New calf, pigs join historical Schaumburg farm

Three not-so-little pigs and a calf have joined the menagerie at Schaumburg's Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley.

The latest additions will be seen at the farm's Autumn Harvest Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. The new arrivals include a Berkshire sow and boar, and a Chester White sow from a Marengo farm. These respectively English and American breeds are representative of the 1880s era the farm evokes.

The new calf, Bertha, is 9 months old and a relative of former farm resident Hanna. The farm is located at 201 S. Plum Grove Road. For more information about the farm or Autumn Harvest Festival, call (847) 985-2100 or visit parkfun.com.