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The lives of our ancestors were connected to the land in a delicate dance between nature and the changing seasons . We can rekindle that connection at Round Hill Park .
BY PAMELA PALONGUE
PHOTOS FROM AN ALLEGHENY COUNTY ROUND HILL PARK YOUTUBE VIDEO .

Very few of us are farmers these days . But those who make their living from the land have a wonderful opportunity to be outdoors , working with plants and animals . Round Hill Park is perhaps one of the most unique areas in the Allegheny County Parks system . It is an actual working farm , complete with cows , goats , sheep , chickens , turkeys , rabbits and horses . The horses are “ retired county workers ” who have served with the Allegheny County Mounted Patrol and other service jobs .

This working exhibition farm gives people of all ages the opportunity to see how farming and animal husbandry are done as the farmers bale hay , milk cows and make apple cider . Thousands of children visit each year on field trips with their schools . But you don ’ t have to wait for a field trip to visit . The farm is open every day , and you can get up-close and personal with all the farm animals . But please don ’ t feed them ! On nice
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