Farm Barn Fun

Meet all the animals and learn about the roles they play on a working farm. Hands-on activities with our animals scheduled throughout the day, a room full of books and farm-themed toys for children, gardens to explore, and a “Forest House,” too! 

Want to bring a school or camp group to the farmyard this season? Request a self-guided visit.

Watch our cheesemakers craft the milk of our Brown Swiss cows into cheddar, then enjoy some delicious samples. Located in the central section of the Farm Barn. Starting May 11, you can also: 

• Meet a Cheesemaker, 11AM, daily
• Sun to Cheese Tours, 2PM, daily

See cheesemaking step by step.

Come face to face with a live owl or hawk and learn the mysteries of birds of prey with Outreach for Earth Stewardship. Located just in the woods at start of the StoryWalk trail. Free. No registration.

2024 schedule:
June 15–Sept. 2: Wed., Fri., Sun.  | 1PM
Sept. 7–Oct. 20: Sunday  | 1PM

Follow an entertaining children’s storybook as it’s displayed page by page along the trail behind the Children’s Farmyard. Your family can read as you walk, letting the story unfold with every step. This fall's book is Sheep Take A Hike, by Nancy Shaw (Margot Apple, iIllustrator). StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The storybook changes seasonally!

Pick up something delicious at the Farm Store. At the Farm Barn, the Farm Cart has farm-fresh lunch and snack options, and O Bread Bakery, an independent production bakery, often has bread loaves, cookies, or pastries for sale. (Not a sit-down bakery.) 

2024 Farm Cart schedule
June 15–Aug. 25:  Daily  |  11am–3pm           
Aug. 26 - Oct. 20:  Sat. & Sun.  |  11am–3pm (open Monday, October 14 for Indigenous People's Day)