Off she goes!
“Mornings…
…begin with a fresh, farm-made breakfast and daily
chores.
Farm
Teams then break out with farmers and engage in fun and work in the garden,
barns, or forest. Daily rotation allows students, over the course of three
days, to experience each area. Students become farmers and see the farm as a
living, changing place where their team’s care, adaptability, an attention
matters. After a full morning, Farm Teams reconvene for a healthy, farm-made
lunch and time for reflecting on the morning’s events through guided
conversation.
Afternoons…
…are a special time for serendipitous options!
Small
groups form around a daily opportunity … looking for bird nests in the forest,
knitting scarves in the barn, creating art in the meadow, enjoying yoga in the
sunshine, giving students a chance to pursue an individual interest in the
context of life on a farm.
Evenings…
…bring bonfires and board games, stories and
sing-a-longs after another delicious, farm-made meal and final chores.
Children
and adults cannot help but smile as they sit together around a blazing fire,
with a sky full of stars overhead. When bedtime arrives, everyone feels ready
to sleep tight in comfy beds tucked into cozy cabin-tents, listening to the
soft music of chirping crickets and peeping peepers.
It is a powerful experience for teachers, parents and
farmers to see children of all ages dynamically engaged, enthusiastically
learning.
From
bus arrival to departure, your school group will feel the care and mindfulness
Red Gate Farm brings to each visit. After a warm welcome and brief orientation
meeting, students are organized into Farm Teams, toured around the property and
introduced to our focus areas: the garden… tilling, sorting, planting,
watering, harvesting … the barns… feeding, grooming, mucking, mending,
building… the forest… hiking, clearing, navigating, tracking, nurturing…”
A Big Thank You from
a Grateful Participant - Basia
a Grateful Participant - Basia
Red Gate Farm (with the words of Paul Harvey)
A Little History
Quoted passage and video links come from Red Gate Farm
Educational Center
http://www.redgatefarm.org/
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