Downs On The Farm

08/02/2025

🚨 Enjoy the final few weeks of summer break with a one-of-a-kind experience! 🚨

Experience the power of nature, develop empathy for life, and share love of sustainable practices rooted in land, people and animals in small-scale farming and natural areas.

Outdoor Learning “Hands On”
Discover the outdoors at by interacting with farm animals in a nature-based learning environment. Build respect for living things, make responsible choices, be safe, and engage in natural farm therapy activities.

Environmental Education will enhance a child’s personal and social development skills and relationship to their world, which can lead to positive outcomes in early childhood.

2025 Farm & Nature Enrichment Camp Weeks – K-3rd
🐑 August 4-7 (Mon-Thurs) 9 am-12 pm or 1-4 pm
🐑 August 11-14 (Mon-Thurs) 9 am-12 pm or 1-4 pm
🐑 August 18-21 (Mon-Thurs) 9 am-12 pm or 1-4 pm
$200 (per child per week), $50 discount for siblings. Spots are Limited - be sure to enroll TODAY!

E-mail to sign up now: [email protected]

📍7101 Heywood Ave.
Castalia, OH 44824

07/28/2025

Only 1 week until our 1st round of camps! If your little one isn’t potty trained just stay and play with us!

Discounts being offered if you register TODAY 🥳

07/25/2025

We have spots available for Early childhood K-3 August summer camps!Getting children ready for another year of learning 🌱Downs On The Farm is a non profit located on Castalia Farms 200 acre historical property and farm, rooted in Erie county. It is an animal sanctuary and nature based learning environment for ALL, right in the heart 💚 of North Central Ohio by our Lake Erie coastal shores and islands.

07/01/2025

We are excited to announce summer camps happening in August! Limited availability so please register early. We look forward to welcoming you to the farm! Email us to register [email protected]

DOTF unites children and adults of all abilities by nurturing relationships with farm animals and nature, developing empathy and empowering wellness living.
Please call, text or email us to schedule a visit!

06/23/2025

This heat wave has us trying extra hard to keep the animals cool with baths and swimming pools and of course the spray downs! 🔫💦

06/21/2025

Rockefeller and Carnegie getting morning play time in before the heat wave hits! STAY COOL!

06/18/2025

We are SO thrilled to announce Hyzer has been adopted to an amazing family! They are a perfect match and he’s already getting settled in! We love happy endings ❤️

06/14/2025

BuSy day on the farm! The alpacas had their annual shearing appointment and Grady helped me get everything prepped and ready to go! The alpaca are all ready for summer now!