Children's Nature Connection Programs
Farm & Forest Programs
Farm and Forest Nature Explorers:
Wild Wednesdays!
A full-day nature connection and land stewardship program located at Fire Ring Farm and Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland.
Age groups: Sprouts: 5-8 ; Seedlings: 9-12
Spring 2025:
Mar 19 - May 28 (10 classes) - (Waitlist only!)
9:30am - 3:00pm ​​
Program full! Wait list only!
Farm & Forest Caregiver-Child Program
Fun and playful classes for kids ages 0-5 (suggested) and their caregivers at Fire Ring Farm and Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland.
Join us for nature-connection fun in the Preserve, and immersive plant and and medicinal herbs activities with Erin at her organic family vegetable farm and CSA.
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​Spring 2025:
Fridays, Mar 21 - May 30 (10 classes)
9:30am - 12:00pm
Program full! Wait list only!
2025 Farm & Forest Summer Camp:
Hands-on environmental stewardship education!
Our summer camp offers kids ages 5-12 a chance to connect with the natural world in small groups with supportive mentors.
This year, we are offering 3 week-long programs geared specifically toward invasive species removal in our forests with naturalists from the Middlesex Land Trust in addition to our regular sustainable farming activities at Fire Ring Farm.
​2025 Session Dates:
Session 1: July 7-11
Session 2: July 14-18
Session 3: July 21-25
Sign up for 1 session, or all 3!
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Camp location: Fire Ring Farm and the Middlesex Land Trust's Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland, CT; ​Camp hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm​
