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Cancelled-Life of a Gibbs Girl Camp

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Tuesday-Thursday, August 18-August 20; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota?  Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a […]

Cancelled-Pioneer PeeWees: All About Plants!

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Wednesday, August 19; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Plants: Campers will learn about the native plants that grow across the Gibbs Farm Site! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 […]

Cancelled-Pioneer PeeWees: Farmhouse Adventure

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Friday, August 21; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Farmhouse Adventure: Campers will get to tour the Gibbs Farm Historic Farmhouse to learn about the Gibbs Family and their everyday life. These mini camps are […]

Cancelled-Pioneer PeeWees & Pals: All About Our Apple Orchard

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Wednesday, August 26; 9:30am-11:30am $10/person. New this year! Calling all grandpas, grandmas, moms, and dads!  Have you ever wanted to join your 4 – 5 year-old PeeWee for summer camp at Gibbs Farm? Now is your chance! PeeWees and their grown-up pal will play games, read stories, and do an activity together!  Topics include All About our […]

Cancelled-Pioneer PeeWees & Pals: Pioneer Games & Toys

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Friday, August 28; 9:30am-11:30am $10/person. New this year! Calling all grandpas, grandmas, moms, and dads!  Have you ever wanted to join your 4 – 5 year-old PeeWee for summer camp at Gibbs Farm? Now is your chance! PeeWees and their grown-up pal will play games, read stories, and do an activity together!  Topics include All About our […]

Fridays at Gibbs Farm: Grasshoppers in My Bed Tours

Enjoy Gibbs Farm with the author & illustrator  Gibbs Farm will start their summer Friday public hours with a special event!  On Friday, June 17, join a special tour, threaded with details about Lillie Belle Gibbs led by the creators of Grasshoppers in My Bed (RCHS's newest publication). Storyteller's tour:  Author Terry Swanson will share selections […]

Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs

Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release, Grasshoppers in My Bed. Join Terry Swanson, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics, for 11 minutes each, all right here on the farm where she […]

Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs

Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release, Grasshoppers in My Bed. Join Terry Swanson, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed, as she introduces Lillie Gibbs at age 11 in 1877, through special tours right here on the farm where she grew up. You’re going to love getting to […]

Floral Design Basics: Bring the Outside In

Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form

Floral Design Basics: Bring the Outside In!   Saturday, August 6, 10 am – 12:15 pm $25 MSHS members, $30 Non-members Location: Gibbs Farm, 2097 Larpenteur Ave W, St. Paul MN 55113 (in the red barn) Instructors: MSHS Judging and Exhibiting Committee Registration link: https://mshs.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/mshs/event.jsp?event=478& The MSHS Judging & Exhibiting Committee will present floral design […]

Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs

Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release, Grasshoppers in My Bed. Join Terry Swanson, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics, for 11 minutes each, all right here on the farm where she […]

Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs

Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release, Grasshoppers in My Bed. Join Terry Swanson, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics, for 11 minutes each, all right here on the farm where she […]

Cozy Coloring at Gibbs Farm

Gibbs Farm 2097 W Larpenteur Ave, Saint Paul , MN, United States

Join Gibbs for an evening of casual coloring camaraderie!  Come by yourself or with friends to hang out and chat in the renovated red barn over tea or hot chocolate and Victorian fashion coloring pages.  Learn historical fashion tidbits and enjoy some scrumptious treats! Coloring materials, beverages, and treats are included.  Event is intended for […]

MN SEED’s Winter Sowing Native Plants Workshop-FULL

This Event is Full- Check out the MN SEED Project website for more events. Head to the recently renovated Red Barn for MN SEED's winter sowing workshop! Come join the MN SEED team and we will walk you through the ins and outs of winter sowing native seeds. You provide milk jug or salad container […]

Winter Crafting Event: Journal Making

Gibbs Farm 2097 W Larpenteur Ave, Saint Paul , MN, United States

Make your very own paper journal with Grasshoppers in My Bed illustrator, Peggy Stern. Peggy will also discuss her illustration process for the new RCHS publication. Grasshoppers books will be for sale at this event. All materials and snacks are included. This event is intended for guests 12+. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. Regular registration is $15. […]

Date Change! Volunteer + Craft: Wattle Fence

Gibbs Farm 2097 W Larpenteur Ave, Saint Paul , MN, United States

This new series of events combines crafting and volunteering! We are focusing on historic crafts and gardening skills. Learn something new, help us out and take home part of the project. Wattle Fence- Try your hand at this historic craft! We will be using brush and branches cleared from the site (Aspen, mulberry and buckthorn) […]

$10

MN SEED Project Seed Collection Event

Gibbs Farm 2097 W Larpenteur Ave, Saint Paul , MN, United States

Gibbs Farm is excited to host this early fall Seed Collection Event organized by our friends at MN SEED! MN SEED Project Seed Collection Event at Gibbs Farm Join us for a fun-filled day at Gibbs Farm in Saint Paul, MN! Our in-person seed collection event is a great opportunity to learn about local plants and contribute to our MN […]

$20