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Right Steps Run 5K/10K Walk/Run
Spend your morning in a fun and healthy way-all while supporting children in families who need help to afford high quality child care. Right Steps’ mission is to provide and advocate for quality child care and early education for all. Please help us make that happen! For more details and to register, visit www.rightstepscdc.org/. Race begins at Prairie View Picnic Area. Event starts at 9:00am.
Find out more »Sheep Shearing
Come watch as our sheep get hand sheared for summer. Pat and Harold Dorrell will be on hand to demonstrate shearing, spinning wool and to offer information about raising sheep. Pat and Harold are both retired educators who own Simple Soapworks and Farm Yarns. They travel the Midwest selling their homemade products! Stop in to see this special demonstration. FREE with park admission. 10:00am-Noon and 1:00-3:00pm.
Find out more »Sheep Shearing
Come watch as our sheep get hand sheared for summer. Pat and Harold Dorrell will be on hand to demonstrate shearing, spinning wool and to offer information about raising sheep. Pat and Harold are both retired educators who own Simple Soapworks and Farm Yarns. They travel the Midwest selling their homemade products! Stop in to see this special demonstration. FREE with park admission. 10:00am-Noon and 1:00-3:00pm.
Find out more »Historic Baseball Game
Join us for a real, old time American classic! The Rising Sun Belle River Base Ball Club from Rising Sun, Indiana will be on The Farm playing our community farm team, The Bo Janglers. See how different baseball was then to now. Hang out on our bleachers and enjoy this 9 inning classic. 1pm - 4pm. Food will be available for purchase. FREE with park admission. Noon-4:00pm.
Find out more »Baseball History
Batter up! Baseball, the “national pastime,” increased its size of audience in the 1920s. Growing spectator audiences and radio listeners enjoyed professional, semi-professional and amateur baseball teams throughout the nation. In the Gibson Farmhouse, learn how baseball mania influenced popular culture. Play a baseball pinball game or try your luck at a baseball board or card game! FREE with park admission. 1:00am-4:00pm.
Find out more »Native Wildflower & Plants Sale
Sponsored by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, buy straight out of the greenhouse! Over 40 native plant species of wildflowers and grasses to choose from. For more information call 765-567-4919 or email amanuel@dnr.in.gov. FREE with park admission. Join us from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Visitor Center.
Find out more »Heirloom Vegetable and Herb Plant Sale
The Farm will be selling heirloom vegetable plants and herbs grown in the DNR greenhouse. Your purchase supports The Farm at Prophetstown. Stop in at the DNR Visitors Center to purchase your plants. FREE with park admission. 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Find out more »Making Goat Soap
Felicia Payne Nicholson from Patchwork Acres Farm will be demonstrating the art of goat soap making. Felicia runs a very successful farm business where she makes products using milk from goats raised right on her farm. She will demonstrate milking and the process of making goat soap. Guests are welcome to pop-in for this demonstration or stay for the entire learning experience. FREE with park admission. 10:00am -2:00pm.
Find out more »Farm Dinner
Enjoy a 5 course meal in the 1920’s Gibson Farmhouse, featuring fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Socialize and make new friends! Reservations required. Space is very limited. *Vegetarian options available. Contact The Farm for more details. $50 per person. Call 765-567-4700 to book your spot. 6:00-8:00pm.
Find out more »Sears and Roebuck Catalog Exploration
The Sears and Roebuck catalog provided unprecedented access to household necessities and amenities. The availability of these factory made goods lessened rural isolation and narrowed the differences between city and country life. Explore the Gibson Farmhouse and discover the variety of household goods from the “wish” book. Examine catalog ads and see the appeal of Mr. Sears’ innovative marketing. FREE with park admission. Noon-4:00pm.
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