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Learn more about life
on the farm!
Click here to read
Quaker Anne's
Children's Stories
Stories include:
How Bees Make Honey
A Chicken is Born
A Haircut for Sheep
A Baby Horse is Born
A Baby Goat is Born
Lassie Saves a Lamb
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Quaker Hill Farm
Harrisville, Michigan
quakerfarm.com
Contact, Visitor Information & Tour Groups
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
- Robert Frost
Quaker Hill Farm is located in Harrisville, Michigan near the beautiful shores of Lake Huron approximately 35 minutes south of Alpena, 40 minutes east of Mio, and 20 minutes north of Oscoda.
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Business Address
Quaker Hill Farm
P.O. Box 10
Harrisville, Michigan 48740
Telephone:
Please call before you visit - NO self-guided farm tours allowed.
989-736-7627
Please:
No calls after 6pm, Eastern Standard Time
No calls on Sunday
Consultations & Workshops:
We offer one-on-one consultations and day classes or telephone consultations for those interested in
starting a homestead of their
own or who have
questions regarding management of their homestead projects. Please
click here for more information.
Our workshops are group sessions on a variety of subjects scheduled through the
Pioneer School of Homesteading.
e-mail:
quakerfarm@hotmail.com
Web-site:
www.quakerfarm.com
Quaker Farm Shoppe Visitor Information
please call before you visit!
The Quaker Farm Shoppe will not be open until July in 2008. Our hours vary so an appointment
is required.
We do not allow self-guided farm tours.
We are closed on 1st Days, (Sundays)
Visiting the Animals
For the safety of you and the animals, a pre-scheduled appointment is necessary to visit our animals on the farm.
The fee is $20.00 per tour for a 45 minute to one hour visit with the animals with us as your guides.
Our available times are limited. Call in advance to schedule.
Contact us by telephone at 989-736-7627 or via email at quakerfarm@hotmail.com.
Note: We are a working farm so it is not possible to visit the animals without an escort.
Appointment is required. We also offer special
educational tours for 4H and scout groups at a discount rate. Please contact us.
2008 Tour Groups - appointment only
One of our favorite activities here at Quaker Hill Farm is hosting tour groups - and we have
been honored to have hosted many over the years; Home school groups, schools, church groups, family groups,
scout troops, senior citizens, fall color tours, and special interest groups of all types.
We are available to host special interest tour groups from June thru October by special
arrangement. If you would like to arrange a tour for your group, please contact us at least
60 days in advance to make an appointment. We provide demonstrations in soap making,
spinning and fiber craft, milking demonstrations (we even milk horses!) along with an
educational historical presentation about our very unique ghost town area. If you would
like to explore a road less traveled, we look forward to welcoming you!
Basic Tour Usually Includes:
Brief History of our Michigan Ghost Town, "Killmaster"
Why we farm naturally, without the use of chemicals, hormones, or antibiotics
Milking a Goat (a rare breed Oberhasli Dairy Goat)
A Bar is Born - Soap Demonstration
Honey Bee Demonstration (season permitting)
Children's Barnyard (may include sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, geese & pea fowl)
Spinning, Wool in American History (with a rare breed Cotswold Sheep)
The History of Milk
Egg Collecting
Special Guest: Lassie the Collie!
Tour Time: 1.5 hours
Cost: $7/person, $20/family of 4
Minimum Tour: 10 people
Maximum Tour: 40 people (larger groups should schedule additional time periods)
School Teachers:
Classroom visits can be customized, in part, to your grade and
curriculum.
Educational tours can include (but won't be limited to) the following:
Natural Farming as a way of life
The lifestyle of early Michigan Pioneers
The History of fiber production with spinning demonstrations
Where do milk and eggs come from?
The production of meat on a farm
Proper dog care and management (for all pet dogs)
The use of Livestock Guardian Dogs - a natural way to protect sheep & lambs from coyotes
Contact us about a specific topic you would like to cover in a farm outing.
Fee: $5.00 ($50 minimum for groups under 10). 1 Chaperone per 5 students required.
Ladies Afternoon Tea
Book an afternoon tea at Quaker Hill Farm.
Minimum group size: 6
Cost: $10.00 per person
Pioneer School of Homesteading
Class schedule for 2008. Please call or e-mail Quaker Hill Farm in advance to make sure openings are still available.
Pictures of the Michigan Jamboree of Model T's who visited us in August 2006.
Visit us again soon!
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We hope you enjoy our Internet site and we
look forward to serving you!
Closed 1st Days (Sundays).
"The Lord bless thee and keep thee...."
- Numbers 6:24
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