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Sunday, August 7, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Do you like ice cream? Visit the Canada Agriculture Museum on Sunday, August 7, and learn about the journey from cow to cone. Practise your milking technique on the Museum’s wooden cow and get the scoop on how dairying technology now includes milking machines, and even robotic milkers.

Try your hand at an old-fashioned manual ice cream maker, and taste your own yummy creation. Local beekeepers will be at the Museum to explain the buzz about honeybees and the essential role that pollinators play in ice cream production. To add to the festivities, join in on family yoga or speak with members of the Ottawa Fire Services who will be showcasing their community programming.

Recipes: Gelato and Frozen Yogurt (pdf 70 Kb)

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Ice Cream Festival Activities

Ice Cream Making

10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

Help make ice cream with an old-fashioned manual ice cream maker. Various flavours will be made throughout the day, with lots of taste testing opportunities!

Gelato and Frozen Yogurt Making

10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (ongoing)

Join Museum staff as they make gelato — an Italian frozen dessert – and frozen yogurt! Discover the ingredients and methods used to make these frozen treats.

From Cow to Cone

10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (ongoing)

Find out how much milk a cow produces each day, and how much of that milk is cream. How many ice cream cones does that make? The quantities are truly amazing!

World of Mammals

10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (ongoing)

From bats to cows, and goats to humans, all mammals share key characteristics that set them apart from other animals. Discover what these characteristics are while learning about the mammals that live on farms. You will even have the chance to taste ice cream made from the milk of one of these mammals!

Milking Demonstration

4 p.m.

Visit our dairy barn and watch as we milk our very own cows!

A World Without Pollinators is a World Without Ice Cream

10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (ongoing)

Pollinators are the insects that pollinate flowers. You know about bees and butterflies, but did you know that there are over 1,000 species of pollinating insects in Canada? Discover the essential role that pollinators play in the production of many forage crops fed to dairy cows, as well as in the production of cherries, strawberries, vanilla, etc…

Meet Local Beekeepers

10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (ongoing)

Local beekeepers will be on site to give visitors the buzz about honeybees (honey and other products will be available to buy – cash only).

Yoga

10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Join us for some family fun yoga time! Children will be introduced to the many benefits of yoga as we set sail on a yoga adventure. We will explore several yoga poses and simple breathing techniques. Yoga for children can help develop body awareness, increase flexibility, balance and confidence.

Ottawa Fire Services — Fire Safety House

10 a.m.– 4 p.m.

This mobile unit highlights electrical hazards, cooking hazards, and the dangerous use of fireplaces and candles, and reinforces the importance of fire safety planning.

Also...

Food Services ($)

The Hot Potato Company will be on site this weekend to offer food services ($). The menu includes baked potatoes and potato wedges available with a wide variety of delicious toppings, as well as hot dogs, ice cream and cold and hot drinks including juice, soft drinks, freshly squeezed lemonade, coffee and tea.

General information

The Canada Agriculture Museum is located on the Central Experimental Farm, Prince of Wales Drive, between the traffic circle and Baseline Road.

Free parking.

For more information, please visit our Visitor Information page or call 613-991-3044.

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