Happy Mother’s Day at the Canada Agriculture Museum

Happy Mother’s Day at the Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, May 1, 2009
For immediate release

Mothers, grandmothers and the whole family can join in special activities at the Canada Agriculture Museum to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10^th.

Visitors will learn how farm women contribute to a successful family farm and how it’s the farm’s female animals that work year round to produce many of the foods on which we depend. Free admission for all mothers.

To celebrate Mother’s Day at the Canada Agriculture Museum, children and adults of all ages can participate in a variety of demonstrations such as a “special moms” scavenger hunt, ice cream making and oatmeal cookie making as well as the afternoon milking. Also, children can make a special craft as a gift for Mom.

Daily Interpretation and Demonstrations
The following are the activities and demonstrations that will be featured at the Museum on Mother’s Day:

9:30 Rabbit Care – Horse & Cattle Barn

10:15 All About Milk – Dairy Barn

11:00 ce Cream Making – Memory Park

12:00 Meet the Sheep and Goats – Horse & Cattle Barn

1:00 Ice Cream Making – Memory Park

1:30 “Eggsperiments” – Harvest Park

2:30 Cow Washing or Care – Dairy Barn

3:00 The Buzz About Honeybees – Demonstration Kitchen

4:00 Afternoon Milking – Dairy Barn

Oatmeal Cookie Making and Tasting (10:30, 11:30, 2:30 and 3:30)
Visitors can help one of our friendly interpreters make oatmeal cookies in the Demonstration Kitchen, learn about this cereal crop and taste the final product!

Craft for Mom (ongoing)
Children will enjoy preparing a beautiful “brooch” just for Mom!

Colouring Activity (ongoing)
Children will have fun colouring a picture for Mom.

“Special Moms” Scavenger Hunt (ongoing)
Visitors can search for a series of signs with questions about “special mothers” on the farm. After the hunt, visitors will know more about interesting facts about mothers and the importance of them in agriculture. A prize will be given at the admission booth for those returning their answer sheet.

Also...

Mother’s Day Story (in English at 10:00, 12:30, 2:00 and in French at 10:45, 12:45, 2:15)
Children’s Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level (for children 6 years old and younger)
Horse Drawn Tally-Ho Wagon Rides ($), weather permitting
The Hot Potato Company food service will be available for Mother’s Day.
Visit our new exhibition “Brewer’s Gold: The History of the Hop Industry in British Columbia” and “Tractors” located on the second floor of the Dairy Barn.
Net surfers can “virtually” visit our Food for Health website at foodforhealth.ca and in the months ahead, our upcoming virtual exhibition Bees: A Honey of an Idea.

Not to be missed...

Sheep Shearing Festival: May 16 to 18 (Victoria Day Weekend)
Father’s Day June 21
Canadian Horse Weekend June 27 and 28

The Canada Agriculture Museum, which celebrated its 25^th anniversary in October 2008, connects Canadians and the world to the historical and current importance in everyday life of agricultural science and technology through engaging interpretive activities and products centred on an accessible demonstration farm.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Hours

Exhibitions:
March 1 to October 31, daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed November 1 to February 28.

Animal Barns:
Daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed December 25. Admission is free to the Animal Barns November 1 to February 28.

Daily demonstrations: from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Plenty of free parking.

General admission
Families (2 adults and 3 children): $13
Additional children: $2 per child
Additional adults: $3 per adult
Adults: $6
Children under 3: free
Children (3–14): $3
Students: $5
Seniors (60+): $5, free on Tuesdays
Members: unlimited free admission and many more benefits

Groups of 20 or more: please call 613-991-3053 for rates

Fees subject to change without notice.

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

Telephone: 613 991-3044
Toll free: 1-866 442-4416
TTY: 613 991-9207
Fax: 613 993-7923
Reservations for guided tours & school programs: 613 991-3053

Web Sites: agriculture.technomuses.ca
foodforhealth.ca

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MEDIA:

David Sutin
Manager, Communications, Marketing and Farm Operations
CANADA AGRICULTURE MUSEUM
Tel. 613 996-7812;
E-mail : dsutin@technomuses.ca
or
Lucie Robillard
Communications, Marketing and Visitor Statistic Clerk
Tel. 613 943-1164;
E-mail : lrobillard@technomuses.ca