Malabar Farm Restaurant

Malabar Farm Restaurant (formerly the Malabar Inn) features many local and Malabar Farm-raised products in its menu selections. 

The Farm's all natural pork and turkey was introduced last summer and beef will be added this season. Fresh brown eggs and pure maple syrup are also used in food preparation.

Call 419-938-5205 for reservations and hours.

malabar farm state park

Malabar Farm State Park is located 12 miles southeast of Mansfield, just one mile west of State Route 603 on Pleasant Valley Road. Louis Bromfield, a world-renowned novelist and conservationist, created Malabar Farm in the early 1940 as a demonstration farm for progressive conservation practices. The State of Ohio accepted the deed to Malabar Farm in August 1972. From 1972 to 1976, Malabar Farm was operated jointly by Ohio's Department of Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture. Then in 1976, Malabar became one of Ohio's state parks. Today, visitors can see the house and farm existing just as they did in Bromfield's time.

Malabar Farm is the only working farm in the Ohio State Park system. It reflects the agricultural tradition of Ohio while focusing on Bromfield's life and philosophies. Wagon tours of the farm are offered May through October. During the growing season, Malabar Farm offers educational tours of its vegetable garden.

The 32-room Big House, designed by Bromfield and architect Louis Lamoreux, is a blend of Western Reserve architectural styles and was built to appear as if it had been added onto over the years. Tours of the mansion, preserved just as Bromfield left it in 1956, are offered year-round.

The outbuildings and pastures still house chickens, goats and beef cattle. The hills are ribboned with strips of corn, wheat, oats and hay while 12 miles of scenic trails are adorned with nature's bounty. There is a nominal fee for house and wagon tours.

In addition, Malabar Farm offers a primitive camping site.

For more information, including park hours and tour fees, call the park office at 419-892-2784 or visit the farm’s Web site at www.malabarfarm.org

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