Jefferson Farm and Gardens     Jefferson Farm & Gardens has a variety of animals and attractions.  Jefferson Farm and Gardens is fun for the whole family!  The Farm is a great place to view mid-missouri crops and wild plants.
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2008 Photo Gallery

Keep track of our progress to date with our photo gallery.

October 2008
Meet our Angus calf named Gertie!

Angus calf

August 2008
Our sunflowers are in bloom in the Harry C. Minor Diversity Garden (front) and our no-till field along New Haven Road (back).

Vista of Jefferson Farm & Gardens

July 2008
Many children visited the farm this year for a variety of educational programming. Youth from the Boys & Girls Club are learning about vegetables and healthy food choices.

Education at the farm

Anything you can do, I can do better!
Our goats are having fun at Jefferson Farm & Gardens. To the bottom left, Heidi shows off her jumping height. Not to be outdone, Buttercup follows suit.

Leaping goats

June 2008
Meet our horses! They are haflingers, a breed that originated in Austria. Haflingers are small draft horses well known for their docile temperament.

Our haflinger horses

Intern Stephanie Gutshall moves posts to build a trellis for table and wine grapes. Behind her, the wildflower meadow's lanceleaf coreposis is in bloom.

Installing the trellis for grapes

May 2008
We recently celebrated a groundbreaking for the Visitor Education Complex! Construction will begin in June.

Pictured below (left to right): Sara Torres, Lorah Steiner, Rob Myers, U.S. Senator Kit Bond, Tom Payne, Dale Creach and Jerry Nelson.

Breaking ground on the Visitor Education Complex

March 2008
The exterior of the MFA Children's Barn is almost complete! We plan to have our farm animals arriving in June 2008.

MFA Children's Barn

January 2008
The MFA Children's Barn is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by April 2008.

MFA Children's Barn under construction

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