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July 2020
Farm Chores for Children, 7/2/2020
Thursday afternoons 7/2 through 8/13. Participate in daily farm chores with MFFC staff, including feeding the chickens and collecting eggs, feeding the sheep and horses, as well as pigs. Other activities may include weeding the children's garden, picking berries. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Register for Farm Chores HERE.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 7/5/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Farm Chores for Children, 7/9/2020
On Thursday afternoons through the summer, children (and their adult companion) may join the farm staff at Merck Forest & Farmland Center for daily chores. Youngsters may feed the horses, pick berries, collect eggs and perform other tasks. These farm-centered "workshops" are designed to introduce children to simple farm routines and products, and to meet our animals under expert supervision. These hands-on/hands-dirty activities are suitable for children ages 3 and up. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid…
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 7/12/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Wilderness Day Camp for Rising 4-6th Graders
7/13 to 7/17. $250/child Week-long summer day camp for kids going into Grades 4 - 6 in the fall. Children will explore, observe, and participate in hands-on acitivies as they explore the various wildlife that can be found around Merck Forest. Focus will be the wildlife that make their habitat at MFFC, including the forest, fields, and pond. Children should be dressed for outdoor adventures and wet environments. They should bring a bag lunch (and perhaps a change of clothes?). Our…
Find out more »Farm Chores for Children, 7/16/2020
$5 per person. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Register HERE.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 7/19/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Forest Day Camp (Session 1) for Rising 1st to 3rd Graders
Adventures in the forest are in store for rising first-, second- and third-grade campers. We'll tramp through the woods to find who lives and grows here, learn some wilderness survival skills, and discover what makes the forest a special place. We'll play games, tell stories, hone our powers of observation and learn what the forest has to offer. Our woodland classroom -- the new yurt -- will be our forest base camp, and a Vermont-certified educator will be on the…
Find out more »Farm Chores for Children, 7/23/2020
On Thursday afternoons through the summer, children (and their adult companion) may join the farm staff at Merck Forest & Farmland Center for daily chores. Youngsters may feed the horses, pick berries, collect eggs and perform other tasks. These farm-centered "workshops" are designed to introduce children to simple farm routines and products, and to meet our animals under expert supervision. These hands-on/hands-dirty activities are suitable for children ages 3 and up. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid…
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 7/26/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Farm Chores for Children, 7/30/2020
$5 per person. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Register HERE.
Find out more »August 2020
Meet and Feed, 8/2/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Forest Day Camp (Session 2) for Rising 1st to 3rd Graders
Oh joy! Five days to explore farm, fields, forests, ponds, pools and streams, play games, and do craft projects! In our Forest Camp for rising first, second and third graders, we will explore, observe, splash around in, and learn about the ecosystems here. Children should be dressed for outdoor adventures and wet environments. They should bring a bag lunch (and perhaps a change of clothes?). Our woodland classroom -- the new yurt -- will be our forest base camp, and a…
Find out more »Farm Chores for Children, 8/6/2020
$5 per person. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Register HERE.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 8/9/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Farm Chores for Children, 8/13/2020
$5 per person. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Register HERE.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 8/16/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Mushroom Hunt for Youngsters
A walk and search for families with children. Families should bring baskets to gather mushrooms in. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Please preregister here for the Mushroom Hunt Program.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 8/23/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 8/30/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »September 2020
Meet and Feed 9/6/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 9/13/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Harvest Festival
Celebrate the harvest with food and games and lots to see! $3pp suggested donation.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 9/20/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 9/27/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »October 2020
Meet and Feed, 10/04/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
Find out more »Meet and Feed, 10/11/2020
Sunday afternoons, June 7 through October 11 Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. $5pp. Children must be accompanied by at least one paid adult, and registration count and fee(s) must include EACH member of your party. Click HERE to register to Meet and Feed.
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