School Programs

Stonewall Farm offers a variety of on-site and off-site farm based education programs to students from preschool to high school. Our programs are taught by experienced educators, providing quality, hands-on learning experiences.

Our 120+ acres of pastures, fields, wetlands, and forests serve as our classroom.

Two kids holding up tiny carrots that they harvested

Stonewall Farm Sampler

Is it your first time at Stonewall Farm? Get a taste of all Stonewall Farm has to offer. Some of your activities may include touring our property, harvesting in our beautiful, organic gardens, feeding goats, collecting eggs, and more! Grades: up to 5th Program Length: 1.5hrs Fees: Programs are $10 per person/student. Small groups are…
campers making a fire

Surviving the Great Outdoors

If you were stranded in the woods, would you survive? You will after you attend our Survival Program! Work in groups to create survival shelters, identify edible trees and plants in the forest, track animals, learn to camouflage yourself, and more! Grades: 4+ Program Length: 1.5hrs Fees: Programs are $10 per person/student. Small groups are…
little boy with a worm from the garden

The DIRT on Soil and Compost

The soil is ALIVE! Your group will be amazed when they examine soil from different field sites. Students will select plots to collect soil samples to observe. They will learn through inquiry as they find differences in the soils, plants, and general ecosystems at each location. At their last plot, our gardens, they will learn…
boys in the woods

Adapt and Survive: Preparing for Winter

Join us to learn about which animals run away from the cold, which animals sleep their days away, and which animals have changed over time to withstand cold conditions. We will hike through Stonewall Farms trails, conducting our own transect studies and looking for animal homes. We will discuss the changes these animals will make…
Caroline Campano and Amy Bright walk with Youth Education Director Tara Pratt

New England Forestry

Meet us in the forest! This lesson will include New England tree and plant identification to examine the density and diversity of the forest. Students will learn how to conduct plot sampling, identify local tree species, identify tree condition, find average tree size, and more. Grades: 5+ Program Length: 1.5hrs Fees: Programs are $10 per…
kids planting seeds in greenhouse

Sustainability & Environmental Impacts on the Farm

Take our Stonewall Farm Sampler one step further, for older groups. They will get the same hands on farm experience, but with added information on regenerative agriculture, organic gardening, and the science behind the farm! Grades: 6th+ Program Length: 1.5hrs Fees: Programs are $10 per person/student. Small groups are welcome, but there is a minimum…
A teacher showing a young student how to garden.

Farm to School

Are you interested in starting a school garden? Stonewall Farm has been a pioneer in farm-based education offering programs for community schools for nearly 30 years. Let us help you establish your farm to to school program teaching children the importance of a strong local food system while gaining important academic and life skills. We…
harvest dinner

Farm to Table

There is always something in season at Stonewall Farm. Work with our educators to create a seasonal, farm to table experience with your school/ organization! Grades: all ages Program Length: 1.5hrs Fees: Farm to Table program is $11 per student, plus food costs. Small groups are welcome, but there is a minimum of $150 per…
students hiking with snow shoes

Winter Adventure!

Fall foliage is so beautiful, but how do we know what that tree is without its leaves? Let us introduce you to trees in winter. We will help you identify twigs, bark, buds, and more along a winter hike. If conditions permit, we will learn to identify winter animal tracks, markings, and homes. Animals may…
tapping a maple tree

Maple Sugaring

Take part in the New England tradition that welcomes back spring. Learn the biology and natural history of maple trees, the history of sugarin’, tap a tree and boil some sap. Travel through time to see how sugaring has been done through the ages. Visit our sugar house and try a sweet treat of syrup….
boy holding crawfish

Wetland Ecology

Explore the magic of Stonewall Farm’s wetland habitats. The students will learn how to document their observations with scientific drawings in their very own Wetland Journal. Learn about wetlands as you hunt for frogs, salamanders, crayfish, invertebrates, and more at our wetland boardwalk and secret pond. These creatures teach us a lot about water quality-…