Malabar Farm
Jan 15th
Enjoy the below pictures..Happy for the beautiful day to take my mother-in-law Helen for a ride..Be sure and check out Malabar's website www.malabarfarm.org for all the upcoming free family events..Take the kids and let them enjoy the trails and small cave at the Sugar Camp they will love it..
The horse and cattle were enjoying their day in the sun!
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Decided to stop by the Main Barn and see what was happening in there..
This little guy was looking for some attention..
What a cute little face..
Well, Hello who do we have here..Haven't seen you before..This little girl came to greet me as I made my way back to the other pens..So cute and friendly..I use to have cats years ago, sometimes I do miss having one..
Ahh!! what a beauty..
Well, Who do we have here..Looks like someone wanted to get out of the Hen house for awhile..I don't blame him..when I walked by the hen house I heard alot of chatter coming from inside.
Must be nap time for these two..
Taking a break from greeting the visitors..
Love the color of this sheep..What beautiful wool.
Bye little one till next time..What a lucky cat to just lay around and roam the grounds of Malabar Farms..
Another shot of the horse and cattle grazing.
This house is so beautiful no matter what the season..
A picture of the hen house..Cute!!
A veiw of the pond from the house..
I like the way this picture of the pond turned out..
Another shot of the house from the end of the lane.
Love this stairway going up the right side of the house ..
Another shot of the pond from the lane in front of the house..
Picture from Bromfield Road..
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I decided to drive over to the Working Farm for a change and see what was going on..
Talk about a noisy greeting, these guys made themselves known when I got out of the van..
What beauties..
These ducks were enjoying the sunshine and water..
Look at those faces..
I think these guys were deciding on weather they wanted in the water or just stay on the banks..
Again, As I was leaving they started to make themselves know again..
Another shot of pond at the working farm..
Hostel International..If you are visiting Malabar Farms and need a place to stay..this 19 bed hostel is operated year round..Call 419-892-2055 for information and reservations..
I never noticed this sign at the Working Farm..It reads:
Victory Garden
1941-1946
During World War 11, many Americans on the home front planted Victory Gardens to support the war effort.
Bromfield's Garden supplied fresh vegetables to the families of Malabar Farm workers..
Surplus was sold at the Roadside Market.
Resources of all kinds were diverted to support the nations war efforts. A shortage of metal made tin cans,tinned food unavailable. So people grew their own fresh vegetables in..
"Gardens for Victory"
Even city folks who had never planted a garden learned how in order to support the cause, Victory Gardens of all shapes and sizes dotted the American landscape.
The Malabar Farm Staff, Volunteers and Friends maintain this model Victory Garden.
A view of Mt. Jeez..the road was closed so we didn't get to go up..
This Barn is across form the Malabar Farm Restaurant on Pleasant Valley Road..
I hope you enjoyed your little trip around Malabar Farms as much as I enjoy bringing these pictures to you..Helen enjoyed her time there also and like seeing all the animals and just getting out and enjoying the beauty of this wonderful place..
Sept 15th
The Historic
Malabar Farm Restaurant
What a lovely restaurant..and the food is fabulous..
Malabar Resturant prepares our box lunches for our vendors for "In The Spirit Of Friends"..
Several pictures of the flower beds surrounding the restaurant..If you would like more information on the restaurant you may call 419-938-5205 or visit their website www.malabarfarmrestaurant.com
Malabar's Farm Market
This little market is right next to the Malabar Farm Restaruant..When you buy your vegetables or fruit it is all done on the honor system..The green tall post to the right of the picture is where you put your money..
Corn anyone!!
Everything looked so good..
The sign below hangs at the Farm Market and I thought it was interesting..
It reads:
This Spring, now know at Malabar as the Niman Spring was familiar to the Indians for centuries.Johnny Appleseed frequently stopped here and the water was appreciated by the deer which still come at nightfall to drink from the pond. The Spring breaks out from the deep underlying silurian sandstone in a small cavern in the hillside and supplies water for the Old Spring House, a Residence, Two Stock Tanks, The Market Stand, A watercress Bed, A Barn, Three Hoglots and the pond from which the Gardens are irrigated.
The nearby residence was built in 1820 as a combination Residence and Stage Coach Tavern. After the fear of the Indians had been broken forever at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The Fine Spring decided its location on the outskirts of Newville, then the most important settlement in the County..Newville disppeared with the construction of Pleasant Hill Dam.
Pleasant Valley Road was once an Indian Trail. Leading from the Ohio River to Lake Erie and later an important means of transporting Wheat to Ship and Railroad..Spring Capacity 2,000 Gal. Per Hour with 3" change all year.
By, LOUIS BROMFIELD
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The Homestead from Pleasant Valley Road
A few pictures of the Farm animals that were inside the Barn that day..Such cuties..
These little ones were hungry..
This little one had the food all to himself..
Ah! He was waiting his turn to eat..
Hope you enjoyed your visit to the Farm..
