Shamrock Farms Expands Tours for Season Two of Its Farm Tour
PHOENIX (Oct. 9, 2006) – Shamrock Farms reopened its Farm Tour barn doors last week with additional tour days and times in order to meet consumer demand. The Farm Tour, closed for the hot summer months, is now once again ready to entertain and educate Arizonans and visitors about the inner workings of a real dairy farm. This year’s attendance is projected to reach 25,000, tripling year one visits.
"We’re thrilled by the overwhelming public and school response,” said Sandy Kelly, director of marketing for Shamrock Farms Dairy Division. “The farm is more than just a tour. It’s an educational adventure that Arizona families and students don’t want to miss.”
Located in Stanfield, Ariz., the Farm Tour sits on part of Shamrock Farms’ 1,000 acres of land. The state-of-the-art facility presents Shamrock Farms history alongside the importance of innovation in today’s dairy industry through family-focused and educational activities. The one-hour guided tour features a ride on a cow-spotted tram through the home of 10,000 cows, a milking barn that accommodates 1,600 cows, an interactive play zone including a larger-than-life milk bottle and cottage cheese slide, a calf nursery, and more. Additionally, the 11,000-square-foot welcome center barn houses a family history and education museum complete with interactive games, an ice cream parlor, and gift shop.
“Farm guests truly get to experience a day in a life of our dairy,” said Kelly. “They learn how important our cows are to us and why the special care they receive is essential in producing the quality milk Shamrock Farms prides itself on.”
“Take it from me because I wouldn’t live just anywhere,” said Shamrock Farms Spokescow, Roxie. “My gal pals and I provide the freshest milk around because we thrive in our ideal environment.”
The Farm Tour is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Public tours are 1 p.m. on the weekdays and 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Weekday mornings the tours are dedicated to school and organization field trips.
General admission is $8.00 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 to 12, $6.50 for seniors age 65 and better and free for children age 2 and under. All prices include tax. Special rates are offered for field trips and groups of 20 or more.
For more information about field trip rates and lesson plans, public tours, and newly offered birthday party packages and to book a tour, visit www.shamrockfarmstour.com, email roxietour@shamrockfoods.com or call 602-477-2462.
Shamrock Farms, the largest dairy in the Southwest, produces and distributes farm-fresh milk, as well as whipping cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, ice cream and frozen novelties. Shamrock Farms, which has its own farm hosting a herd of 10,000 cows, is a division of Shamrock Foods Company, a family-owned and -operated business founded in 1922 in Tucson, Arizona. For more information, visit shamrockfarms.net.
