fosterfields living historical farm

Anyone would have a nice few hours. A lovely place to stroll, a very small working farm. A garden with various plantings. A few classic farm animals with new piglets and lambs and calves in Spring. Some educational events like milking cows. A few people dressed in period clothing from a century ago. A guided house tour and interpreters at the farmer's house, the top has an apartment occupied by today's on-site farmer. Special events are held periodically.

Foster Fields gives you a chance to step back in time and see first hand the life of some of the settlers of Morristown. Great history and hands on experience for the kids and adults. You can spend a couple hours or the day don't miss it.

I used to go to Howell farm (near Lambertville, NJ) a lot as a kid and was expecting much the same, but Fosterfields has even more to see! There seemed to be a lot going on for kids, and the staff did their best to keep everyone involved. I really liked going into one of the houses and seeing the old stove and everything else used in a house of that era. Wonderful place for a day trip, especially with kids!

Our family was introduced to Fosterfields this year and we liked it so much we purchased a family membership so we would be sure to visit many times. The setting is beautiful, there is light hiking and you can get up close to the farm animals. The buildings on the property can be visited during special events and every program we attended has been entertaining and educational. Farmer Rob and his wife Julie are wonderful people who you should take the time to meet when you go. Fosterfields is a Morris County Gem!!

I got to this place accident while I was trying to find a friends home. This is located close to downtown Morristown, close to the green. It is a working farm and seems to be frequented by groups of school children as well as families. This would be a good place to go when it is not so busy. However, I dropped by during an 'off' day I guess, because there was not much going on. The demonstrations seem to be timed when they expect more people or groups of people to drop by. I always enjoy their demonstrations even when there is a crowd.

We have never seen the Farm so crowded. We usually don't go when it's a big day for lots of kids but today being so pretty we went. They had many demonstrations of making butter, baking in a wood burning stove (cookies - yum), making cider, breaking down corn to feed the pigs, old fashioned games like tossing the corn cob with feathers into the straw basket, making baskets. The best part was the NEW animals being 4 piglets 2 days old and 1 new calf 4 days old. Did you know a piglet gains a pound every day for a year?! NOW they are so cute...as you can see in the picture. Parking was easy. Everyone was friendly. NICE was to spend the day and to learn even for adults. Today they had food but that is not the norm. It was part of the Country Fair event.

After reading all the reviews, I was all set for a very educational, quaint afternoon. What we got was a 1 hour walk (and that was us dragging things out) through a mostly empty old farm. We went on a Wednesday afternoon and there was not a single farm-person around. It is supposed to be a "living" farm but we did not see a soul doing anything or any farm work of any sort. We peeked into the various rooms and barns on our own but there is zero signage so we had no idea what sort of equipment we were looking into. We only saw one person, a very bored-looking girl who trundled into the farm house to show us how to turn the knob on the homemade butter churning jar, with no explanation (I had to pepper her with questions just to get something out of the experience). Aside from that, not a single other person "working" the farm. The chores that take place were unfortunately taking place several hours later in the afternoon (you might want to call ahead if you really want to be there for the egg gathering or milking). Maybe it was because we went mid-week? Probably the two most enjoyable parts for the kids (4yo, 1.5yo) were seeing a couple of the farm animals laying about and then the surprise at the end, a cute little "transportation" exhibit attached to the bottom of the visitor center which had an old model T the kids could play on. And the tractor outside. That's about it. Glad it was only $6 for me and $4 for the 4yo. Free for <2yo.

We had a very nice afternoon here, originally stopped on Sun 9/1 for the "Pickles" exhibition, bWe had a very nice afternoon here, originally stopped on Sun 9/1 for the "Pickles" exhibition, but wound up spending the afternoon. Learned a lot about the farm, farm life and the family that owned the farm. Our daughter was able to help gather eggs in the afternoon from the chickens, we watched them milk a cow (although the 2013 way). Charlie the newest calf (baby cow) was adorable. One of their pigs was due to give birth any day. We missed the tour to the Willows, the old house on the farm where the family lived, but sat for a while on the front porch in the breeze. The transportation exhibit was also great, we had never seen a car with a crank before and it was pretty neat. Overall given what we originally went to see, we were surprised at how much there was to do. Our group ranged in ages from 10-44 and it was quite enjoyable. I would think this is for families with children, but also saw some couples wandering around.ut wound up spending the afternoon. Learned a lot about the farm, farm life and the family that owned the farm. Our daughter was able to help gather eggs in the afternoon from the chickens, we watched them milk a cow (although the 2013 way). Charlie the newest calf (baby cow) was adorable. One of their pigs was due to give birth any day. We missed the tour to the Willows, the old house on the farm where the family lived, but sat for a while on the front porch in the breeze. The transportation exhibit was also great, we had never seen a car with a crank before and it was pretty neat. Overall given what we originally went to see, we were surprised at how much there was to do. Our group ranged in ages from 10-44 and it was quite enjoyable. I would think this is for families with children, but also saw some couples wandering around.

What a great experience, especially if you grew up on a farm. It is a living farm so children will enjoy all the animals. Interesting historic house on property (something to do with Paul Revere).

An educational and charming way to spend a day. Fosterfields is a living historical farm from the 18th century.

I took my children several years ago. As I recall, my daughter enjoyed chasing the chickens around. Fosterfields offers many educational activities that are interesting for children and adults, alike.

Fosterfields is an excellent, A living historical farm from the 18th century. Very educational. Good visit for families.

Historical visit that's fun for the whole family! Great time on a beautiful day. The park workers do a phenomenal job explaining everything there is to do at the park, and make sure your group is well informed and having fun.

I recently became a member of Fosterfields & Cooper Gristmill after taking yet another visitor here to Fosterfields or a tour of the Willows. We were the only two people on the tour and had a pleasant time after the house tour, walking around the ground. My favorite visit was for the Horseradish Festival in 2012. Have not yet met the piglets recently birthed but can't wait!

Stopped in for a visit one day with our kids. It was a nice place but have had no desire to go back. This was just a regualr day with no special events at Fosterfields which is why it may have seemed a bit uninteresting. The old house was sweet though and one of the ladies who worked there was very nice and showed the kids' how to do laundry the "old fashioned" way.