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The Course Guide of the Universe

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How I came to understand Christmas Even as a child, I was attracted to university catalogs and course guides.  It …Read more

Family

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I’m in a little trouble this morning because I refused to let my two teenage boys go to the skate …Read more

Summer News

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The farm summer routines are proceeding at their calming, seasonal pace — the corn is coming up, the berries are …Read more

The New Year

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 Krystle Hammond, Farm cook extraordinaire, reminds me that I haven’t written in the farm journal for quite some time, and …Read more

The Commercial Thing… Again

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About this time of year, someone usually says it, and it’s something like remembering that fly season has started. You …Read more

Farm News

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  Okay, I didn’t have my sound crew with me, but it’s a pretty good picture of what’s going on …Read more

The Road to Courage

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I started writing here sometime in 2005 and, not having taken up residence on blogspot or blogger or wordpress, I …Read more

Welcome to Riley’s Farm!

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Nestled in the apple growing foothills of historic Oak Glen, Riley’s Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm featuring pick-your-own fruit, living history education, dinner theater, group banquet facilities and extended, historically-themed overnight stays

If you’re a teacher or a youth group leader, we have educational day trips of all sorts to meet your needs:

Revolutionary War Adventure 

The Civil War Adventure 

Gold Rush Adventure

Old Joe Homestead Tour

Colonial Farm Life Adventure

Overnight Revolutionary War Adventure.

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