Page Farm & Home Museum Invites the Public for Open Farm Day Events July 20
Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100
ORONO — More than 115 farms throughout Maine — including the UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum — will open their doors to the public as Maine celebrates Open Farm Day on Sunday, July 20.
Activities at the Orono farm and home museum, located in the last original agricultural building on the University of Maine campus, will include tours of the museum grounds, field-day activities, a blacksmithing demonstration, heritage garden tours, ice cream making and taste tests, field games for children and adults — and a potluck picnic at noon.
Page Farm and Home Museum Director Patty Henner invites members of the public to stop by between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a vision and a taste of what farm life is all about.
A list of participating farms can be found at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources website.
The Page Farm and Home Museum houses an ever-growing collection of farm implements and household items from the period 1865-1940. It contains equipment and vehicles used for clearing land, harvesting and storing crops. Some of the many exhibits include poultry, dairy, 4-H and ice harvesting. In addition to the main museum building, the Page Farm and Home Museum has a blacksmith shop, a carriage house and a one-room schoolhouse.
For additional information, Henner can be reached at (207) 581-4100.