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Upcoming Events
Spring Plow Days
Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:00 am
Night Haunt
Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:00 pm
Spring Plow Days
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:00 am
Current Hours
Office Hours: 10a-5p
Park Hours: Dawn - Dusk
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Crops & FIELDS
Malabar Farm is the only working farm in Ohio's state park system.
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Farm Animals
What animals will you see at Malabar Farm State Park?
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Donation Campaign
Campaign: Used Hay Baler
Donate to our current campaign.
Donation Campaign
Guided Tours
Explore Malabar Farm's history and landscape with a Park Naturalist.
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Wildlife
Discover our latest wildlife inventory recorded by our Park Naturalist.
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Songbird Aviary
The Songbird Aviary contains common, Ohio bird species.
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LODGING
Malabar Farm offers several onsite overnight opportunities.
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Around The Campfire At Malabar Farm

Jim Shade's Childhood Memories Of Malabar Farm

For as long as I can remember both of my parents seemed to have a great interest in a place called Malabar Farm and a guy named "Louie" Bromfield. In the late 1940s and early 1950s they would make several trips in the summer to Malabar. READ MORE

Malabar Farm in Wichita Falls, Texas

In early 1949, at the urging of Lloyd Noble, wealthy Oklahoma oil man and founder of Samuel Noble Foundation, Louis Bromfield and his long time farm manager Robert W. Huge agreed to start a Malabar Experimental Farm in Wichita County, Texas. READ MORE

New Article: Barn Detectives Explore Malabar's History

One of the best ways to determine how old something is in years is to count. People do this with birthdays and anniversaries. Trees do this by adding seasonal rings of growth which you can see and analyze. Read how David & Nick Wiesenberg reveal the history of the 'Working Farm' barn using these techniques applied to modern forensics.  READ MORE

New Pugh Cabin Exhibit

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Robert Berry, the Pugh Cabin has received a new exhibit. The infamous train bell collection of Jim Pugh has been fully restored. Located in the cabin, the collection is accompanied by an interpretive display. Learn more about Jim Pugh and the cabin's historical connection to Malabar Farm and Louis Bromfield. READ MORE

Urgent! Donations Needed For Preservation

Donations are needed for preservation efforts to save Louis Bromfield's 33 room mansion called "The Big House". Any amount you can give is appreciated. Larger donations are eligible to receive a leaf, stone, or acorn on the 'Giving Tree' located in the Louis Bromfield Visitor Center. DONATE

"Hollywood Returns" To Malabar Farm

Join us for a Bogart & Bacall Anniversary Celebration weekend at Malabar Farm State Park. Stephen Bogart and Tyrone Power, Jr. will be featured guests on June 1-3 when "Hollywood Returns to Malabar Farm". READ MORE & PURCHASE TICKETS
 

Mark Sebastian Jordan's "Ceely" Returns In October

Mark Sebastian Jordan's theatrical presentation of "Ceely" will be performed in the historic main barn and near the infamous murder site at Malabar Farm State Park this Fall. The dinner and performance will take place October 12,13,14 & 19, 20, 21 2012. Ticket packages will be available in May. Visit MansfieldTrilogy.com for tickets & information.
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Tim Mckee is an Ohio historian and one time Ohio State Park Naturalist at Malabar Farm State Park. Tim is the author of Mansfield in Vintage Postcards. Mckee's work is a true tribute to Ohio's past.
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