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Councillor Lorelei Nicoll to host Old Fashioned Christmas at the Farm

Join us on Sunday, December 6th from 5:30 to 8pm for an Old Fashioned Christmas at the Farm.   The Giles House, Harris House and Blacksmith Shop will be festively decorated and ready to welcome the community for some traditional Christmas fun.  Come and watch the blacksmith working at the forge, take part in the family activities including cookie decorating and ornament decorating or step back in time in the historic Giles House, with fire and oil lamps burning, and enjoy carols and stories of Christmas long ago.  This event is hosted by District 4 Councillor Lorelei Nicoll and sure to be a great community gathering (and not quite … Read More →

“Farmer for a Day” 2015

Farmer for a Day is a school program delivered by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture for grade 3 students in the HRM.  The Farm Museum will host this 3 day event for the 4th consecutive year in September 2015 , welcoming over 300 students for a very special agricultural experience.  Farmer for a Day gives students from elementary schools in Halifax Regional Municipality a chance to explore traditional and modern-day farming through interactive activities and sessions with representatives from the agricultural sector.   Read More →

NEW: Blacksmith Demonstration

During the 2015 season, every Wednesday our blacksmith shop will be up and running. Our fantastic volunteer Kevin Thomas will be working in the blacksmith shop and visitors are invited to join us at The Farm to watch. Read More →

Feed the Animals Campaign Results

An update on the Help Feed the Animals fundraising campaign: While we unfortunately didn’t reach our goal on our fundraising campaign we did raise nearly $900! This money will go directly to helping feed the animals kept here at The Farm over the summer months. We’d like to extend a huge Thank You to everyone who contributed to this campaign. The next time you come to visit us at The Farm take a look around and remember that all of this is possible because of the support of people like you. We’d also like to thank all those people who shared the campaign with their family and friends. Without your help our campaign would not have reached as far as it did. We are so grateful we are a … Read More →