Ruckle Heritage Farm Day is a long standing educational family day for the community and visitors alike. this event displays heritage farming and crafts side-by-side with nature in the beautiful Ruckle Farm setting.
=0D=0A=As few free family events remain, this day has proven in the past to bring out a large crowd to experience the beauty of this magnificent Park, made particularly unique & special with the ‘oldest operating family farm in BC’ tucked right into the middle. The day is geared toward children & educational farm related themes, free family fun! This event invites participation on every level, be it volunteering, attending, or taking part in the day’s many hands-on activities. Last year’s fun filled day was thanks to over 100 volunteers giving of their time. Typically, the day and event will look something like this... Educational booths are located in the Heritage Farm area demonstrating such old crafts as spinning & weaving, basket making, fruit tree grafting & propagation and others. The Blacksmithing group & the Leathercrafter are alongside the old forge building, and the ice cream & butter are being churned fresh at the Milkhouse with the Jersey cow nearby. The 4-H Club provide their information & animals for display as well as sell baked goods. The Lions Club are making BBQ’d burgers & hotdogs while the kids are getting their faces painted or trying their hand at log sawing or nail hammering or the fish pond or the tug-of-war! Alongside the old heritage barn are farm product displays such as wool, hide items, and antique tool display. The Quilters are busy on a project while other finished works are displayed around the barn for viewing. Inside the barn the old farm equipment is on display while a film of ‘The Making of Ruckle Park’, featuring interviews with Lotus Ruckle is being shown. Later, the farm manager runs his border collies through their paces doing a sheep herding demonstration. Also on hand are the farm’s turkeys, bottle-fed lambs and the 4-H animals. The firehall displays their old & new trucks and we have “then & now” tractors for all to see.
=0D=0A=Local acoustical music groups are there for added entertainment! Sunny skies on order!
=0D=0A=Volunteers may contact Marjorie Lane at 250-653-4071 or rucklefarm@shaw.ca
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