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Enjoy our Full Circle Farm exhibit, featuring rare and endangered breeds, and check out exhibitors from around the state who will introduce you to the valuable agriculture of Rhode Island through handouts, displays, demonstrations, activities and more! The event will also focus on how to enjoy local agriculture and what we can do to help.
Schedule of Activities
Activities run 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted
and are free with regular zoo admission
Friday, July 11
- Down-home entertainment on the Farmyard Porch:
11 - 12, Music by Cowboy Bob
12 - 12:15, Wild Bunch Farm Story
12:30 - 1, Music by Cowboy Bob
1 - 1:15, Wild Bunch Farm Story
1:30 - 2, Music by Cowboy Bob
2 - 2:15, Wild Bunch Farm Story
2:30 - 3, Music by Cowboy Bob
- Make a "chicken clucker" with the Millennium Library Club and the 4-H Teen Council
- Milk samples from Rhody Fresh
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Composting demonstrations by the URI Master Composters & Recyclers
- Gardening demonstrations by the URI Master Gardeners
- Life-sized replicas of agricultural world record holders, such as the world's largest corn cob, smallest horse and heaviest apple
Other assorted displays and activities by:
Casey Farm
SVF Foundation
Saturday, July 12
- Down-home entertainment on the Farmyard Porch:
11 - 12, Music by Cowboy Bob
12 - 12:15, Wild Bunch Farm Story
12:30 - 1, Music by Cowboy Bob
1 - 1:15, Wild Bunch Farm Story
1:30 - 2, Music by Cowboy Bob
2 - 2:15, Wild Bunch Farm Story
2:30 - 3, Music by Cowboy Bob
- Silk spinning demonstration by Barbara Green ( 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
- Make a "chicken clucker" with the Millennium Library Club and the 4-H Teen Council
- Milk samples from Rhody Fresh
-
Composting demonstrations by the URI Master Composters & Recyclers
- Gardening demonstrations by the URI Master Gardeners
- Life-sized replicas of agricultural world record holders, such as the world's largest corn cob, smallest horse and heaviest apple
Other assorted displays and activities by:
Casey Farm
Farm Fresh Rhode Island
SVF Foundation
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