The Ellis County Rural Heritage Farm Inc celebrates the farming and natural history of the Texas Blackland Prairie.  Ellis County is in the heart of the Blackland Prairie, a complex tallgrass prairie ecosystem named for its rich dark soil.  The...

The historical and architectural significance of the Prairie-style McKinney-Aday Farmhouse has been acknowledged by its being awarded a Historic Waxahachie, Inc. marker in 2012 and designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas State Historical Commission in 2013. ...

Farm Heritage Day is the Farm’s headline event each year.  It is held on the Sunday prior to the last Friday in September.  At that time, the Farm is opened to the public for an afternoon of celebrating the living...

This event is held the afternoon of the last Sunday of April.  It started in 2018 as “Wildflower & Nature Walk”.  The Farm co-hosts this event with the Indian Trail Chapter of the Master Naturalists, the Girl Scouts of Northeast...