JOIN US! for a fun and unique fall event on October 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Probstfield Farm Harvest Festival. Sample soups and chilis prepared by home chefs, or make one to share with others, just as Catherine Probstfield did more than a century before!

Activity details can be found on our VISIT page, under events.

Look for our fall event announcements, coming soon! The Harvest Festival returns with living history demonstrations and activities for the whole family. Plus, we’ve been busy “cooking up” a new event… Whether you make a recipe to enter, or just want to taste what others have brought, get ready for fall with our 1st annual Chili & Soup Cook-Off fundraiser!

Saturday, October 1st, from 10 am – 5 pm

Come enjoy the beautiful fall weather, antique tractors, great music and other old time festivities at the Probstfield Farm Living History Foundation this Saturday! See our facebook page for more photos from past festivals.

Saturday, October 1st, 5:00 at Probstfield Farm

Please join us on Saturday, October 1st, at 5:00 at the farm for our annual membership meeting. We will present an update on the past year’s activities and vote for the upcoming year’s board members and directors. Hope to see you there!

We’re happy to share some news about recent successes by the Probstfield Foundation. Last winter we applied for, and received, a $10,000 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society to obtain architectural drawings necessary prior to the repair the exterior of the Probstfield home. Built in 1868 by Randolph Probstfield, the home is the oldest standing home in the Red River Valley in the United States. Moorhead’s own Michael Burns Architects, Ltd, completed the drawings in September.

The next step is to apply for a grant for the interior drawings and then we hope to apply for large grant to start construction on the exterior in the spring of 2023.

We also applied for and were awarded a huge discount on the online Quickbooks program through TechSoup. TechSoup is a non-profit providing technology software, hardware and knowledge to qualifying non-profit organizations. A fantastic service for the non-profit community!

We had a good year. We were in several parades, had a 4-H Animal Science Day with small animals on the farm, had a great Harvest Festival and continued our work in preservation and education. Our fields are empty, water is turned off and the weather has a beautiful fall chill to it. Happy Autumn to all!