Animals

RED Arena is calling horse lovers of all ages! Come trick-or-treat with the horses, take pics with the minis, watch riding demos, shop gifts, goodies & decor by local vendors and the children's entrepreneurs market.

The annual event supports RED Arena's Gift Shop which provides vocational programs for adults with disabilities.

“Welcome home!” we were greeted when we set foot in Bankersmith, TX, located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, about halfway between Fredericksburg and Comfort. The old railroad town was founded in 1913 but was abandoned and turned into a ghost town by the 1940s.

Today, Bankersmith is a unique event venue with a wooden live music dance hall, a saloon and restaurant/bar, a large patio area with lawn games, picnic tables, fire pits, a playground area for kids, and farm animals incl. goats, pigs, turkeys, chickens, bunnies, cats, who like to be fed and petted.

Read on for more and to enter for a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate and 2 free VIP Passes for an upcoming Bankersmith event.

Show us your furry friends and enter your pet for a chance to become the Live Grow Play Austin Pet Of The Year!

Plus learn how to keep your cats and dogs healthy and happy.

Come out to Barton Hill Farms and make memories with friends and family at the Barton Hill Farms Fall Festival And Pumpkin Patch!

Enjoy acres and acres of pure family fun! From taking Fall photos and picking out your pumpkin in the pumpkin patch, to getting lost in the corn maze, jumping on the jumping pillow, playing human fooseball, corn hole, and more, you are sure to have a great day!

Read on for details and to enter for a chance to win a family-4-pack of tickets to this fun event.

Barton Hill Farms, a scenic Texas farmstead on the banks of the Colorado River in Bastrop just 25 minutes from Austin, is well known for their pumpkin patch in October.

This May they’ll start a new tradition: the Barton Hill Backyard Bash! Take a break from the city with family and friends. Read more about the event and how to enter for a chance to win a family-4-pack of tickets.

Did you know that vultures are the only birds that can smell?

Have you ever milked or watched someone milk a cow?

Have you ever wondered why male birds are prettier than female birds?

Would you believe us if we told you that pigs are some of the smartest and cleanest animals around?

Have you ever witnessed the birth of a brand new calf?

We experienced and learned about all of the above and more from Farmer Dave and Farmer Chris during our visit of Crowe’s Nest Farm.

Bye-bye 100s, adios 90s, hello 80s! Fall has finally arrived in Texas. Perfect time and temperature to visit our four-legged- two-legged, feathery, or scaly friends or take a field trip to our beautiful farms in and around Austin.

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