National Agriculture Day
Event Details
11121 Hickman Road
Urbandale, 50322
Contact Name: Jennie Deerr
Email: jdeerr@lhf.org
Website: http://www.lhf.org/index.cfm/30925/76115/national_ag_day
Event Description
Celebrate National Agriculture Day at Living History Farms on March 15. National Ag Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. LHF will be celebrating with livestock demonstrations, tractor displays, and hands-on activities related to pollinators, wildflowers and several other topics from agriculture-focused organizations from all over Central Iowa. Selected townsfolk will open their doors for visitors in the town of Walnut Hill.
Special Activities:
- Living History Farms Summer Day Camp – craft and information
- Native American farming – hands-on station
- Activities from our community partners:
- Iowa Honey Producers Association
- Green Iowa AmeriCorps
- Iowa Agricultural Literacy Foundation
- Nutrients For Life
- Livestock Demonstrations
- Tractor Displays
- Open historic sites: General Store, Implement Dealer
- Scavenger Hunt for Families