2010 Calendar

Click here to find out what's happening at Howell Farm in 2010.

Crop Report

Check the crop report to get the latest update on what's growing in Howell Farm's fields, forests, and ponds or to find out what your favorite horses and oxen have been up to.

Farmhouse Updates

View photos and progress reports of the ongoing restoration of Howell Farm's historic farmhouse.

Photo Gallery

View photos of the latest happenings at Howell Farm.

Motion Pictures

Now Playing: Up-Close with a Cultivator. See the McCormick-Deering culitvator in action. More choices are available in our video archive.

Barnyard Stories

Deep thoughts about farming and farm life from some of Howell Farm's finest writers.

Ask A Farmer

Ever want to know something about Howell Farm? Here's your chance to ask, or just read the answers to questions other people asked.

Farm Map & Tour

Howell Farm's self-guided tour map is available for download. Click above to get your copy.


 

Close-up: The Cultivator

Today's subject is the McCormick-Deering cultivator.

 

Haying with Horses

Horse-drawn hayloading action at Howell Farm.

 

Scything

Farmer Rob demonstrates the use of a scythe.


Beginner Blacksmithing

Some young apprentices get hands-on lessons in blacksmithing at the Howell Farm forge.

 

Howell Farm Slideshow:


 

Two Oxen and a Hayloader:

Watch as Chris and Jake, our oxen, pull an old-fashioned hayloader through the fields last summer. The farmer on top of the loader distributes the hay with a pitchfork, so it stacks evenly. Notice the modern tractor and hay baler in the background, also at work on haying operations.