Visitors can climb into the cabs of tractors, a combine, and more. Kids can test their driving skills on a pedal tractor obstacle course, try a cow milking simulation, and make a seed necklace to take home.

The heart of Farm Days is COSI's "Path of a Farmer" game. Visitors get a game card and try their hand at the business of farming. They can take out a loan, buy crops and livestock, and then spin a wheel to see how the weather and market affect their farm profit (or loss!). Throughout the game, activities at each station—such as testing the pH of soil—help visitors understand the skills and knowledge needed to farm and the many resources and partners that farmers have.

Video stations will highlight the stories of local farmers who raise everything from sheep to soybeans. Get a brief look at the operations on a real farm and the people who work it.

Visitors can also collect a set of five free Farm Days trading cards while supplies last. Each card represents equipment, crops, and more that an Ohio farmer would use.

Did You Know?
--Agriculture is Ohio's number one industry, contributing more than $98 billion worth of economic activity to our state each year.
--Each farmer in America produces enough food to feed 155 people. In 1940, each farmer in America provided for approximately 19 people.
--Corn is grown in more countries than any other crop, yet still the United States produces 41.56% of the world’s corn. Ethanol, made from the sugars in grains, is being used as an alternative fuel.
--It’s expected that farmers will need to produce more food in the next 50 years than was produced in the previous 10,000 years combined.