Agriculture is at the heart of the Gravenstein Apple Fair. The popular Life on the Farm venue includes the Farm Yard where fairgoers can meet farm animals and their human caretakers and learn about the importance of small-scale animal husbandry.
From draft horses to little piglets, you’ll meet all sorts of critters at the Farm Yard. But they’re more than just cute. Farm animals are also an important part of agriculture. Some provide food and fiber; some protect other livestock; and others help plow and graze and of course—fertilize—the fields. And all will delight you! Bushels of thanks to our farmer-friends who will be sharing their farm friends with you at the Fair!
At the Farm Yard, you will also get up close and personal with antique farming equipment and other ag exhibits!
Thank you to Wine Country Ranch Equipment for generously providing all the pens for the Farm Yard, helping us to create a welcoming and safe environment for animals and people alike!
We so grateful to the following for sharing their wonderful animals with us. Please visit their websites and support them!
- Draft horses from Sweetwater Shires Equestrian Center
- Horses from The Shire Ranch
- Kunekune piglets from Deep Roots Farm
- Mini horse from Emmanuel Farmstead
- Dwarf Nigerian/Pygmy goats and mini donkey from Wine Country Ranch Equipment Farm
- Shetland sheep, goats, and alpacas from Munchkin Meadows Ranch
- Chicks from Alchemist Farm
- Turkeys from Heritage Turkey Project
- Antique farm equipment from Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association
(Note: Animals & programming subject to change.)
About Richard and Saralee
During their lifetimes, Richard and Saralee Kunde raised millions of dollars to
support agriculture education, farm leadership and organizations that promote
and showcase the agricultural bounty of Sonoma County. Following their
deaths, the Kundes established the Richard Kunde and Saralee McClelland Kunde
Endowment Fund, an endowment that will forever continue their life-long work to preserve Sonoma County agriculture and its farming heritage.
In honor of Richard and Saralee, the Farm Yard at the Fair highlights two key aspects of what makes Sonoma County agriculture so special: farm animals and the craft of farming.
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