Step Back In Time: Photo Of The Day

FREMONT, CA — Today's photo feels as if it could have been taken at the turn of the century — the 20th century. But this bucolic scene was snapped recently by Patch reader Kiran Sampat in Fremont.

Kiran tells us, "It is taken at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont. This is a perfect place to get away from city but within the urban area. It will also make a perfect place for young kids and families. It also has a picnic area."

Ardenwood Historic Farm is an East Bay Regional Park. The farm was started by the George and Clara Patterson family in the 1850s. It is a working farm, giving children and adults alike a lesson in living history. According the the parks district, "The farm still grows the same kind of produce that was grown in the region in the last 100 years, utilizing agricultural practices from the 1870s to the present, demonstrating the transition from horse-powered to horsepower farming. The interpretive staff and volunteers, attired in Victorian clothing, guide guests through the Victorian house, demonstrate farm chores, and explain what life was like in the early 1900s. From December to mid-February monarch butterflies overwinter here."

Learn more about Ardenwood Historic Farm and get directions to visit.

Thank you for sharing this photo, Kiran!

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Photo credit: Kiran Sampat

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