Grades 3 - 6
FARM TO TABLE
Baking bread from scratch, harvesting greens or produce from the garden, milking a cow and making butter are all part of this full day on the farm! Your students will learn first hand just how much goes into a meal and gain appreciation for the role of farms in everyday lives. Meals prepared for each program differ slightly depending on what is ready for harvest during each visit. Dates: Sept. - Nov. & Apr. - Jun.
Attendance Limits: 30 students
max
Program Length: 4 hours
CHURN, TURN & LEARN
Back in 1852, life in New Hampshire
was very different than it is today. Travel back in time and
become
a farm hand
during this living History program. Learn to make rope,
felt wool, grind
corn and make bread, churn butter and brush the
Belgian draft horses while
experiencing New Hampshire’s farming history first hand
in
this exciting three hour program.
Dates: Sept. - Nov.
Attendance Limits: 30 students
max
Program Length: 3 hour program
Fee: $8 per student/ $96 minimum
SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE
Get your students active during these long, dark months by bringing them out to the farm for a snowshoe adventure! Come explore on the Farm's own fleet of snowshoes and learn about winter ecology as you're guided through the forest by one of our instructors. Depending on the ability level of the group we may venture off the trail into the wild places unexplorable in summer in summer in search of animal tracks and other signs to interpret. Then return to the learning center to share your discoveries and warm up with a sweet treat! NOTE: Our snowshoes generally fit 2nd-5th graders, but younger students can still join us for our snow hikes!
Dates: Jan. - Feb. (weather permitting)
Attendance Limits: 30 students
maximum
Program Length: 1 1/2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student / $72 minimum
OLD FASHIONED ICE HARVESTING
Your students will work as a team to cut and move blocks of ice
out of our pond using antique tools that ice harvesters
used long
ago! They will learn the history of this traditional New
England
business, visit our ice harvesting tool exhibit, and learn
about
the amazing properties of ice. The ice-harvesting season
is short,
so sign up early for this one of a kind educational
experience!
Dates: February 1-17
Attendance Limits: 30 students
maximum
Program Length: 2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student / $90 minimum
MAPLE MADNESS
Experience the history and science behind the New England
tradition
of making maple syrup. Learn how to identify and tap a
Sugar Maple,
carry sap using a shoulder yoke, and see how sugaring
has been done
through the ages. See how we boil our sap on a tour
through the
Sugar House, take a horse drawn hayride through our
sugar bush,
and enjoy a maple syrup snack! Video and study guide
available.
Dates: March 2-31
Attendance Limits: 60 students
maximum
Program Length: 1-1/2 hour
program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00
minimum
EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF OUR FOOD
Milk a cow by hand! Make and taste butter! Explore the dairy barn,
learn about compost and plant a seed to take home as you learn
about the fascinating cycle of dairy production through a rotation
of fun and interactive activities.
Dates: Year round, except October and
March
Attendance Limits: 30 students
maximum
Program Length: 1-1/2 hour
program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00
minimum
HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PROGRAM?
Let us design a custom program for your class that takes
advantage of seasonal opportunities available on the farm.
Possible topics could include the history of sheep & wool,
animal genetics, teambuilding & cooperative skills, soils &
organic gardening or a topic of your choice! Please contact us to
discuss your needs further!
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