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Howell Farm 2024 Calendar of Events

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


Winter in the Farmhouse

Quilt Design 


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

 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

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

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

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             

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.



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Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission

Dan Benson, Mercer County Executive

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