Farmstead Home
With the Kansas Family Farm slowly disappearing, the Children's Farmstead was established in 1976, and was re-named in 1985 in honor of the first Overland Park Police Officer killed in the line of duty as the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead. Deanna Rose's Legacy is to preserve the Farm Legacy so children in the city can learn facts of life from the charm of the farm. Children treasure such memories as gathering eggs, the sweet smell of hay, and learning first hand where milk comes from.
Today, the Farmstead is twelve acres of family fun, education and entertainment. Each season it has in excess of 450,000 visitors a year.
The Farmstead depicts a turn-of-the-century farm that includes:
- Petting zoo
- Picturesque gardens
- Authentic one-room schoolhouse
- Kanza Indian Encampment
- Authentic mining exhibit
- Fishing pond
- Pony rides and much, much more.
Special news to share
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Featured Event
8/14/2010 The City of Overland Park and the Friends of the Farmstead are sponsoring the Mayor's OP 5K Farmstead Stampede run/walk that will benefit the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead.
The competitive 5K run/walk with CHIP timing will begin at 8:00am, immediately followed by a 5K fun walk.
The route will be a one loop course that will start at the Farmstead, then utilize the portion of the Overland Park trail system that winds around the St. Andrews Golf Course and finish
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8/28/2010 Does your son or daughter want to be a police officer? A firefighter?
If so, let them experience first-hand what it is like to sit inside a police cruiser or a fire truck at the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead's Safety Day.
The Overland Park fire and police departments, and other organizations will be on hand to teach children about safety and equipment.
In addition to fire trucks, the bomb squad, and other safety vehicles, there also will be car seat safe
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9/18/2010 Y'all come out and see us at this year's Apple Fest, where you can enjoy a day of old-fashioned fun with crafts, quilts, old-time children's game, apple cider, caramel apples, great music and so much more!!!
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