Students experience what life was like on a Minnesota farm 150 years ago. The Kelley Farm educational program allows school children to participate in farm activities and learn about history.

Even the youngest visitors can pump water to carry to the animals on this historic family farm.

Although the garden was often part of the farm wife's work, children were expected to help. Raking the seed bed smooth was an important step in planting a garden. Kelley raised garden vegetables for market while he lived and farmed here on the banks of the Mississippi River. He hired a gardener to tend his fruits and vegetables.