WINTER 2016
A facility of the St. Charles Park District
For weather cancelations, check the farm's website or facebook page.

Restored Farm Buildings
All buildings are open when
staff is on site with the exception
of the Farmhouse.

Dairy Barn / Milk House
Hog House / Pump House
Summer Kitchen 
Chicken Coop / Sheep House
Machine Shed / Farmhouse
Other Amenities

Historic Farm Demonstration Plots

100 Acres of Agricultural Open Space

Picnic Pavilion

Interpretive Shelter

Farm Discovery Trails

Fruit Orchard

Birthday Parties Available
Community Garden Plots
219 Annual / 45 Perennial 
Annuals
120 plots
15'x30'
 $15
Annuals
99 plots
30'x30'
 $30
Perennials
24 plots
15'x30'
 $15
Perennials
21 plots
20'x30'
 $30

4 plot limit per gardener. 
For more information,
call Cori at 630-513-4332.
All Ages  
RES $25/NR $37.50 per household 

Get into the holiday spirit by helping the Primrose Farmers decorate the Summer Kitchen!
Learn about 1930s holiday traditions. Help string popcorn, decorate pine cones, and craft paper ornaments. Use the woodstove to bake holiday cookies and help yourself to hot cocoa. End your evening by decorating the Primrose sleigh and taking it on its first jaunt of the holiday season. All families will have an opportunity to take photos in the newly trimmed kitchen - a great memento to use in next year's greeting card!
Ages 7-12
8am-3pm (each day)
RES $30/NR $45 per day

Tuesday, December 29  (Code 30467)
Wednesday, December 30  (Code 30468)
 
Searching for a unique No School Day activity? Come experience winter on the farm! Learn about how animal care and farm chores change during the cold and dark of December. Snowshoe on the farm trails, play old fashioned games and make biscuits on the woodstove. Help with important winter activities - sewing, gathering firewood and maintaining farm equipment.
DROP-IN PROGRAMS 

Enjoy Farm fun on select Wednesdays & Saturdays all year long! On-site registrations accepted.

All ages welcome. Ages 15 & under must be accompanied by an adult. Please arrive 10 minutes early to register on site.     


Chicken & Egg
Every Wednesday & Saturday  /  11am
RES $5/NR $7.50 per person
 
See, hear and touch the Columbian Wyandotte chickens that call Primrose home and help gather farm fresh eggs straight from the nest. All pickers take home a share of the eggs collected!

 
FARM WINTER PROGRAMS

From Field to Feed
Ages 4+
Sa    Feb 20  /  2-3pm
RES $5/NR $7.50  (Code 31042)
Back in the day, farmers used the long cold winter months to process autumn crops into livestock feed. The threshing floors of their barns became places to flail wheat, run oats through a fanning mill, or grind corn. Take this extended version of our popular Feed the Animals class and you'll get the opportunity to learn more about how crops go from field to feed by shelling corn, making grain, stacking hay and feeding the livestock!
 
Backyard Chicken Basics
Ages 4+
Sa   Mar 19  /  2-3pm
RES $5/NR $7.50   (Code 31383)
Want to know more about chicken care? Take this extended version of our popular Chicken & Egg class and get all your chicken questions answered. Examine feed options, chat about coops and find out what chicken is right for you! Farmers will discuss fertilized eggs, demonstrate candling and explain the incubation process. Before departing, kids of all ages can gather an egg and try holding one of the farm's Columbian Wyandotte chickens!

Saturday, January 16
2-3pm
RES $5/NR $7.50 per person
Code 31035

As the cold Illinois winter stretches on, local predatory animals like coyotes and foxes become ever more desperate to find food. Farmers keep a watchful eye - doing their part to protect their livestock. Come to this special Primrose Farm & Hickory Knolls partner program to learn about chickens and the animals that hunt them. Touch a hen, pet a pelt and find out more about the animal food chain. Program held at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, in the James O. Breen Community Park.

SCOUTING OUT
Primrose Farm

Let the Primrose Farm staff tailor a scouting program to meet your specific badge needs! From dairy products and food animals to hiking and gardening, Primrose offers many unique learning experiences.

Pick one of the courses below or contact staff about a custom class. Complete program descriptions with information on badge/activity fulfillment can be found online at primrosefarmpark.com.

These 1-hr. programs are offered weekdays and Saturdays at your troops' convenience. Fee is $5 per scout. A tractor-drawn hayride can be added for an additional $2 per person.
 
GIRL SCOUTS 
Daises - Intro to Gardening 
Daises - Learn About Farm Animals 
Brownies - Take A Hike 
Juniors - Gardening 101 
Cadettes - Hiking By Moonlight 
Seniors - Going Local

BOY SCOUTS 
Tiger Cubs - Learn About Farm Animals 
Tiger Cubs - Take A Hike 
Wolf Cubs - Machine Power 
Wolf Cubs - Tie It Right

 
Celebrate your Birthday at
the Farm!

Join your friends at Primrose Farm for a
Barnyard Bash! Dress up in your overalls,
bandannas and boots for some fabulous
and festive farm fun. Weather permitting,
parties are held either in the Summer
Kitchen, under a picnic pavilion or at a
picnic table in the farmyard.

For ages Ages 3-12
Available April to October

To reserve a date, call  
Laura at 630-513-4374.

FREE! Springtime on the Farm
Saturday, April 2 from 12-4pm
All Ages Welcome!
For more information or to register, click here.
Code 31433 

All programs are held at Primrose Farm, 5N726 Crane Road, St. Charles (unless otherwise noted).
630-513-4370 / primrosefarmpark.com
RES=Resident / NR=Nonresident