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Winter Derange (left) and Maeve Partyka (right) show off Heather the pony to visitors at Aurora Farm. Nearly 40 farms participated in the annual event, which is in its sixth year.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Aurora Farm was one of 40 that opened its doors to the public last Sunday as part of Open Farm Day.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Aurora Farm was one of 40 that opened its doors to the public last Sunday as part of Open Farm Day, allowing kids like Juliette to connect with kids of the four-legged variety.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Sixteen-month-old Mia Xu was not quite sure to make of her new friends.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Winter Derange (in green) and Maeve Partyka show goats to visitors at Aurora Farm on Sunday.. Nearly 40 farms participated in the annual event, which is in its sixth year. Photo: Shannon VanRaes
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Cars line the roadway as visitors take in Open Farm Day.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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A young girl offer a goat a snack at Aurora Farm
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Goats. Always up for engaging with the public.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Goats. Always up for engaging with the public.
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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It's not every day you get to see an alpaca up close and personal! (at Aurora Farm)
Photo: Shannon VanRaes
Just south of Winnipeg, Aurora Farm was literally crawling with visitors of all ages, eager for the opportunity to feed a goat, touch a chicken or learn exactly how apiarists wrangle honey from their bees.
