May Basket Mother Daughter Tea - Wednesday, May 18th, 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Dance around the maypole, ribbons fluttering in the breeze. Weave a may basket and fill with flowers to take home. Enjoy a springtime high tea, with lovely sandwiches, scones and jam, cakes and pastries. Served amid spring blooms, this tea will make a delicious supper and a wonderful time together.

Peter Rabbit Tea - Friday, May 20th, 10:30 a.m.
One of our favorite events for wee ones. Especially planned for toddlers through grade three, our day includes the reading of the Beatrix Potter favorite, a lunch from Mr. McGregor's garden. We'll plant seeds, rake and hoe, and spend time with Peter himself and at least one sister!

Strawberry Shortcake Children's Day - Wednesday, June 15th, 10:30 a.m.
A charming beginning to summer! Come pick berries in old fashioned strawberry crates and have a short farming lesson. Cook up a delicious strawberry shortcake in our bakery and a pot of strawberry jam in our jam kitchen. Take a wildflower walk gathering the June meadow's daisies for daisy chains and centerpieces and relax over a lovely lunch.

Anne of Green Gables Day - Wednesday, June 29th, 10:30 a.m.
Anne was a spirit who enjoyed the robust life of the countryside - from visions of cherry blossoms to blueberry pie. Anne's spirit sings through this day as we explore, smell, touch, feel and taste the glories mother nature teases us with in August. We'll collect and cook, read and draw, harvest and arrange...and enjoy high tea beneath the cherry trees!

County Fair, A Little House Summer  - Friday, July 15th, 10:30 a.m.
Farmer Boy, the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder's husband Almanzo, took place on a farm in Malone New York. Just like Almanzo Wilder, come and enjoy this wonderful day on our farm. Gather fruits, make jam and prepare for the Fair! Judge pies and breads, bunnies and flowers, and specimens of fruits from the orchard and vegetables from the garden. Relax with a country farm lunch. Tickets to the Orleans County 4-H Fair ( July 25-30, Albion NY) are included for each participant.

Ladybugs, Bunnies and Blueberries; Children's Farm Life Workshop (ages 5-12) - Tuesday, July 19th, 10:30 a.m.
This program is Amelia's idea and we are so excited! Explore with us the varied parts of our farm life - fruits and furry friends, the discoveries of the meadow, fresh eggs from our chickens and bread from the bakery. Did you know that our native Ladybug has not been seen in years? Margo Bowerman of our Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension will help us all make a Ladybug wand and swish the meadow in discovery. Come discover the other treats we have in store!

Butterfly Garden Children's Day - Tuesday, August 16th, 10:30 a.m.
As butterflies flutter by...during this delightful day we will investigate those who inhabit our farm world with us...catch a butterfly with a net, dig deep and watch the earthworms work, pick the first of fall's apples. Have a great lunch, complete with beautiful butterfly cookies, make a butterfly bouquet and painting!

Sunflower Children's Day - Tuesday, August 23rd, 10:30 a.m.
August is a month of golden hue. Put on your straw hat and walk with us in our glorious sunflower fields. Learn about how we keep things watered in the hot summer sun. Make a painting of summer gardens on the farm and a bouquet of your favorite smiling sunflowers. Enjoy an old fashioned picnic in the orchard with corn on the cob...summer salad...freshly squeezed lemonade .... and other delicious, sunny, homespun treats!

Bread and Jam Children's Day - Tuesday, August 30th, 10:30 a.m.
Wheat and fruit together are ageless symbols of harvest, as important now as in ancient times. Bake breads for your luncheon and learn about the breads of the world and the grains of Western New York. Reap wheat and bundle. Bind a traditional wheat weaving. Walk through the orchard and harvest fruits to preserve in our canning kettle. Learn about the tradition of storing foods for winter enjoyment. Enjoy an farmer's old style midday 'dinner'.

Fall Farm Day - Friday, September 30th, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Press cider, pick apples, smell the apple butter cooking in the old kettle, peel and slice and bake... Polish apples with our antique apple polisher and taste the herbs from the garden. Enjoy canalboat stories by 'Erie Canal Sal'.