Summer I - 1.30-3.30 (April/ May 2025) - For children aged 5-15
Growing from the Ground up (Summer I) extends over 4 Saturdays on April 27th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 13:30 to 15:30
Join us for an enriching adventure at Farm School this spring/ summer! Our carefully crafted sessions, designed for children aged 5-15, offer a blend of nature exploration, food craftsmanship, and mindful experiences.
Who are our groups aimed at?
All children 5-12 (younger children are welcome supported by a parent/carer). Adults of children aged 5 or over are encouraged to join in the session but can drop off and pick up their children at the end of the session. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.
What are the course dates and times?
Growing from the Ground up (Summer I) extends over 4 Saturdays on April 27th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 13:30 to 15:30
What are Farm School groups like?
At Farm School, we, the leaders, and growers co-design and follow a scheme of work based on the seasons and a child-led pedagogy that focuses on the discovery, and capitalises on the senses, logical as well as intuitive reasoning. Our activities involve the hands, hearts, and heads, and revolve around healthy organic food and mindfulness and wellbeing in nature and understanding and looking after our natural world.
What will we be doing during the Harvest Season?
Throughout 12 weeks ( autumn course 1 and 2) we will be:
Caring and growing as we:
Sowing oriental salads in the Polytunnels for the winter
Harvesting and learning about different apple, squash and root vegetable varieties
Seed saving of different varieties of vegetables
Cooking and nourishing as we:
Press apples to make and share apple juice
Make and share squash butter / squash soup and pink pancakes
Blet and taste the traditional fruit: the medlars
glean and enjoy some of the last summer crops
Creating and making as we:
Explore different seed shapes and make seed bombs, and collages
Find out about the Imbolc tradition of waking the earth from winter slumber
Collect and make leaf mould from shed leaves around the farm
Harvest and make nettle strings
On the last session, the group will prepare and cook a delicious autumn feast to share and celebrate all they have learnt and shared together.Getting ready for Farmschool: The food we prepare will be made and eaten by the children during each session. Please bring a water bottle and appropriate clothing plus extra snacks for your child if they are particularly hungry. We allow for snack time during each session. Please bring a small flannel or towel for hand drying. Suitable clothing such as boots and coats with extra layers in cold days and sun protection for sunny days is essential. We are an off-grid open and outdoor educational farm setting so dressing warmly in the outdoors is indispensable. We do have a sheltered large kitchen on site and a fully enclosed poly tunnel to use in case of strong winds and/ or rain.
Growing from the Ground up (Summer I) extends over 4 Saturdays on April 27th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 13:30 to 15:30
Join us for an enriching adventure at Farm School this spring/ summer! Our carefully crafted sessions, designed for children aged 5-15, offer a blend of nature exploration, food craftsmanship, and mindful experiences.
Who are our groups aimed at?
All children 5-12 (younger children are welcome supported by a parent/carer). Adults of children aged 5 or over are encouraged to join in the session but can drop off and pick up their children at the end of the session. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.
What are the course dates and times?
Growing from the Ground up (Summer I) extends over 4 Saturdays on April 27th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 13:30 to 15:30
What are Farm School groups like?
At Farm School, we, the leaders, and growers co-design and follow a scheme of work based on the seasons and a child-led pedagogy that focuses on the discovery, and capitalises on the senses, logical as well as intuitive reasoning. Our activities involve the hands, hearts, and heads, and revolve around healthy organic food and mindfulness and wellbeing in nature and understanding and looking after our natural world.
What will we be doing during the Harvest Season?
Throughout 12 weeks ( autumn course 1 and 2) we will be:
Caring and growing as we:
Sowing oriental salads in the Polytunnels for the winter
Harvesting and learning about different apple, squash and root vegetable varieties
Seed saving of different varieties of vegetables
Cooking and nourishing as we:
Press apples to make and share apple juice
Make and share squash butter / squash soup and pink pancakes
Blet and taste the traditional fruit: the medlars
glean and enjoy some of the last summer crops
Creating and making as we:
Explore different seed shapes and make seed bombs, and collages
Find out about the Imbolc tradition of waking the earth from winter slumber
Collect and make leaf mould from shed leaves around the farm
Harvest and make nettle strings
On the last session, the group will prepare and cook a delicious autumn feast to share and celebrate all they have learnt and shared together.Getting ready for Farmschool: The food we prepare will be made and eaten by the children during each session. Please bring a water bottle and appropriate clothing plus extra snacks for your child if they are particularly hungry. We allow for snack time during each session. Please bring a small flannel or towel for hand drying. Suitable clothing such as boots and coats with extra layers in cold days and sun protection for sunny days is essential. We are an off-grid open and outdoor educational farm setting so dressing warmly in the outdoors is indispensable. We do have a sheltered large kitchen on site and a fully enclosed poly tunnel to use in case of strong winds and/ or rain.
Growing from the Ground up (Summer I) extends over 4 Saturdays on April 27th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 13:30 to 15:30
Join us for an enriching adventure at Farm School this spring/ summer! Our carefully crafted sessions, designed for children aged 5-15, offer a blend of nature exploration, food craftsmanship, and mindful experiences.
Who are our groups aimed at?
All children 5-12 (younger children are welcome supported by a parent/carer). Adults of children aged 5 or over are encouraged to join in the session but can drop off and pick up their children at the end of the session. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.
What are the course dates and times?
Growing from the Ground up (Summer I) extends over 4 Saturdays on April 27th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 13:30 to 15:30
What are Farm School groups like?
At Farm School, we, the leaders, and growers co-design and follow a scheme of work based on the seasons and a child-led pedagogy that focuses on the discovery, and capitalises on the senses, logical as well as intuitive reasoning. Our activities involve the hands, hearts, and heads, and revolve around healthy organic food and mindfulness and wellbeing in nature and understanding and looking after our natural world.
What will we be doing during the Harvest Season?
Throughout 12 weeks ( autumn course 1 and 2) we will be:
Caring and growing as we:
Sowing oriental salads in the Polytunnels for the winter
Harvesting and learning about different apple, squash and root vegetable varieties
Seed saving of different varieties of vegetables
Cooking and nourishing as we:
Press apples to make and share apple juice
Make and share squash butter / squash soup and pink pancakes
Blet and taste the traditional fruit: the medlars
glean and enjoy some of the last summer crops
Creating and making as we:
Explore different seed shapes and make seed bombs, and collages
Find out about the Imbolc tradition of waking the earth from winter slumber
Collect and make leaf mould from shed leaves around the farm
Harvest and make nettle strings
On the last session, the group will prepare and cook a delicious autumn feast to share and celebrate all they have learnt and shared together.Getting ready for Farmschool: The food we prepare will be made and eaten by the children during each session. Please bring a water bottle and appropriate clothing plus extra snacks for your child if they are particularly hungry. We allow for snack time during each session. Please bring a small flannel or towel for hand drying. Suitable clothing such as boots and coats with extra layers in cold days and sun protection for sunny days is essential. We are an off-grid open and outdoor educational farm setting so dressing warmly in the outdoors is indispensable. We do have a sheltered large kitchen on site and a fully enclosed poly tunnel to use in case of strong winds and/ or rain.