WILD ROSE FARM
Wisdom begins with wonder
Afternoons at Wild Rose Farm
On the Farm and in the Forest
Afternoons include outside free playtime in all weather, playing in the woods, caring for our gardens, tending the hearth in our forest kitchen & schoolhouse wood cookstove, woodwork, building, and seasonal crafting projects for all.​ The Afternoon 'Farm & Forest Program' is designed for children ages 5 to 14 years. This program is held September -December & February-June, Monday through Thursday. The wagon departs Wild Rose around 2:45 p.m., pick-up is at the Pine Hill Waldorf School at 3:15 p.m. and the program ends at 5:30 p.m. Children may join us one to four afternoons per week. The cost includes an afternoon snack and crafting materials. Transportation is available via Wilton-Lyndeborough Bus #1 (3:30'ish drop off at the Hilltop Cafe & the Temple-Wilton Community Farm). Please contact us to coordinate: office@wildrosefarmnh.org.
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​​​Please NOTE: Given the number of students attending from the Pine Hill campus, we will follow the High Mowing School calendar. For children joining us from other schools we will take into account local SAU calendar holidays at time of invoicing as well as make every effort to coordinate 'make-up' afternoons, for absences due to academic calendars. We require a minimum number of participants to hold each program.​
Autumn to Winter
Harvesting and Gathering Together
As the days grow shorter and the nights cooler, we are set to the task of bringing the light we gathered in during the long summer days into our hearth at Wild Rose Farm. We spend our afternoons gathering herbs and flowers to dry and wood for fuel, splitting and stacking our armloads of logs and kindling. The outdoor gardens are put to bed for the winter and our indoor winter garden comes alive with crafting, cooking and celebrating the harvest together.
Winter to Spring
Nurturing and Building
Though the coldest and darkest months are upon us the schoolhouse at Wild Rose Farm is alive with activity, light and warmth each afternoon. Our various harvests from farm and forest are transformed, e.g., branches and boards provide endless opportunities for building and woodcraft projects, dried herbs and flowers become into tasty teas or gifts for families and friends, and wool is transformed for felting, spinning, and other craft projects. We may also draw, paint, color, sled and create sculptures with ice and snow. During this time of the year, the sky moves from the pinks, purples, and vermillion of sunset to the brilliance of the twinkling stars overhead. Our lanterns and stars in the sky will light your way to pick up your child from our time together.
Spring to Summer
Germinating and Sprouting
The days are growing longer and the earth is thawing beneath our feet. The softening soil in the field and forest welcomes the seeds cast by the wind in the fall and our hands in the spring. After a season of many layers wrapped around us, it is a time of moving out beyond our main farm building onto the many trails through the woods, looking for signs of spring and welcoming back the light and warmth of the sun. Garden beds are planned and prepared, and seeds are planted and then cared for as they sprout. Spring is here!