School Programs 2007 - 2008

Stonewall Farm strives to be a valuable resource to area schools while still meeting their educational mission of connecting people to the land and the role of local agriculture in their lives.  We are always willing to discuss how we can adapt or adjust our programs to meet the needs of local teachers.  If you have any questions, would like us to adapt a program to a different age or group size, or desire a custom program based on a topic you don't see available, please call us!  603.357.7278.

Pre-School to Grade 3

Pumpkins are the Greatest
Enjoy fall on the farm as you learn about th elife cycle of a pumpkin, make apple cider in an old fashioned cider press, and enjoy a hayride through our pasutres and forests.  Each student will have the opportunity to help "pollinate" some giant pumpkin flowers and earn a pumpkin of their very own to take home!
Available: October only
Group Maximum Size: 60 students
Program Length: 1-1/2 hour program
Fee: $7.00 per student/ $72.00 minimum

What's Bugging You?
In this program your students will explore the fascinating world of insects and their kin! Use professional nets to collect specimens from our fields and determine which are insects and which are not. During a visit to our garden, students participate in hand collecting insect pests while learning how insects help AND hinder our crops. To round out their visit, students learn to use the power of observation to make scientific drawings to learn more about some common creepy crawlies!.
Available: Sept. - October
Group Maximum Size: 60 students
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 where our food is produced.  We will explore our garden to see what is growing and who lives there, and tour our dairy barn where students will meet one of our milkers up close, and visit with our heifers (young cows) who just love to be pet!  A great trip to experience first hand how some common food items are produced.
Available: April, May, June, September, November
Group Maximum Size: 30 student max
Program Length: 1-1/2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00 minimum

Animals in Winter
Meet 'Freddy the Fox' and his friends as you explore the farm and learn what wild creatures make their home here.  Experiment with insulation, venture beneath the snow in our subnivian zone and visit our beaver lodge as you learn how different animals adapt to winter.  We will also learn more about the tracks of various animals in our hands on track trays, and hopefully see some in the snow as we explore!

Available: January, February
Group Maximum Size: 40 students
Program Length: 2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00 minimum

Maple Madness
Experience a New England tradition in this sweet program!  Students learn how to identify a sugar maple, tap a tree, and turn the sweet sap into even sweeter syrup!  We'll provide examples of how sugaring has been done through the ages, take a tour through the sugarhouse, sample a sweet treat of syrup and ice cream and top it all off with a hayride through the sugarbush!
Available: March
Group Maximum Size: 60 students
Program Length: 1-1/2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00 minimum

Farm Animal Tour
Visit with each of our farm animals and learn what they eat and how we care for them.  Most important, learn how they 'earn their keep' at the farm by providing specific products or services.  Students will heave an opportunity to visit with our animals up close, including milking a cow, and manipulating fiber into yarn.  Finish the day with a fabulous hayride!

Available: September, November, April, May, June
Attendance Limits: 40 student max
Program Length: 2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00 minimum

Wetland Wonders
Life cycles, habitat and adaptations are just some of the things students can learn while exploring a wetland.  In this science oriented program students become scientists and record observations of wetland creatures in their own field journals.  We've extended the time to 2 hours to include an opportunity for your students to use nets and collect specimens from our small dipping pond.  We'll discuss their adaptations and how to observe them respectfully.
Available: May, June
Group Maximum Size: 40 students
Program Length: 2 hour program
Fee: $6.00 per student/ $72.00 minimum