Farm Events, Markets & Tours
(Scroll down for information on Educational Farm Tours)
SUGARING OFF FARM FESTIVAL
Experience the magic of sugaring off
April 10, 2010, 10 am - 3 pm
No Admittance Fee
Pancake Breakfast
Sugarshack & Sugar Bush Tours
Taste Testing
Meet and Greet the Farm Animals
Pony Rides
Hay Bale Tractor Rides
Other Vendors
CHRISTMAS MARKETS & FESTIVALS
Experience Christmas the way it is suppose to be...
Check back here in September / October for the 2010 Dates
Visit Moose Meadows Farm to enjoy some Christmas season activities.
Located just 15 km. west of downtown Quesnel, the farm is home to a wide variety of animals from all over the world. The following activities are being planned:
Tractor Hay Bale Rides through the Christmas Trees (weather & snow conditions permitting)
Choose a Christmas Tree (to be ready for the date of your choice)
View first hand fresh, natural Christmas wreaths being made
Place your order for a fresh wreath
Tour the Farm and vist the animals
Book in for a Wreath Decorating Workshop
Enjoy a Hot Cocoa, Coffee and some Homemade Biscuits by the campfire
Pond Skating for the very small & their parents (bring your skates)
Visit "The Antlershed Giftshop" where local (& mostly Canadian) products are showcased
EDUCATIONAL FARM TOURS
MARCH 15th - OCTOBER 31st
ALL TOURS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Moose Meadows Farm is the only accredited agritourism farm in the Cariboo Chilcotin Region of British Columbia and has been offering EDUCATIONAL FARM TOURS since 2006. With only 3% of Canadians now living on farms, a visit to an operating farm is educational and something which many people love and cherish. Our tours are geared to the participants and can "guided" or "self guided". Some or all of the following activities will be available dependant upon time of year and season:
- Visiting the farm residents (animals) and discussing where they are originally from and their uses (e.g. alpaca fibre (clothing), recreational, eggs, etc.). This includes the ever popular "feeding of the chickens"!!
- Animal husbandry - shelter requirements, nutritional needs, responsibilities, adaptation to climate, etc.
- Birch Syrup Production - learning how birch sap is collected and syrup made from the paper birch tree. Includes a guided tour of the sugar bush and sugar shack. This tour is best done during the Sugaring Off season (April).
- Touring the Christmas Trees and a discussion of the practices and activities undertaken to produce an aesthetic tree ready for the market (e.g. tree species, stump culture, pruning, shearing, fertilisation, spacing, brushing, etc.)
- Touring our wreath making workshop complete with a discussion on the evergreen species used and why;
- Learn interesting myths pertaining to Christmas traditions (e.g. trees, wreaths, mistletoe, etc.)
- Agro-Forestry options - animal grazing (forage) and other land uses (e.g. forestry)
- Agri-Tourism options - options for combining tourism and agriculture
- General Forestry - wild crafting (wreath production), private forest management, etc.
- Enjoy the comfortable environment of the "THE BARN" and attached Workshop where you can view photos and aspects of our labour, have a cup of hot cocoa, tea or coffee and enjoy the warmth of a wood stove
|  (Left to Right) "The Peafowl Palace", "Over Easy Lodge" and The Barn/Workshop with "Cattail Pond" in the foreground |
 Amity with Mocha the Miniature Donkey (born August, 2003) |
TOURS
GROUP TOURS:
Specific groups that may be interested in participating and visiting the Farm are as follows:
- Elementary School Classes and Groups
- Secondary Schools
- Childrens Clubs - Girl Guides of Canada, Scouts
- Day Cares
Minimum Price for Group Tours is $50.00. For Group Tours involving Children, we do not charge for the chaperones.
INDIVIDUAL TOURS:
A minimum number of 5 persons are required for a tour.
PRICES
REGULAR FARM DAYS
| Adults (17 years +) |
$6.00 |
| Children (24 mos. to 16 years) | $4.50 |
| 24 mos. & under | FREE | |
ALL TOURS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Please contact by telephone at 250.249.5329 or via email at
info@moosemeadowsfarm.ca
"Where we farm with the seasons"