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: 5-6; Seedlings: 7-8; Saplings: 9-12
Fall 2025:
Sept 3 - Nov 5 (10 classes)
9:30am - 3:00pm
December mini-session (3 classes):
Dec 3rd, 10th & 17th
10:00am - 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.
Dec Mini-session (3 classes):
Fridays, Dec 5th, 12th & 19th
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!
Camp location: Fire Ring Farm and the Middlesex Land Trust's Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland, CT; Camp hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm
