Open Farm Day @ Shaker Village FREE~!
12pm-4pm
FREE - No tickets issued- just come and enjoy the fun!
This is a GIANT family fun and free event- be sure to add it to your calendar!
More than 150 farms throughout the State of Maine join in this one-day celebration of agriculture and farming. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is among the oldest farms in Maine still operated under the same management, since 1783. See Scottish highland cattle, a flock of more than 70 sheep, bees, barn cats, apple orchards, herb gardens, and vegetable gardens.
ACTIVITIES of the day include:
Shaker Sheep & Scottish Highland cows (if you’re lucky) FREE
Goats from Wild Run Nigerians FREE
Wagon Ride FREE takes you up to the Herb Garden for a free tour
Garden Tours FREE!
Barn Tours with Brother Arnold FREE Tours start at 1pm & 3pm. Meet at the Carriage Shed
Face Painting FREE free for all ages
Museum Store: Shaker Herbs & Maine Made artisan good
Shaker Store: Shaker Herbs, Shaker Yarn, & local artists
Museum Exhibit FREE
Lawn Games FREE
Shaker Herb Tasting: FREE Try out some new products & flavors from the farm!
Letterpress Make & Take: FREE with Grant House Press
FOOD VENDORS will be:
Cruzin Slice Food Truck
Fred’s Fried Dough
Fred’s Fries
Fresh Spun Cotton Candy & Shaker Herbal Popcorn
Ruby on the Hill Bakery
Strella’s Sweets
The Macaron Mint
Twin Acres Farm & Bakery
VENDORS AND DEMOS will include:
Backyard Saffron
Chipman Farmstand
Classic Banjo Farm
Cross Stitch by Karen Marshall
Don Perkins – Barns of Maine Book
Donna’s Greenhouse
Eco Hive Wax Wraps
Forged by Thor
Hast Company Creations
Heron Crossing Farm
In Between Farm
K&R Primitives
Little Bear Crafts
Luci’s Lather Lab
Maple Iron Forge
Mr. Drew & His Animals, Too
Nason Brook Farm & Spinning
People of the Dawn Apothecary
Pismire Mountain Fiber Farm
Pride Feather Studios
Simply Jess
Snapdragon Homestead
Sugar Meadow Farm
Tatted Webs
Tintype Portraits by Cole Caswell
Versatile Vessels
Wood Carving by Chuck Perry
Zay’s Knives
Shaker Store and Shaker Museum Visitors’ Center are open for shopping and free entry to our special exhibit. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see parts of Shaker Village that are not regularly open to the public! Bring your cameras and your whole family!
Click THIS LINK to view the full page map: https://maineshakers.com/event-map/
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