Chuckwagon Cookoff/Sorghum Saturday
today Saturday, October 8, 2022
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
1200 Kansas City Rd.
Olathe KS 66061
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$9 for adults, $7 for kids
You won't want to miss out on all the fun happening today on the farm!
Chuckwagon Cookoff
Visit the chuckwagons, enjoy samples at noon, then vote for your favorite!
Sorghum Harvest
We always look forward to harvesting the sorghum
and boiling it down to make molasses. Wear your work boots and jeans
because you have the chance to get in the fields with the Mahaffie staff
and volunteers during this event. Help cut stalks of sorghum, feed the
stalks through a press to make sap, and haul the sap to the outdoor fire
to be boiled into molasses. Maybe you can sweet-talk the cook into
giving you a taste of the finished product. Yum!
1860s Living History
While you're on the farm, take a tour of the
historic home, see Mrs. Mahaffie's cookstove in action, meet the
heritage breed farm animals, and learn a bit about blacksmithing, too.
Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for
kids ages 5 to 11 and free for kids ages 4 & under. Olathe residents
receive $2 off admission. Mahaffie members are free.