Winter Farm Arts Course
As the weather cools, the last of the season’s crops are harvested and the farm beds are put to rest. Over the winter, the farmers will often look inwards and spend this quieter time reconnecting and renewing their creative spirits. Yet, there is still some activity on the farm: the animals need to be fed and looked after, and old gates and other projects need repair that are put aside for a later time. It also is a time for dreaming and planning for next year’s growing season.
Join us “over the winter” in our Winter Farm Arts youth program!
The Winter Farm Arts course for youth introduces a series of hands-on, farm-to-table arts skills that inspire and renew the gardeners’ creative spirit during the quieter months on the farm. During this course, students engage in activities that connect to the work that farmers experience, guide, and create in the garden. As the weather warms, we will return outside and prepare for an early spring planting.
Each class will consist of a brief introduction of the topic, a demonstration of the project, and a hands-on activity complete with a take home project.
Ages: 7-14
Cost: $300 and $75 material fee
(each topic/activity includes take home projects/information)
Winter Farm Arts Schedule
Classes Run:
Mondays or Wednesdays, 10 am – 12:30 pm
and
Tuesdays or Fridays, 1:30 pm – 3 pm
Join our current groups on Tuesday or Friday afternoons,
or begin a new group on Monday or Wednesday mornings (must be a group of 5 or more).
Week 1 (Jan 8-12): Lactic Fermentation & Seasonal Vegetables/Fruits
Week 2 (Jan 15-19): Growing Microgreens & Follow Up Fermentation (One Week Later)
Week 3 (Jan 22-26): Seed Selection & Garden Planning
Week 4 (Jan 29-Feb 2): Fiber Arts – Hand Carding & Preparing Wool for Projects
Week 5 (Feb 5-Feb 9): Fiber Arts Project Continued
Week 6 (Feb 12- Feb 16): Garden Box Construction – Cutting & Measuring
Week 7 (Feb 26-Mar 1): Garden Box Continued – Construction & Painting
Week 8 (Mar 4-8): Greenhouse Work & Start Seedlings
Week 9 (Mar 11-15): Early Signs of Spring & Walk around the Farm
Week 10 (Mar 17-22): Planting Early Peas and Onions
For further details or questions, email [email protected], or tell us about yourself or your youth group below.
