Please join us for the ninth "Day on the Farm" this year to be held Saturday May 21st from 10 AM to 4 PM. Again we will be showcasing some of the antique equipment in the hay field and many old craft demonstrations will be held on the site of AHP.
There will be a variety of animals to see and some to pet. New events planned for this year are a Tractor Rodeo using AHP's antique tractors or a contestant may bring his or her own tractor. A tractor rodeo is not like a livestock rodeo, it is a game of skill, such as backing a four wheel wagon in a straight line, carrying a glass of water over a designated course, participating in a slow race, dragging a log through obstacles and other such events. A toy tractor pull is being planned using an AHP toy tractor with sled for weight. This event is for children under 10. There will be separate classes based on age. For the first time we will give spectators a chance to line drive a single or team of Clydesdale horses in the hay field. An experienced teamster will be with the driver at all times. Food will provided by the Santa Cruz County Fair Heritage Foundation and will include a eat-in or takeout St. Louis style pork rib dinner from 11 AM to 5 PM for $12. To reserve a dinner call 831-612-9118. If any one would be like to enter any of these events, please call the AHP office (831) 724-5898.
10 a.m. – Day on the Farm begins – Animal exhibits open. Crafts and demonstrations begin including woodworking, rope making, cheese making, candle making, spinning, weaving, quilt block squares. Santa Cruz Horseless Carriage Club arrives.
10:30 a.m. - Ice Cream making, hay Field Opens, Hay Rides begin
11 a.m. – Games for children begin, Draft horse driving
Lunch will be served all day by the Santa Cruz County Fair Heritage Foundation around the Tank House
12 noon – Toy Tractor Pull
12:30 p.m. – Tractor Rodeo sign ups
1 p.m. – Tractor Rodeo
Continuous demonstrations till 1 p.m. using antique equipment