Into the Meadows: Farm School

A fully immersive, outdoor science class created to marvel at the everyday miracles of the natural world, and to inspire a new generation of passionate, intuitively connected stewards of the earth.

  • 3 Wednesdays per month

  • 10am-12pm and 1-3pm

  • Grades TK - 6th

  • $160/child — monthly

  • $50/ child — annual materials fee

Details

10:00-10:15 — Welcome/ nature play

10:15-10:30 — Grounding & team building

10:30-11:30 — Instruction & hands-on lesson

11:30-12:00 — Lunch/ Nature play

Daily Rhythm

  • Wilder Meadows is a 20 acre regenerative farm nestled in the hills of Tenaja, California.

  • This is a fully outdoor class. In the chance of heavy rain, we will schedule a make-up class

  • Nature play area will include climbing structures, a mud kitchen, and nature manipulatives (loose parts, shovels, gloves, etc)

  • Students are asked to wear closed toed shoes, play clothes (a change of clothes might be helpful on muddy days), lunch and a water bottle

  • Drop-off is always an option, but we welcome and encourage parents and younger siblings to stay. We know drive time with little ones can be challenging and we’re a bit outside of town, so we will have designated “community” areas to sit and enjoy coffee, read a book, work, exercise, go for a nature walk, and build the “village” with other like minded-families

  • For your children to be fully engaged and immersed in this program, we encourage parents and siblings who choose to stay to try and give space to their older children as much as possible

  • Annual materials fee includes: t-shirt, nature workbook/ journal, and lesson manipulatives

  • Email — WilderMeadowsFarm@gmail.com to inquire about availability. Space is limited

FAQs

“Without continuous hands-on experience, it is impossible for children to acquire a deep intuitive understanding of the natural world that is the foundation of sustainable development. A critical aspect of the present-day crisis in education is that children are becoming separated from daily experience of the natural world. 

– Robin C Moore

“Sky above, earth below, and peace within.”

October: Land Stewardship & Regenerative Farming

16: Introductions, farm tour, distribute materials

23: Soil Health

30: Compost

November: Pasture Raised Animals

6: Chickens

13: Sheep

20: Dairy Cow

December: Trees

4: Root & leaf study

11: Life under a log study

18: Nature ornament making

January: Winter & Hibernation

15: Seasonal rhythms in nature

22: Hibernating animal study

29: Iceburgs

February: Ponds/ Moss

5: Pond Life

12: Building a dam

19: Rain/ water

March: Gardening/ Cultivation

5: Garden basics

12: Seeds

19: Inside a flower

April: Spring Animal Study

2: Sheep: wool cleaning/ spinning/ knitting

9: Ducks

16. Rabbits

May: In the Sky

7: Butterflies

14: Birds, nest building, beak tools

21: Final class party & celebration

2024-25 Calendar