Ross Farm Museum is a living, working, farm museum depicting 150 years of agriculture in Nova Scotia and they are so happy to welcome everyone back to the farm starting July 1st! Learn about the history of the farm and meet the animals – including all the new arrivals from
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For some outdoor fun this Easter, join the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Hatfield Farm. There are actually SIX individual hunts – you choose the day, time, and age group. Ride on horse-drawn wagons, visit the animals in the petting pens, and enjoy the playground and children’s zip line! Search
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Ross Farm Museum is a living, working, farm museum depicting 150 years of agriculture in Nova Scotia. Rosebank Cottage, the original home of the Ross family, was built in 1817. During your visit there, you may see food being prepared over an open fire, straw hats being woven or wool
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Get the low down on the best Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches near Halifax! Dakeyne Farm Sunflower Maze The Dakeyne Farm Sunflower Maze in Mount Denson, Nova Scotia is open during August and September by appointment only, weather-depending (there will be a post on Facebook or Twitter if the paths are too mucky
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Open Farm Day is a province-wide event organized by the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA), creating the opportunity for participating Nova Scotia farmers (click here for list) to open their doors to members of their community. Unfortunately this year it will be a virtual-only event. So while you will have
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There’s nothing like the juicy crunch of a freshly picked apple, and no better feeling than picking that apple yourself! With so many beautiful orchards, families in Nova Scotia have plenty of choices when it comes to places to go apple-picking. To accompany the handy map above, here is our
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From eggs to apples and milk to mink, learn all about the different kinds of farms in Canada with these educational virtual farm tours and videos. Check out tons of fun farm facts and extraordinary stories. Farm Food 360 Virtual Farm Tours Website: https://www.farmfood360.ca/

There’s no better way to spend a spring day outdoors in Nova Scotia, than with Maple Syrup! Learn all about the process of tapping trees, collecting sap and boiling it down over an open fire at Ross Farm. Of, course, when you are finished, there will be maple syrup and
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Planning the best birthday parties are seriously, a pretty big deal. Birthdays are special days, especially when you are still in the years of counting the ‘halves’! If we forget to add that detail when telling someone the age of our child, we are quickly corrected, so we all know
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Hoping for some great weather this weekend to make up for the rained out weekend in January! Winter Frolic at Ross Farm Museum – what a beautiful way to spend a family day in February! Enjoy a sleigh ride or sip a delicious cup of hot chocolate made over an
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