January

27  Ice Harvest

Ice Candle

February

3   Tap the Sugar Maples

Paper Mold

10  Old-Fashioned Valentine's Day

Victorian Valentine's Day Card

17  Maple Sugaring

Maple Sugar Horse

24  Maple Sugaring

Bean Soup Gift Jar

March

2  Winter in the Farmhouse

Quilt Design 

9  Visit from the Horse Doctor, Dentist & Shoer

Horseshoe Dreamcatcher 

16  Workhorse Rides

Log Bird Feeder

23 Sawmilling & Orchard Care

Pine Needle Sachet

30 Henhouse Visits

Natural Dye Egg Coloring

April

6   Lambing Day

Crepe Paper Chicks

13  Spring Beekeeping & Tree Planting

Buzzing Bee

20  Potato Planting

Potato Printing

27 Spring Plowing  & Field Work

Pumpkin Garden Starter 

May

4  Hog Slopping & Weighing

Piggy Magnets

11  Sheep Shearing & Herding

Wool Sheep Pin        

  

18 Corn Planting & Gardening

Corn Mosaic Sunflower

25 Haying & Wagon Rides

Straw Star

June

1 Dairying

Flower Press

8 Old Time Baseball Game

Rag Ball

15 Pleasant Valley House Tours

Harvest Bouquet            

22 Old-Fashioned Wash Day

Felted Flowers 

29  Ice Cream Party & Wheat Harvest

Wooden Boat Making & Sailing

July

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

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

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

27 & 28   Mercer County 4-H Fair & Wheat Threshing

August

3  Honey Harvest 

Beeswax Medallion 

10  Potato Harvest

Potato Chips           

17 Canning & Pickling

Canning Ring Wreath 

24  Fiddlin' Contest 

Tambourine 

31 41st Annual Plowing Match

Horse Pin

September

7  Back to School

Pencil Box

 

14 Fall Plowing

Worm & Dirt Dessert

21 Horse & Carriage Day  

Bonnets & Hats

28 Wheat Planting, Weaving, Threshing & Baking

Harvest Maidans

October             

5  From Harvest to Hearth

Dried Apple Garland        

12  Basket & Broom Making

19  Forging & Fences

Osage Orage Center Piece 

26  Fall Foliage Hayrides

Leaf Candle

November

2 Cider Pressing

Apple Heads 

9  Bacon, Sausage & Scrapple Making

Piggy Magnet

16  Corn Harvest & Husking Bee

Corn Wreath

23  Logging & Firewood Cutting

Twig Pine Tree

30   Thanksgiving Hayrides & Corn Picking

Pine Door Swags

December

7  Christmas on the Farm  

Victorian Star Ornament     

 

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.

February 8 – A Night of Owls, Howell Farm, Fish Barn –7:00- 8:30 p.m.

April 20 – Bird Excursion, Capital City Farm – 2:00 p.m.

May 18  – Barn Swallow Celebration, Howell Farm – 2:00 p.m.

July 20 – Butterfly Bonanza, Capital City Farm – 10:00 a.m.

August 16 – Nocturnal Nature Walk, Howell Farm – 7:30 p.m.

 October 19 – Spectacular Spiders, Capital City Farm – 10:00 a.m.

October 24 – Bats & Skunks – Howell Farm, Fish Barn –7:00- 8:30 p.m.

November 9  – Wooly Worm Weather Forecasting, Howell Farm – 2:00 p.m.

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.