Monday, January 18, 2010

Summer Farm School Program

Rumsey Farm is happy to announce it's first summer farm school program! We will be taking limited applicants ages 9 to 13 to our intensive hands-on summer program. Join us for a lot of fun and hands-on learning experiences. We will learn about many things including many of the following:
planting
weeding
harvesting
parasite and insect control ( organic and natural methods)
daily animal care of sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, dogs, cats, bees
animal life cycles
plant life cycles
cooking with local and in season ingredients
knitting and crocheting
spinning
shearing sheep
fibers: angora, wool and others
basket making
sewing
building fences
cheese and yogurt making
soap making
fruit trees
predator control and tracking
field trips to other local farms
composting and recycling
organic methods of farming and crop and field rotation
flower arranging
fairy house building
Maine Wildlife
journaling and record keeping
observation skills

Our summer program will run for 9 weeks, from June 28th to August 27th. Please email inquiries to margot@twinfires.com.