Children's Nature Connection Programs
Farm & Forest Programs
Farm and Forest Nature Explorers:
Wild Wednesdays!
A full-day nature connection and land stewardship program located at Fire Ring Farm and Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland.
Age groups: Sprouts: 5-8 ; Seedlings: 9-12
Fall 2025:
Sept 3 - Nov 5 (10 classes)
9:30am - 3:00pm ​​
Farm & Forest Tots:
Caregiver/Child Nature Explorers
Morning nature connection and land stewardship programs for children ages 2-6 and their caregivers at Fire Ring Farm and Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland.
Siblings under age 2 of registered children are free.
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Fall 2025:
Thursdays, Sept 18 - Nov 13 (9 classes)
Fridays, Sept 5 - Nov 7 (10 classes)
9:30am - 12:00pm ​​
Farm & Forest Summer Camp!
2025 Farm & Forest Summer Camp:
Hands-on environmental stewardship education!
Our summer camp offers kids ages 5-12 a chance to connect with the natural world in small groups with supportive mentors.
This year, we are offering 3 week-long programs geared specifically toward invasive species removal in our forests with naturalists from the Middlesex Land Trust in addition to our regular sustainable farming activities at Fire Ring Farm.
​2025 Session Dates:
Session 1: July 7-11
Session 2: July 14-18
Session 3: July 21-25
Sign up for 1 session, or all 3!
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Camp location: Fire Ring Farm and the Middlesex Land Trust's Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland, CT; ​Camp hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm​
