Winter on the Farm Coming to Primrose Farm

ST. CHARLES, IL – Primrose Farm in St. Charles will be hosting a special event from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5. During the Winter on the Farm afternoon, family members of all ages will be able to participate in activities that include crafts, wagon rides and animal visits, according to a news release. Families can check out the farm’s Jersey cows Nigerian Dwarf goats in their fluffy winter coats and the baby lamb born in mid-December.

Then kids and their families can then step right into the farmer’s role by shelling and grinding corn and mixing feed, according to a news release.

“Every family should experience Primrose Farm in the winter, and this event gives all ages an interactive opportunity to understand the various preparations necessary for winter farm life,” said Alison Jones, Manager of Farm Programs and Interpretive Services.

Other activities that allow kids to get a firsthand glimpse of farm life include gathering wood to heat the wood-burning stove in the summer kitchen, moving hay and straw bales or feeding animals, which in addition to the cows, goats and sheep include Belgian Draft horses, Columbian Wyandotte chickens and miniature donkeys, according to the news release.

Dependent on weather, families will be encouraged to build a snowman or make their mark with colored snow art.

There will also be bonfire barrels and hot chocolate and cookies to enjoy in the candlelit summer kitchen. There will also be a 20-minute wagon ride where visitors can get a glimpse at the vast agricultural landscape of 100-plus acres of this living history farm.

The fee is $5 per person for residents and $8 per person for nonresidents. Wagon rides are an additional $2 per person. For more information, call Alison Jones at 630-513-4374.

Advanced registration is required for Winter on the Farm at www.stcparks.org.

PHOTO VIA THE ST. CHARLES PARK DISTRICT