Through sensory experiences like self-guided and guided walking tours, field trips, family fun events, day camps, farm animal interactions, virtual programming, and research plots, Farmamerica - the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center - strives to connect people with the evolving story of agriculture so they better understand how agriculture shaped Minnesota’s past and how it continues to provide our communities with food, fiber, and renewable fuels in a more sustainable manner than ever before. Farmamerica was established by the Minnesota legislature in 1978 to preserve, celebrate, and promote the state’s rich connection to agriculture. We started with a few acres donated by Roy & Marcie Lukken and with the help of the local community, legislators and contributors, we built the center into a 360-acre site which includes a visitor center, a pond and prairie restoration, two historic farm sites, many external historical buildings, a collection of antique farm equipment, and over 100 acres of farmland dedicated to research plots to further farmer sustainability. Tours along our 3/4-mile walking path include visits to the restored grassland prairie, 1850s farmsite, one-room schoolhouse, country church, 1930s dairy farm, Blacksmith Shop, and more. Farmamerica - the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center was established in 1978 by the Minnesota legislature to preserve our rich agricultural heritage and look to the future.
