Education At Stonewall Farm

Education was forefront in the decision to establish Stonewall Farm as a community resource and open its barns and land to the public.  Our founder had a deep concern that people were becoming disconnected from the land and the role of healthy agriculture in their modern lives.  As a result, the Farm received its 501(c)(3), not-for profit status in 1994 and immediately set to work creating quality programs that encourage exploration and understanding of how farms sustain us all.  Stonewall Farm's education department is dedicated to working with teachers, parents and the community to provide enriching experiences for all ages. 

Education Staff

Sarah Antel, School Program Coordinator

Sarah originally hails from northeast Ohio where she was surrounded by woods, gardens, and animals.  With the love of the outdoors instilled in her, she moved out to the New England area after college to do trail work in Massachusetts state parks and teach environmental education.  Her outdoor education experience spans from northern NH to the Catskill Mountains of Southern NY.  After several years of outdoor education experience, she attended Antioch New England where she received her Master's of Education and teaching certification.  After teaching in a classroom; Sarah again felt a yearning to connect children and adults to the land we all share.  Living on her own farm in NH, she has always found inspiration as the land easily lends itself to amazing educational experiences that make a lasting, positive impression on folks.  She is dedicated to encouraging Stonewall Farm visitors to rediscover a love for the land and the community that inhabits it.

Sonja Riddle, Enrichment & Camp Program Coordinator

Sonja was raised on an organic sustainable energy farm in the Midwest and received a degree in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior from University of Minnesota.  While at the U of M, she spend time researching tropical ecology in the Panamanian rainforest. Sonja has traveled internationally from Austrailia to Taiwan to Costa Rica.  At home in Minnesota, Sonja connected with her environment through organic gardening and training and riding horses.  This is her third year working at Stonewall Farm and she cannot imagine a more rewarding work setting.  Sonja enjoys sharing the wonder of nature and the interconnectedness of a farm and environmental living systems with her community.