FarmVille Model Farm updated with English Countryside items

If you're one that still visits the FarmVille Model Farm on a daily basis for the free prize you'll receive by doing so, you'll be in for a change today, as Zynga has updated the farm with a new English Countryside theme.

While, as usual, this update seems to bring only previously released items to the Model Farm, it does give you a better look at what these decorations look like full-size, with all of their animations active (if applicable). It can also be used as a nice template for which to decorate your own farm in the same theme, or just as it was intended - as a quick and easy way to purchase these items by simply clicking on them.

We were really hoping that with the release of the Model Farm, we'd have a chance to see sneak peeks of tons of unreleased items, but that's yet to really happy thus far. We'll keep an eye on things, and we'll let you know if things change.

Have you ever purchased anything from the Model Farm, or do you simply ignore it's even there?

FarmVille Lighthouse Cove Model Farm rewards free items daily

While the Model Farm has long been a fairly useless feature in FarmVille, that merely lets you look at limited edition items currently available in the store in all of their "life-size" and (sometimes) animated glory, it seems that the FarmVille team really wants you to pay attention to this "neighbor" on your friends list, as they've taken to rewarding you for doing so. In this newest case, we see the Model Farm taking on a Lighthouse Cove theme, with plenty of trees, animals and buildings giving off that "resort town" feeling.

For visiting the Model Farm, you should receive 1,000 coins for free. Don't worry if the window doesn't pop up right away; there are simply tons of items to load (and plenty of price-tags as well), so it might take the game a few seconds longer than normal to reward you with your prize. We're not sure if the 1,000 coin prize is static across the game just for today's visits, or for your first visit to the Model Farm, so make sure to take advantage of the daily prize giveaways on this farm while you can.

We're told that we can "come back tomorrow to win again," and while the prize may just be more coins, free is free, right?

What sorts of prizes would make you want to visit the Model Farm, or are some free coins enough to do the trick? Sound off in the comments.