Education Day’s “Farm Life in the 1850s” will take place on Friday, September 5 in the arena, under “The Big Tent” and in “The Round Barn”. The day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The arena will contain two 25’ displays. One display will focus on the home, the day to day chores required by members of the family in order to stay warm and put food on the table. The second display will focus on the farming practices and the challenges our pioneers faced in order to clear the land, plant crops and raise livestock. Each presentation is 30-minutes long and they alternate between being presented in English and French.

Under “The Big Tent” and in “The Round Barn” (subject to change without notice):
 

· Old-Fashioned Candle Dipping

· Blacksmith

· St-Albert Cheese

· Continental Mushroom

· Apple Coring

· Alpacas

· Goats

· Sow & Piglets

· Chicks in the Incubator

· Laying Chickens

· Cow Milking Display

· Wheat Grinder Demonstration

· Sheep Shearing Demonstration

· Antique Dairy Equipment Display

· Dairy Educator

· Guessing Game

· Ontario Cattlemen’s Association

· Eastern Ontario Health Unit

· South Nation Conservation Authority

· Large Animal Veterinarian – Christie McLeod

· Small Animal Veterinarian – Geoff Cochrane

· Russell Fire Department – Bytown Pumper

· Carding & Spinning Wool

· Dyeing Wool

· Agricultural Trivia Wheel