we wanted, and took home as much as we wanted (it still has the seeds in it and such, so isn't great for much besides lumpy pillows and decorations) but it is SO cool!
The boys loved the cotton but then there were also old tractors and other farm equipment nearby to play on and that was just as cool. Then they found the sheep and started feeding their fingers (ahem, I mean grass pieces) to the sheep, who was luckily very used to kids and friendly.
We had a lovely day with friends, learning all about cotton! It was a great day, and has led to many interesting discussions about how cotton and other materials are used to make clothes and other things.
3 comments:
The cotton farm was entertaining for the simple fact we had never seen cotton being grown before, which seems strange to say since it is such a large part of daily life.
That looks like so much fun! I bet your boys love all of this amazing home school stuff you guys do.
Neat trip! We'll definitely have to try that if we end up moving to TX next year.
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