Howell Farm 2022 Calendar of Events |
*All 2022 dates are subject to change or cancellation. Please check back for updates, and thank you for your understanding!
January 29 Ice Harvest February 12 Old-Fashioned Valentine's Day March 12 Visit from the Horse Doctor, Dentist & Shoer 26 Lambing April 2 Spring Beekeeping & Gardening 9 Plowing, Harrowing & Wash Day 30 New Faces Day May 7 Sheep Shearing & Herding - RESCHEDULED TO 5/14 14 **SHEEP SHEARING & HERDING ** 28 Haying June 4 Dairying 18 People of Pleasant Valley Tours 25 Wheat Harvest & Wheat Weaving July 9 Evening Blacksmithing (5:00–8:00 p.m.) 16 Farmer's Choice - Check back soon! (5:00–8:00 p.m.) 23 Evening Animal Chores (5:00–8:00 p.m.) 30 & 31 Mercer County 4-H Fair & Wheat Threshing (Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. & Sun. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) August 27 Fiddlin' Day September 3 39th Annual Horse Plowing Match 17 Fall Plowing & Manure Spreading 24 Canning Day October 15 Basket & Broom Making **tentative date** 22 Corn Harvest 29 Osage Orange Day & Fence Building November 12 Bacon, Sausage & Scrapple Making 26 Corn Picking and Wreath & Sleighbell Sale December
| Naturally Friends Programs Join the County Naturalist for a close-up look at the swallows, bats, owls, and insects that are essential to the ecosystem where farmers raise their crops and animals.
Owl Talk TBD (7–8:30 p.m.) Barn Swallow Celebration Saturday April 23 (1:30–3:30 p.m.) Bird Excursion** Saturday May 21 - (1:30–3:30 p.m.) Beetles in the Spotlight Hike** June - TBD Butterfly Hike** July - TBD Nocturnal Nature Hike** August - TBD Hedgerow Hike** September - TBD Full Moon Talk: Bats, Vultures & Opossums** October - TBD Barn & Field Spiders** October - TBD Wooly Worm Weather Forecasting** November - TBD Hawk Talk** November - TBD Children’s StoryTime Reservation Required: RSVP kdaly@howellfarm.org Designed for children five and under, StoryTime features a seasonal tale, and includes a visit to the barnyard to see the animals. Spring StoryTime Wednesday, May 11 (12:30 – 1:30 p.m.) (rescheduled) Wheat StoryTime Wednesday, June 22 (10:30 – 11:30 a.m.) Fall StoryTime Wednesday, Sept. 14 (10:30 – 11:30 a.m.) Halloween StoryTime Thursday, Oct. 27 (10:30 – 11:30 a.m.) Friday, Dec. 2 (10:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
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Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission Brian M. Hughes, County Executive | Aaron T. Watson, Executive Director |