Hinchley's Dairy Farm Tours — Local services in Town of Christiana

Before you go, it's important to know the propaganda and attitude this particular farm has. I recently chaperoned a school field trip to Hincheley's. Throughout the tour, the woman constantly criticized anything having to do with organic food. The icing on the cake were the laminated articles on the lunch tables when we were done with the tour. "THE TYRANNY OF THE ORGANIC MOMMY MAFIA."

Seriously. Google and read the article. It is really something. And yes, the article was as hostile and ignorant as the title. I have a copy here in front of me. It portrays mothers who purchase organic food as displaying, "arrogance and class snobbery." "They want to 'evangelize;' "People need to be in control of everything when it comes to their kids--even the way food is grown and treated." ?? Really? Wow. How dare us.

I hadn't even realized that organic food was an "us against them" topic. It saddened me to see one local farmer criticize the choice of other local farmers to go on an endeavor to produce organic food. And it upset me that children were unknowingly exposed to this sort of ignorance and hate with regard to a family's personal choice in what types of food they put on the table.

I imagine farming is a very tough and thankless job. Don't trash your fellow farmers in the industry. I have never heard them trash YOU. There is plenty to go around. We all eat. And don't trash mommies (and daddies) who are trying to do the best they can. I have never met a parent who criticized another for feeding/not feeding their family organic food. Please don't create this wedge where it...

We had kids and the grandparents on the tour, and all three generations loved it. Tour itself was very educational and a lot of fun. We saw how the cows are kept and cared for, the robotic milking process, a calf that was born at the same time when were on the farm (although we missed the actual birth by a few mins), chickens, pigs, turkey and ducks. Kids got to milk a cow. Also had a tractor ride, picked pumpkins, and learned a lot about what it takes to operate a farm and the dairy industry. Our tour was about 3 hours, but we stalled a lot for pictures and Tina never rushed us.

Tina, the owner, is a great tour guide, she is amazing with the kids with her humor, very patient, and just in general a good caring lady. You can tell that she works very hard on the farm and cares a lot about the farm and the animals.

As a heads up, like any other dairyfarm, some sections will have strong smell of manure. It doesnt bother me and our kids got used to it too...

June dairy days are my favorite! I have been going for over 20 years and I'm in awe once again. From food, which was amazing again this year, to farm technology, it's an inside look at the way your groceries get from the field to the fridge! If you are curious about why we have the cleanest, healthiest, safest food supply in the world, then you need to check this out. Every June, they let you look behind the curtains, so to speak, and you will not be disappointed. Even if you are squeamish about the process. You can see how sanitary the process is. If you are at all concerned about the treatment of animals, then you should come in and see how healthy & humanly the abundant are treated. I can say that I was proud of the dairy industry in the efforts made to find ways to make it safe, clean, efficient & stress free as possible on all involved, including the cows. Giving us a great product at a reasonable price. I will come to these breakfasts as long as...