Our Mission
What we are: Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc. (OMF) is the only nonprofit organization in Oregon that effectively combines animals, agriculture, gardens and natural resources to provide an educational enrichment program for all children and including at-risk children and youth in a safe and secure farm setting.
Our mission is: “In facilitating healthy social and emotional development, OMF is committed to providing at-risk protective factors to children through structured, educational experiences using animals, agriculture, gardens and natural resources as educational tools.” We are not necessarily teaching children to be farmers, but rather using a farm to teach wholesome, healthy life lessons.
Our assets: All of our programs utilize our 68-acre farm including our 30+ farm animals, to instill in children a sense of connection, compassion and consequences. We have taught over 20,000 students since we began serving children in the autumn of 1996.
Other lessons: Hands-on, meaningful lessons in biology; zoology; animal and agricultural husbandry; care and nurturing; life-cycles and interconnectedness of all living things; commercial uses of animals and plants; recycling and composting are all taught in a safe and structured way. Additionally, academic pursuits in world geography; history; calculation; estimation; measurement; reading; writing; and speaking are all woven into the daily activities as well. All OMF programs are designed to help teachers meet state and federal educational requirements.
Contact Information
OMF Contact:
Stephanie Rickert – Executive Director
Mailing Address:
Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc.
P.O. Box 326
Corbett, OR 97019
Phone:
503/695-3316
Email:
omf@oldmcdonaldsfarm.org
Directions
Please Note: OMF is open by appointment only and for special events also.
Program classes or appointments can be scheduled by calling the office at 503/695-3316. Our mailing address is P O Box 326, Corbett, OR 97019 or our actual address is 1001 SE Evans Rd, Corbett, OR 97019. We are open by appointment only. Thank you. We recommend that you not MapQuest or Google Map our directions as those are incorrect and send folks down the wrong roads.
From Interstate-84:
* Take Corbett exit #22 off Highway I-84. From Portland, the exit is past Gresham, Troutdale and Lewis & Clark State Park or from Hood River it is after Multnomah Falls.
* From Portland, take right off exit at stop sign. From Hood River, take left off exit at stop sign. Travel 1.4 miles up to the end of Corbett Hill Road to “Y” and take right side of “Y” to the stop sign. Do not turn down Chamberlain half way up the hill or turn on any other road until you get to the top at exactly 1.4 miles.
* From that stop sign, travel 100 feet (on Historic Columbia River Highway) and take left on to Evans Road.
* Go 1.2 miles and take right on to OMF’s driveway. Slow down when you come to trees planted in a row on the right, alongside the road. Look for the ‘yellow caution tractor crossing’ sign, fire hydrant, and the ’25 mph caution’ sign at the head of our driveway. Turn right immediately after these. Look for the large, wooden address sign with ‘1001 S.E. Evans Rd’ and turn right on to the driveway before the address sign.
From Gresham:
* Head east on Stark Street. From the intersection of Stark and Troutdale Road go 1.9 miles to the Stark Street Bridge and the Historic Columbia River Highway.
* Take a right on to the Historic Highway and travel 2.6 miles to the town of Springdale. (Do not turn right on Hurlburt Road immediately after the yellow flashing light. Stay on the Historic Highway.)
* From the flashing yellow light in Springdale travel 9/10 of a mile and take a right off the Historic Highway on to Smith Road. (The Historic Highway veers left and you actually travel straight on to Smith Road.)
* Travel just over one mile to the end of Smith Road and take a right on to Evans Road.
* Take a right on to 2nd long, well-traveled, gravel driveway that is on the right. Our driveway is two tenths of a mile from Smith Road. Slow down when you come to trees planted in a row on the right, alongside the road. Look for the ‘yellow caution tractor crossing’ sign, fire hydrant, and the ’25 mph caution’ sign at the head of our driveway. Turn right immediately after these. Look for the large wooden address sign “1001 SE Evans Rd” and take a right just before our address sign.
Thanks and looking forward to seeing you soon.
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