COSI Brings the Farm to the City!
Experience big farm fun at COSI! The 5th annual Farm Days: Little Seeds, Big Tractors opens Wednesday, July 15th, and runs through Sunday, July 19th. More than 20 pieces of farming equipment including a huge combine will be on display downtown on COSI's English Plaza and Washington Blvd.
Visitors can climb into the cabs of tractors, lawn and garden equipment and more. You can even see how equipment has changed over the years as antique John Deere tractors will also be on display.
Meet the farmer that grows your food and find out how it makes its way from farm to the store to the table. New for 2009, come enjoy the best produce Ohio has to offer! COSI is partnering with the Pearl Alley Grower's Association to bring you a Farmer's Market Friday through Sunday from 2pm to 5pm.
Kids can test their driving skills on a pedal tractor obstacle course, milk a fiberglass cow, and make a seed necklace to take home. Visitors can also conduct a soil test and view bio-diesel and ethanol demonstrations.
Play the "Path of a Farmer" game. Visitors can try to manage their own farm as they travel the "Path of a Farmer" and learn about the partners and resources needed to be a successful farmer. Don't miss collecting a set of free Farm Days trading cards. Each card represents equipment, crops, and more that an Ohio farmer would use.
Did you Know?
- Food and agriculture is Ohio's top industry, contributing $93.8 billion to Ohio's economy.
- There are 75,700 farms in the state with the average farm size being 188 acres. Ohio has a total of 14.3 million acres of land in farms.
- Ohio's Top 5 agriculture commodities are Soybeans, Corn, Dairy Products, Greenhouse/Nursery and Chicken Eggs
Farm Days is open during normal COSI hours. Admission to this exhibit is included with regular COSI admission.
Grown by Franklin County Farm Bureau and JD Equipment Inc. Supported by Ohio State University Extension, United Producers Inc., and Ohio Farm Bureau. Presented by Bob Evans. Media partners include 95.5 The HAWK and Wink 107.1.
