January

25  Ice Harvest

February

1   Tap the Sugar Maples

8  Maple Sugaring

15  Old-Fashioned Valentine's Day

22  Maple Sugaring

March

1  Winter in the Farmhouse & Orchard Care

8  Visit from the Horse Doctor, Dentist & Shoer

15  Workhorse Rides

22 Sawmilling & Horse-Drawn Road Grading 

29  Spring Plowing & Field Work

April

5   Lambing Day

12  Potato Planting

19 Henhouse Visits

26 Spring Beekeeping & Tree Planting

May

3  Sheep Shearing & Herding

     

10 Mother's Day Carriage Rides

17 Corn Planting & Gardening

24  Hog Slopping & Weighing

31 Haying

June

7 Old Time Baseball Game & Wash Day

14 Pleasant Valley House Tours

          

21 Dairy Day

28 Ice Cream Party & Wheat Harvest

July

5  Evening Blacksmithing (5:00–8:00 p.m.)

12 Evening Animal Chores (5:00–8:00 p.m.)

19  Evening Animal Chores (5:00–8:00 p.m.)

26 & 27   Mercer County 4-H Fair & Wheat Threshing

August

2  Honey Harvest 

9  Potato Harvest           

16 Canning & Pickling

 

23  Fiddlin' Contest 

30 42nd Annual Plowing Match

September

6  Back to School

 

13 Fall Plowing

20 Harvest to Hearth & Corn Shocking

27 Wheat Planting, Weaving, Threshing & Baking

October                

4  Basket & Broom Making

11  Forging & Fences

18  Corn Harvest

25 Fall Foliage Hayrides & Baseball

November

1 Cider Pressing

8  Bacon, Sausage & Scrapple Making

15 Quilting

22  Logging & Firewood Cutting

29   Thanksgiving Hayrides & Corn Picking

December

6  Christmas on the Farm  

   

 

Barn Dance Fundraiser

Friday, April 25. 7:30–9:30 p.m.

Experience the magic of an old-fashioned barn dance in the historic Charles Fish Barn! Ticket sales benefit the restoration of the antique Kitchen Garden fence.

Learn More & Purchase Tickets

Naturally Friends Programs

Join a 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.

Saturday, April 19 – Bird Excursion, Howell Farm at 10:00 am
Saturday, May 10 – Barn Swallow Celebration, Howell Farm at 2:00 pm
Saturday, July 19 – Butterfly Bonanza, Capital City Farm at 10:00 am
Friday, August 15 – Nocturnal Nature Walk, Howell Farm at 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 27 – Wooly Worm Weather Forecasting, Howell Farm at 2:00 pm
Saturday, October 18 – Spectacular Spiders, Capital City Farm at 10:00am

Children’s StoryTime

Designed for children five and under, StoryTime features a seasonal tale, and includes a visit to the barnyard to see the animals. 

Spring StoryTime

TBD (May) 10:30–11:30 a.m.

SummerTime

TBD (June) 10:30–11:30 a.m.)

Fall StoryTime

TBD (Sept.) 10:30–11:30 a.m.)

Halloween StoryTime

TBD (Oct.) 10:30–11:30 a.m.)

Christmas StoryTime

TBD (Dec.) 10:30–11:30 a.m.