A Very Special Birthday Party!
Celebrating our 1st Anniversary
After a successful year of cultivating a community of people who better understand where their food comes from, the people who grow it, and the amazing technology it takes to make it happen, we’re ready to host a week of fun for all!
You’re invited to celebrate with us December 3-7.
We have exciting options planned for every day so mark your calendars for a visit. Come each day so you can experience it all and enjoy:
FREE hot cocoa and cookies
Science fun in the Makerspace
Dessert decorating in the Kitchen Lab
Specials in the Colorful Plate Café
Exclusive membership promotion
Activities in the Makerspace & Kitchen Lab are FREE with general admission ticket. Find all ticket details here.
Below you’ll find our schedule of events for each day. We hope you’ll consider joining us all week to celebrate the importance of agriculture with these fun, engaging options!
Tuesday december 3rd
9 AM – 5 PM: Enjoy FREE hot cocoa and cookies in the foyer.
10 – 11 AM & 1 – 2 PM: Make slime & learn about polymers in the Makerspace.
Not into slime? We’ll have other activities like writing a letter to Santa, creating decorations for our cardboard birthday cake and adding links to our paper chain to decorate our Christmas tree!
11 AM – 1 PM: Decorate and savor a cupcake in the Kitchen Lab.
Wednesday december 4th
9 AM – 5 PM: Enjoy FREE hot cocoa and cookies in the foyer.
10 – 11 AM & 1 – 2 PM: Find out what Party Poppers & vegetable storage have in common when you make a popper and learn more with our educators in the Makerspace.
Not into Party Poppers? We’ll have other activities like writing a letter to Santa, creating decorations for our cardboard birthday cake and adding links to our paper chain to decorate our Christmas tree!
11 AM – 1 PM: Decorate and savor a cupcake in the Kitchen Lab.
Thursday december 5th
9 AM – 7 PM: Enjoy FREE hot cocoa and cookies in the foyer.
10 – 11 AM & 1 – 2 PM: Experience a delicious chemistry experience making ice cream in a bag in our Makerspace.
Not into making ice cream in a bag? We’ll have other activities like writing a letter to Santa, creating decorations for our cardboard birthday cake and adding links to our paper chain to decorate our Christmas tree!
11 AM – 1 PM: Decorate and savor a cupcake in the Kitchen Lab.
Friday december 6th
9 AM – 5 PM: Enjoy FREE hot cocoa and cookies in the foyer.
9 AM – 5 PM: Enjoy exclusive make-and-take activity and color your own Food + Farm Birthday Card for us to display or take home your masterpiece. Pick up yours at the Front Desk.
Saturday december 7th
9 AM – 4 PM: Enjoy FREE hot cocoa and cookies in the foyer.
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Decorate a delicious potato cake pop for our special celebration in the Kitchen Lab. Plus our local Culver’s in Plover will have FREE custard scoop coupons!
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Get creative with unique arts and crafts to celebrate the veggie characters from our focus crops in the Makerspace. Enjoy these options:
Coloring a Food + Farm Exploration Center birthday card
Making a Party Popper
Creating a potato masher ornament
Design your own party hat and decorations
General admission ticket is required for activities in the Makerspace & Kitchen Lab.
Find all ticket details here and buy your tickets today.
Enjoy specials in the Colorful Plate Café
Birthday week special menu items and features of our most popular, best-selling items from the past year.
Specials
CRAFT COFFEE: Birthday Cake Latte
HOMEMADE BAKERY: Cake Pops
SIDE OR MEAL: Mashed Potatoes. Get them loaded with green onion, cheese & Nueske’s bacon!
DAily Features
Tuesday December 3rd | Breakfast: Breakfast Wrap
Wednesday December 4th | Homemade Treat: Dirt Cup
Thursday December 5th | Craft Coffee: Maple Latte with Tapped Maple Syrup
Friday December 6th | Kid’s Choice: Mac n’ Cheese
Saturday December 7th | Panini: Turkey Club with Nueske’s Bacon
Become a member and get a FREE gift!
Join in December and you’ll get a Food + Farm Exploration Center sherpa blanket so you can snuggle up and know you have a year of playing, exploring & learning!
We have a variety of membership options so you can find the perfect one for you. Join for exclusive member benefits (like our upcoming FREE breakfast with Santa event) and get your comfy gift while supplies last.
All activities and promotions will be offered while supplies last. Membership promotion is available December 1-31 2024. Join online and pick up your blanket with your membership folder at the front desk.