Thank you for stopping by,
Carolyn
blackcatprimitives@earthlink.net
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July 14th
Just a few pictures to share with you of Malabar Farms...It is hard to believe that in just 2 months we will be hosting "In The Spirit Of Friends" on Sept. 24th..As I walked around the Farm, it was very quiet and then I thought of all the activity that will be taking place here soon and the fun we will have with all our vendors and sharing this day with Malabar's Ohio Heritage Day Festival this will be Malabar's 35th year anniversary for their Festival and we feel honored to be sharing this big day with them..We invite you to come and share the day and to help celebrate this milestone at Malabar Farms..We cannot wait!!!
Veiw from the road of Main House..
Flowers beds in front of house..
Veiw of pond from Bromfield Road..how cool would that be to have your very own road named after you..
Walking up lane from Bromfield Road
More beautiful flowers..the upkeep of all the flower beds are done by volunteers..
I love this mailbox holder..
This area is across Bromfield Road from the Main House..It is for Wildlife and is a limited mowing area..
Another shot of Main House from Bromfield Road..
I like this little area
This picture does not show the true beauty of these flowers..The volunteers that spend their time working so hard in these flower beds sure have a green thumb..
A nice cool spot..
Overlooking the front flower beds from the Main House..These flowers are just beautiful..
Love this pond and the setting..
More pretty flowers..
What a grand home..wish it was mine..I know..but a girl can dream:<)
The bees were busy in here..
A stone walk way off to the side of the house..
Do you see the butterfly in the foreground..I will not tell you how long I waited in the hot sun for it to land...so I could take a picture..I took 2 didn't want to take any changes that I may have missed it :<)
Here is another picture..It was busy and so were the bees in the area..sorry no pictures of those :<)..
Wouldn't you love to live here? Would not have to ask me twice..
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A few pictures of the Barn..and just a few of the animals..As I walked thru the barn I thought of how the barn looked the last two years for our show and what a perfect setting Malabar Farms has become for "In The Spirit Of Friends"... Malabar has welcomed us and our friends from the first day we approch them on having our show there...Syblil and her staff at Malabar Farms are the best and so easy to work with...Julie ,Carol and I cannot thank Malabar enough for everything they do and have done for us..
Another shot of inside the Barn..
I took this picture of the back pasture from the Barn window..What a view!!!... Oh!! to live on a Farm :<)
Beef Cattle resting
Malabar's Draft Horse
Sheep looking for a cool spot..
Back view of the Main Barn
Little spot by barn and Chicken house..
After walking the farm and taking pictures..I headed back up to the Visitors Center to cool off and grab a cold drink.."Note to self take a drink with you the next time you walk to the Main House..esp. if it's a hot day..Malabar has a nice selection of these drinks..They are really good.. I did buy some to bring home to share..
When you go to Malabar be sure and go to the Gift Shop inside the Visitor's Center.. they have such nice gifts and there is something for everyone..I took a few pictures of the Homemade goodies that are for sale..
Malabar's homemade fudge.."Yummy" and guess what you may have a free sample :<) What's not to love about Malabar..
Maple Syrup from their own trees
This stove is an Antique Aleaz Stove.. Originally owned by Helen F & Calvin M. Johnson..Was donated by Roger & Connie Brocious of Greenville, Ohio
Jam and other sweet treats..Malabar also sells ground beef from their cattle they raise on the farm..all grain feed..For more information feel free to call Malabar Farms 1-419-892-2784 and you may also visit their website www.malabarfarm.org
Hope you enjoyed the pictures..till next time..Carolyn
www.blackcatprimitives@earthlink.net
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Spring time at Malabar Farms
These flowers beds in front of the house were getting weeded today..
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This little red flowering crab tree ( I think) was so pretty.
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Flowers coming up the stone walkway to the front of the Main House..
There are tiny blue flowers between the stone steps..but they are not showing up in the picture..I do need to get a new camera..
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Flowers on the stone wall in front of the Main House
Love this beautiful red shrub along the stone wall
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These pictures are from the back of the house..
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Coming in from the pasture..feeding time
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Let me introduce you to "Harley" the Clydesdale and "Drifter" the quarter horse, such beautiful animals..
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The cows were enjoying the very green pastures today.
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With Spring time comes Babies on the Farm..Enjoy!!
These little cuties are only a month old..they all are white..It was hard to get a good picture since they were so playful..I didn't mind they were fun to watch..
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These two little ones are only a week old..what little sweethearts!!!
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These little playful goats are a month old also..
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"Misty" was waiting on her food..
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The old turkey and the chickens were enjoying the sunshine today..
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The Farms Herb & Wildflower Garden
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The Historic Malabar Farm Restaurant
You may call 419-938-5205 for reservations and visit their website
www.malabarfarmrestaurant.com
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Summertime at Malabar Farms
A wonderful way to be greeted as you come up the lane to the farm..
Flowers by the Old Corn Crib
Look who was out enjoying the day.
