Farm Work is Fun Work At Slate Run Farm

Kaarina Rennelbergs, 9, pumping water to give to the chickens at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. The morning chores program teaches children how a family farm was ran and barnyard chores. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Peter (last name withheld), 6, pumping water to give to the chickens as Jeremy Angstadt, 26, grabs another to be filled at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. As peter proclaimed how hard pumping water was, Angstadt, who led the morning chores program this morning said “pumping water is a chore that the kids would do every day for all the animals on the farm.” (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Jeremy Angstadt (left), Naomi Rennelbergs (left), Max Harshen (middle), Ann and Peter (last name withheld) watch for baby lambs sleeping in the pasture at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. Angstadt said, “the lambs try to stay in the shady corners over here to try to stay cool in the summer.” (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Jeremy Angstadt who has worked at Slate Run Living Historical Farm for about a year leading the group for morning chores program at Slate Run Living Historical Farm in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Jeremy Angstadt (left) opening the gate to the pasture where sheep feed while participants, Max Harshen (middle), and Peter (last name withheld), help guide the sheep at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016.
“The sheep are allowed to graze in the field so we don’t have to feed them hay.” (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Jeremy Angstadt walking in the pig pen at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. The farm has a variety of animals such as, cows, horses, ducks, chickens, turkeys, and more. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Peter (last name withheld) feeding the pigs as an activity of the Morning Chores Program at at Slate Run Living Historical Farm in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016.(WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Naomi Rennelbergs, 5, walking to a pig pen to feed as an activity of the Morning Chores Program at at Slate Run Living Historical Farm in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Anna (last name withheld), 9, watching the turkeys after they were let out of their pen as an activity of the Morning Chores Program at at Slate Run Living Historical Farm in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Max Harshen (left) pouring food into a feeder for ducklings while, Peter (last name withheld) (middle) watches and Jeremy Angstadt holds the container steady for Harshen as an activity of the Morning Chores Program at at Slate Run Living Historical Farm in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Max Harshen (left) listening to Herb Wasserstorm, 71, speak about the calf her mother mother in the barn at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. Wasserstorm has worked for the Farm for 27 years. (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)

Max Harshen walking over to pet and feed the horses oats at Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s morning chores program in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on September 10, 2016. Jeremy Angstadt, who led this morning’s program said “The horses are crazy for Oats, we use they as an reward for the horse so they come straight into the barn for their snack.” (WOUB/ Carolyn Rogers)