Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park

Name: Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park
Address: 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, US
Telephone: (804) 652-1455
Rating: 4.9

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Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park

Historic home and farm of the Sheppard family with farm animals, historic grounds,and museum. Park is open 365 days a year, dawn to dusk.
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Museum hours vary by season. Visit our website for details.

12/06/2024

12/04/2024

Marigold wanted to show off how flexible a cow's tongue is!

Photo credits: Whitney Fink

12/01/2024

Please note the hours change for the Parsons Community Center from December through February, we are open Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 4pm.

12/01/2024

Cozy up with us next Saturday as we piece together the history of quilts at 2pm.

11/30/2024

Bring your favorite stuffed animal next Friday at 10am and find out if teddy bears sleep in the woods!

11/27/2024

The pigs (and humans) had a great time celebrating Iggy's, Ducky's, Archie's, and Otis' 1st birthday!

Henrico County’s “Meadow Farm” held a special event on Tuesday, Nov. 26, to celebrate four piglets’ first birthdays.

11/25/2024

Thanks to the dedication and determination of the animal care team, all the Ossabaw Island hogs are thriving at Meadow Farm, and we're excited to celebrate their milestone 1st birthday tomorrow! We'll be welcoming some special guests to the farm to help celebrate this occasion, so stay tuned.

Video credits: Jim Weinpress

11/24/2024

The pig brothers- Iggy, Ducky, Otis, and Archie- celebrate their first birthday on Tuesday! Enjoy this video clip of baby Otis running around outside while waiting to be reintroduced to his siblings!

Video credit: Jim Weinpress

11/23/2024

All the animal care staff assisted in bottle feeding the piglets. Records were kept of how much each piglet consumed along with their weight. Staff member Jenn's experience with wildlife rehabilitation played a crucial role in creating a successful care plan! You could always tell when it was feeding time based on how loud it was!

Photo credit: Jim Weinpress

11/22/2024

When the piglets were first born, staff member Jenn discovered a much smaller male who was clearly the runt of the litter. He was found far from his siblings and very cold.

This piglet required a bit more individualized care than his siblings, which included a separate heated enclosure and more frequent feedings. Despite being weaker and smaller than the others, he developed a strong personality and began to thrive. He regularly went home with staff so he could receive his additional feedings that were every 4-6 hours!

Staff provided him with social interactions and stimulation to ensure he would be prepared for his evental reintroduction to his siblings once strong enough!

Fun fact: He now weighs over 200lbs!

Photo credits: Jim Weinpress

11/21/2024

Day 2 of sharing photos of our piglets' journey as their 1st birthday approaches on Nov. 26th!

It was quickly realized that Gertie was not producing milk, and staff would have to intervene if the piglets were going to survive. Animal care staff brought them inside to warm up, create an ID for each one, record their weights, and begin feeding! For the first 24 hours, staff fed and weighed the piglets every two hours! It was a long (and loud) first night teaching them how to use a bottle!

Photo credits: Jim Weinpress

11/20/2024

It's hard to believe, but our Ossabaw Island hog brothers are turning one-year-old on Tuesday the 26th! To celebrate this milestone we'll be sharing some of our favorite photos of them growing up at Meadow Farm!

These photos were taken on the morning staff member Jenn discovered Gertie had given birth!

Photo credits: Jenn Burghoffer

11/16/2024

Our final Farm and Forest Friend Friday of the year is all about turkeys! You can come by any time between 10am-12pm to enjoy our drop in stations. We'll see you next Friday, November 22!

11/15/2024

Our Dominique chickens are enjoying some mealworms to celebrate it being the weekend!

Photo credit: Jenn Burghoffer

11/14/2024

With wet, cold weather on the way, some animals may choose to spend more time in their shelters. Each shelter is filled with dry straw or wood chips, and will soon have wind blocks installed in the windows for the winter months.

Photo credit: Emilee Orndorff

11/13/2024

Todd the turkey had his annual preventative care exam with the vet! As a standard bronze turkey over the age of 10, he is considered geriactric but was given a clean bill of health, and did extremely well during his trip to the vet!

Photo credits: Emilee Orndorff & Katie Kemp

11/11/2024

Uh oh! Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Todd the Turkey at Meadow Farm is looking a little worried. Is Pearl in for some turkey trouble? Find out during our storytime and puppet show Friday at 1!

11/08/2024

Join us tomorrow at 2pm for Letters Home: From the Battlefield to the Heart. We will explore letters from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War.

Address

3400 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA
23060

Telephone

(804) 652-1455

Website

http://henrico.us/rec/places/meadow-farm/

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Videos

Mildred, our Ossabaw Island hog matriarch, was very engaged with working to get this pumpkin open! Providing stimulating (and delicious) enrichment activities like this helps to keep Mildred physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy! She DID eventually get the pumpkin open, don't worry! Video credit: Katie Kemp

The pigs were also recently offered a scratch mat attached to a log. They definitely had a positive response to this new enrichment item! Video credit: Emilee Orndorff

As part of the farm's growing enrichment program, the animals are being given access to scratching mats! These give the animals an opportunity to maintain their coats & skin and scratch those hard to reach spot on their sides and necks! Video credit: Emilee Orndorff

During your next visit you may notice that one of our pigs is in a separate pasture from the others. Gertie is recovering from a minor veterinary procedure and staff want to make sure she has a quiet & calm area to recooperate in! In a couple weeks she'll be introduced back with Mildred and her hyperactive sons! Video credit: Emilee Orndorff

Emily and Marigold certainly enjoyed their browse enrichment! Video credit: Katie Kemp

It's a dirty job! When it comes to working with animals, a significant portion of our animal care specialists daily responsibilities revolves around cleaning. Staff are out in the pastures rain or shine to clean up and ensure the animals have clean living spaces. Video credit: Jim Weinpress Poop Scooping credits: Kate & Mac!

Ducky, the Ossabaw Island hog, is doing his part to clean the farm up for Glen Allen Day tomorrow! See you all tomorrow for the fun! Video credit: Emilee Orndorff

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Come visit us!

Park, historic farm, fishing spot, and playground all in one, this is the historic home of the Sheppard family.

Meadow Farm Museum, an 1860 living history farm site and museum, presents programs and exhibits on the culture of the rural South. Our history interpreters provide insight into the lives of Dr. John Mosby Sheppard, owner of Meadow Farm, and his family. On selected weekends, we demonstrate seasonal activities in the farmhouse, barn, doctor’s office, kitchen, fields, and pastures.

Crump Park features playgrounds, picnic shelters, trails, large open fields, and a fishing pond. RF&P Park can be accessed through the back of the park.