Remember these little guys from the Spring..Oh! How they have grown they are so adorable and they were "loving" all the attention they were getting..
I guess we know who rules the Barnyard :)
Inside the Barn were some beautiful Steers just resting..
The Escape Artist..this little guy was born up at the Farm Office and they brought him to the Barn..He couldn't go in with the other ducks since they were picking on him and he couldn't go on the pond because of the snapping turtles..so they put him in here till they decide what to do with him..but he kept escaping out of the stall..so they were putting up a wire fence inside the stall to keep him in..
Great little play area for the children inside the Barn..
Several pictures from around the Homestead..
The next time I go to Malabar I want to find out what the meaning is behind this elephant..
Inside the Old Smokehouse..which was built by Louis Bromfield of antique bricks and used to smoke meat for preservation..
A few more Pictures of the Barn and livestock resting under the shade tree as I was leaving...
I will add more pictures when Fall arrives..Or better yet, come and spend the weekend of Sept. 18th & 19th and visit Malabar Farms and our show "In The Spirit Of Friends" on Sept. 18th, 10-4 www.inthespiritoffriends.blogspot.com and www.malabarfarm.org for more information..Hope to see you there..
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Spring at Malabar Farms
This sign above shows the flowers that are planted in this area at the side of the Home.
The newest little arrivals at the Farm.."baby goats"...this little set of triplets were born 3 weeks ago and are just adorable and so soft.....I can hear the Oooohs & Ahhhs now..Enjoy!!!
This little group...4 sets of twins were born just shortly after the tripets..Although 1 little twin didn't make it :( :(...Nap time in this pen...Unlike the little ones above..They all are so sweet and adorable!!
Two of the mommies getting something to eat..
This big guy was not camera shy this time....Isn't he just Gorgeous???
These two little buildings are on Bromfield Road just before you get to the working farm..Love them!!
A few pictures of the Working Farm..and some new little arrivals sleeping in the pasture..I counted 14 baby calves..Must of been nap time here also :) :)
Several pictures of the Baby Calves napping in the pasture, along with some ducks..
This little tan /white calf was laying in the middle of the pasture all alone except for several ducks...
Several more pictures from around the Farm..
The Main door into the Home..Love It!!!
This maker is just outside the Main door of the house..It reads: This site is Registered as a National Historical Landmark by the United States of the Interior, National Park Service..Built in 1939 by Louis Bromfield and architect Louis Lamoreux..This 32-room house is an example of Western Reserve Architecture..
Blue Bird Houses are scattered throughout the Farm..
Busy Bee Home..I didn't venture up there..
Historical Marker as you come up the lane to the Farm..It gives a brief description of Louis Bromfield's life..The Ohio Bicentennial Commisson..Ohio Department of Natural Resources..The Ohio Historical Society...2003
The Malabar Inn Resturant
And what would a trip to Malabar Farms be without stopping and taking a view of the Farm and Homestead from Mount Zeez..
I hope you enjoyed the little tour of Malabar Farms..as much as I love bringing it to you..
Winter at Malabar Farms
Veiw of the Homestead & Farm from Pleasant Valley Road
View of the Homestead from Bromfield Road
Coming up the Lane
Pictures around the Homestead
The Old Smokehouse
Great Old Sawmill
Feeding Time at The Farm
A Couple of Curious Beauties
These little goats don't seem to mind being outside..
Look what I found in the Barn all nice and cozy!!!
I wish this picture would of turned out better of the horse..He looks alittle shy but what a gorgeous horse..
The Lonely Pastures
The Feeding Lot with a view of the pasture in background
I hope you enjoyed these pictures and if you have sometime this winter, take a drive and walk the farm and enjoy..
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What a fun day I had today..I made it to Malabar Farms and went inside the homestead..I didn't want to leave.. :)
First, I would like to "thank" Peg for the fun tour and giving me a glimpse into the life of the Bromfield family..As I looked at the house from the outside..I would have never thought that I would feel so at home once inside..One could have just taken a book and curled up next to the fireplace..the atmosphere just gives you such a welcome feeling..What fun it would have been to see the Bromfield children living here...a wonderful childhood and the lovely memories they must have..
Enjoy the following pictures of this Beautiful home.
Dining Room
What a great Fireplace
Peg giving the tree in the Main Entry a final touch..there is a stairway on each side of this tree..
The next two pictures: Mrs.Bromfields sitting room..
This tree is in Louis Bromfield's office and called "The Presidents Tree", it has pictures of the Ohio Presidents..
Another little tree in his office with small metal toys..
The trees below are upstairs in the home..
The next two pictures are of the Black Room it is really pretty..
This is the bedroom Humprey Bogart & Lauren Bacall spent their honeymoon..
The next two pictures are of Mr.Broomfields daughters Play Room
One of the girls bedrooms
These 3 little trees were on the counter in one of the Kitchens..
I hope you enjoyed the pictures..Of course my camera does not do this home justice..You just need to see it in person to truly appreciate it..
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