PIERCETON — In an era when growing up on a farm isn’t as common as it used to be, more than 200 children were given a taste of farm life during Mini-Farm Day Monday, May 15. The event, now in its 39th year, is offered by the Pierceton Hayseeds 4-H Club and was held at the Roger Studebaker farm west of Pierceton.

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[weaver_youtube IodZa7B15ew rel=0] On Monday, the Pierceton Hayseeds, a Kosciusko County Fair 4H group comprised of kids grades 3-12, met at Rodger and Sue Studebaker’s farm in Pierceton for the annual Hayseeds Mini Farm. Alpacas, geese, sheep, goats, kittens and more were all in attendance for both preschool and kindergarten students from Pierceton and South Whitley schools …read more.