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Come learn all about us! Fair Oaks Farms is an escape to the country with acres of great fun, fresh food, and learning. It’s a place where you can explore family-owned farms and reconnect with nature, animals and our planet.

Recognized as the #1 agritourism destination in the Midwest, Fair Oaks Farms is the nation’s leading agriculture attraction located right in the corn belt of Northwest Indiana. It’s a place where you can escape to the countryside to learn, dine and unwind.

Get the opportunity to explore our attractions. Visit the Dairy Adventure, the Pig Adventure, and the Crop Adventure to learn about our animals, farming practices and nutrition.

Official Statement Regarding Video Release

At Fair Oaks Farms it is our commitment to be honest and transparent with you, the public. Many of you have reached out to express your disappointment, heartbreak and anger regarding the videos released yesterday and we want you to know that we share those same feelings and take full responsibility. We are currently putting actions in place to ensure that this never happens again.

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Pledge of Accountability

Sue and Mike McCloskey, founders of Fair Oaks Farms, commit to concrete and immediate steps to ensure the comfort, safety and well-being of our animals. You have our promise that you’ll see the depth of Fair Oaks Farms’ commitment to fixing this situation.

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What is Fair Oaks Farms?

The founders of Fair Oaks Farms, Mike and Sue McCloskey, opened their doors in 2004 with the purpose to showcase the practices and innovation of their original four dairy farms. The practices at these farms are what we, at Fair Oaks Farms, communicate to our guests. The McCloskey farms have given us the ability to share with our guests, displays of modern farming practices. All dairy practices referred to at Fair Oaks Farms are the practices performed at the McCloskey owned dairy farms.

Since then, we’ve seen a vibrant dairy and agricultural community grow around our area with other farm families supporting the mission of Fair Oaks Farms. As we’ve grown, we have added several other businesses to our existing Dairy Adventure and farm tour such as the Pig Adventure, Crop Adventure, Mooville (an outdoor play area), the Orchard, a hotel, a cafe and restaurant, a gas/convenience store and the production of our own farm fresh products. We continue to develop other projects such as pollinators, egg production, vertical farming, aquaculture and the role that science, technology, engineering and math play in the story of modern agriculture.

Sustainability isn’t just something we claim, it’s how we live.

Fair Oaks Farms brings Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to a whole new light. Watch Mike Rowe explain how we transform our farms’ waste into energy by way of our anaerobic digesters. The goal is to achieve a zero carbon footprint. This year the use of CNG will reduce the amount of diesel that our milk tanker/trailers use by 2 million gallons. “One thing I think we should be proudest of is how we have attacked the environmental issue,”–Mike McCloskey.

Our Story

Humble beginnings to a world class farming operation.

In the late 90s, a group of like-minded farmers looked at a lot of issues that would affect our ability to farm in the 21st century. We were extremely proud of what we did and thought the best thing we could do is open our farms up to the public and be completely transparent. In January of 2004 that’s exactly what we did, we opened our doors and hoped for the best.

World Class Facilities

Fair Oaks Farms has things to do for everyone in your herd. From our Adventures to concerts and events, the farm is known for fun and exciting activities all year long.

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Award Winning Cheese

The difference between Fair Oaks Farms’ cheeses is that we control all aspects of the cheese making process beginning with growing the feed that our cows receive, providing incredible cow comfort, harvesting of the freshest milk, and the production of our hand crafted cheeses by our Master Cheese Maker.

We proudly proclaim the merits of our cheeses as evidence by the numerous domestic and international awards we have earned throughout the last decade. Our philosophy for our cheese is simple: our cows, our milk, our cheese – YOUR ENJOYMENT!

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Escape to the country where you can explore modern farms, eat farm fresh food and enjoy family fun. Buy your tickets today so that you and your family can Start Your Adventure.

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