Date and Time
Sunday May 7, 2017
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Sat & Sun, May 6 & 7, 10 am - 5 pm
Location
Oliver Kelley Farm
15788 Kelley Farm Rd.
Elk River, MN 55330
Fees/Admission
Cost: Included with site admission of $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $6 ages 5-17, free age 4 and under and Minnesota Historical Society members.
Contact Information
763-441-6896
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Description
Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oliver Kelley Farm, 15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River. Celebrate the official grand opening of the Kelley Farm’s newest facilities, including the beautiful new visitor center, learning kitchen, outdoor exhibits, guest animal barn, modern gardens and cropland and more. Watch guest chef demos, plant a seed cup and make your own vinaigrette to take home, play 19th-century games, enjoy live music and food, and more farm-sized fun.
Daily Schedule
Ongoing, 10 am-5 pm
- Free Kelley Farm bandannas, Visitor Center
- Make-and-take seed planting, Visitor Center
- Make-and-taste vinaigrette, Visitor Center
- Button-making, Deal Classroom in Visitor Center
- Celebratory carrot cake, Kelley Annex
- Curbside Chicken food truck
Live music on the Visitor Center patio
- Saturday: Roe Family Singers
- Sunday: The OK Factor
Historical games, Historic Farmstead yard
11 am, 12:30, 2 & 3:30 pm
Steam engine tractor fired up, near Farm Lab Crops
11:30 am, 12:30 & 1:30 pm
Meet the History Hound, Kelley Annex
1 & 2:30 pm
Chef demos, Q&A and author book signing, Learning Kitchen
- Saturday: Tricia Cornell, Eat More Vegetables and the Minnesota Farmers Market Cookbook
- Sunday: Kim Ode, Rhubarb Renaissance
Where Do I Get My Food? dialogue, Visitor Center
