[Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture] Dairy farming experience at Fureai Farm Zao Heartland

Fureai Ranch Zao Heartland is a ranch located in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture, and boasts a vast area. You can interact with animals such as cows, sheep, and goats, and spend a relaxing time in nature.

Fureai Farm Zao Heartland

The total area of ​​the farm is approximately 100ha. Approximately the size of 20 Tokyo Domes is.
Cows, sheep, goats, and other animals are raised on the farm, which has a vast expanse of green pasture.

There is a corner where you can interact with farmed animals, a ``handmade experience center'' where you can try your hand at making dairy products, a cheese restaurant ``Wind Square'', a plateau Genghis Khan ``Wind Deck'', a Zao cheese souvenir shop, and more. All are available.

Handmade experience at Heartland

Heartland offers unique ranch experiencesI can.
Making cheese, butter, sausage, and ice cream using milkis. This valuable experience that cannot be experienced in everyday life is perfect for making memories for both children and adults! Depending on the content of the experience, reservations may be required at least 3 days in advance or 1 week in advance, so please check the website.

cheese making

Make cottage type cheese. It's a low-calorie cheese that can be easily made at home using just milk and vinegar, so why not give it a try and learn how to make it? Enjoy the cheese you make on the spot.

ice cream making

We make original ice cream with an authentic taste using ingredients mixed at a cheese factory. Enjoy the ice cream you make on the spot.

making sausage

The seasoned meat is kneaded, stuffed into sausage skins using special equipment, and then boiled.
You can experience the process of the meat changing shape and turning into the familiar sausage. You can take the boiled sausages home with you, so we recommend bringing a cooler.

making butter

Pour fresh cream into a plastic bottle and shake! shake! shake! When the fresh cream in the plastic bottle separates into yellow lumps and water, the butter is ready. Freshly made butter is completely different from the butter you usually eat. You can take home the butter you make.

Interact with animals at Heartland

At Zao Heartland, you can interact with goats and sheep.

The goats in the heartland are the Saanen breed and their hybrids.. It seems that cute babies are born every year in early spring. Sheep are sheared in April to survive the hot season.

It's soothing to see animals spending their time in the great outdoors♪

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Enjoy a meal at Heartland

Heartland features farm-grown dairy products and dishes made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

At the food corner on the 1st floor of the handicraft experience center, you can enjoy soft serve ice cream made with Zao Sanroku milk, mork made with cheese whey, dairy products such as milk, sausages, bacon, and more.

The product I was interested in is MOLK。
A refreshing drink with a refreshing aftertaste made from the whey produced when making cheese.It seems that it is. Whey contains all kinds of nutrients, so much so that it is called a drinking drip, and recently it has been attracting attention for its nutritional value and beauty effects. I definitely want to try it when I visit Zao!

At the direct sales store, you can find a wide variety of Zao cheese and local specialties, so you can look for souvenirs.All of the special products grown in Zao's magnificent land are attractive, such as fresh butter made from raw milk from the foothills of Mt. Zao and bacon and sausage from JAPANX pigs from Zao town.

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Zao Dairy Center

Adjacent to HeartlandZao Dairy Center has various facilities such as a farm, factory, restaurants, direct sales store, and training center.there is.

We make fresh cheeses such as cream cheese, aged cheeses such as Gouda cheese and cheddar cheese, and many dairy products.A cheese fair will be held in early November at the Zao Cheese Factory in the Zao Dairy Center.It is crowded with special sales of cheese and stalls selling local products from Zao.

On the premises, there are shops where you can eat cheese dishes, facilities where you can buy homemade bread, and a rose garden, so this is a spot you should definitely stop by along with Heartland!

The best time to see the rose garden is from early June to early July.. Approximately 400 types of beautiful, colorful roses, including old roses and English roses, are in full bloom.

INFORMATION

• Name: Zao Dairy Center General Incorporated Foundation
• Location: 251-4 Nanukahara, Togatta Onsen, Zao-machi, Katta-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone number: Toll-free 0120-150-302 / TEL 0224-34-3311 / FAX 0224-34-3313
• Business hours: 9:00-17:00
• Admission fee: Free

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Fureai Farm Zao Heartland is a spot where you can relax and refresh while being surrounded by nature, interacting with animals and tasting delicious local ingredients.
You can also try your hand at making cheese, so it's recommended not only for families but also for couples and friends.
And it's free to enter, so feel free to stop by!

INFORMATION

• Name: Zao Heartland　
• Location: 201 Nanokahara, Togatta Onsen, Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone number: 0224-34-3769
  Toll free for reservations: 0120-150-302 / TEL: 0224-34-3311 / FAX: 0224-34-3313
• Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (Business period from early April to late November)
• Parking lot: 100 spaces (free)
• Access: Tohoku Expressway Shiroishi IC - From National Route 4, take Prefectural Route 12 towards Zao Echo Line - From Togatta Onsen, take National Route 457 to Shiroishi/Shichikashuku About 18km from Shiroishi IC
• Admission fee: Free

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