Stratford is located just south of the city of Delaware, Ohio – a short distance west of the junction of State Route 23 and State Route 315.  Our address is 3083 Liberty Road, Delaware, OH 43015.  We are a quarter mile north of Bunty Station Road on the right (when headed north) – watch for our sign! Follow the gravel drive through the woods to the parking lot on your right next to the Education Center.  If the lot is full you can park along the fields to the left of the main driveway.

Dress for the weather and don’t be afraid to get dirty when you come to the farm! You’re welcome to explore at your leisure and stay as clean as you can or get as messy as you’d like! If you have little kids who might want to explore in our creek or vernal pools, bringing a change of clothes (especially socks) is highly recommended.

You are also more than welcome to bring a trash-free lunch and enjoy a picnic at the farm.  If the picnic tables on the patio or at the pavilion are not occupied by any educational programming while you’re here you’re more than welcome to use them.  If they aren’t available you can always bring a picnic blanket and enjoy lunch on the lawn.

Below is a list of recommended items for your visit:

• Hiking or rain boots
• Long pants are recommended to try to prevent poison ivy – use your own discretion
• Extra change of socks
• Extra change of clothes for kids in case they get extra dirty or wet
• Bug spray
• Sunscreen/sun hat (if applicable)
• Weather appropriate jacket
• Water bottle
• Picnic blanket
• Trash-free lunch
• Backpack for your gear

We ask that all visitors kindly respect the following policies while visiting the farm:

• Arrival and Departure: Please check in upon arrival and check out upon departure.  In case of an emergency, we need to have a record of everyone who is on the property. We also ask that you please be respectful of the visiting hours and to not extend your visit past the open hours
• Signage: Please pay close attention to the signage posted around the farm.  This is a working farm; the signage communication is for the safety of our visitors, volunteers, staff, and livestock.
• Visiting the Animals: Animal enclosures are closed to public visitation and should not be entered without a Stratford guide. You are welcome to go down the designated visiting lanes in the barn, but please make sure to close the gates behind you
• Educational Programming: Programs like Farm School or field trips may be happening during your visit – they have access to certain areas that public visitors do not because they are with a Stratford guide. Please be respectful of their programs and educational space.
• Wildflowers: Please do not pick the wildflowers – enjoy them in your eyes and your mind where they can last forever, not in your hand where they will quickly die.
• Electric Fences: The pastures are surrounded by live electric fences – please do not touch
• Smoking: Smoking is prohibited throughout all of Stratford
• Pets: Pets are not permitted
• The Farmer’s Property: Please do not go near or into the farmer’s house, greenhouse, or garden located on the south side of the property
• Most Importantly: Connect with Mother Nature and have fun!