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We are currently planning for the 2015 Homeschool Classes. Stay tuned and email us to get on our list. Below is what we created in 2014. We had a great time and look forward to more learning on the farm together this year.
We are very excited to share this new Homeschool Project Learning Class with you. We are offering this class as a 10 week session on Wednesdays starting Sept. 3rd, continuing weekly until Nov. 5th.
Some projects the kids will be doing may take weeks in the process and will have hands-on learning with the different stages so we encourage children to join us for a full FALL experience for an understanding of the season and projects. We also do understand that this may not be an option for some so we are offering drop in-classes if space allows. The classes will be kept on the smaller side. Please feel free to ask any questions, express concerns or just say how great it all is :) We always want to be able to be open to listen and help when we can.
We are truly excited for this Experience on the farm and hoping to have some amazing farmers out with us.
On the Farm and in the Garden this is a great time of year and we really want kids to have some amazing hands-on experiences.
End of Summer with a hint of Autumn Blessings, Rosemary and Angela.
Some projects the kids will be doing may take weeks in the process and will have hands-on learning with the different stages so we encourage children to join us for a full FALL experience for an understanding of the season and projects. We also do understand that this may not be an option for some so we are offering drop in-classes if space allows. The classes will be kept on the smaller side. Please feel free to ask any questions, express concerns or just say how great it all is :) We always want to be able to be open to listen and help when we can.
We are truly excited for this Experience on the farm and hoping to have some amazing farmers out with us.
On the Farm and in the Garden this is a great time of year and we really want kids to have some amazing hands-on experiences.
End of Summer with a hint of Autumn Blessings, Rosemary and Angela.
We usually have room for kids to drop in so just send an email to laughingbuckfarm at gmail dot com to get on the list. Here's what's happening in October :
October 1st (limited to 8 kids) Making herbal oils, horseback riding
October 8th Herb mix, harvesting, chicken husbandry
October 15th Garden work, beekeeping
October 22 garden work, horseback riding
October 29th garden work, nature adventure, cheese making
November 11th Nature adventure, cooking and drumming around the bonfire (priority given to regular HS kiddos)
- Part 2 of Herbal Oils: Making Salves and Balms with oils we infused with plantain, calendula, comfry
- Horseback Riding
October 8th Herb mix, harvesting, chicken husbandry
- Culinary Herb Mix. We will handcraft our own herb mix with herbs we harvested and dried from the garden in September
- Harvest Garlic
- Bumblefoot surgery (on a chicken)
October 15th Garden work, beekeeping
- We will be starting over the next few weeks to put the garden to sleep for the season:removal of old plants, weeds, harvesting, clearing beds, removing Hog panel, prepping the soil for the winter with manure. Clearing the irrigation lines.
- Beekeeping
October 22 garden work, horseback riding
- Continue in Garden to put to rest: removal of old plants, weeds, harvesting, clearing beds, removing Hog panel, prepping the soil for the winter with manure. Clearing the irrigation lines.
- Horseback riding or harnessing the pony
October 29th garden work, nature adventure, cheese making
- Continue in Garden to put to rest for season:removal of old plants, weeds, harvesting, clearing beds, removing Hog panel, prepping the soil for the winter with manure. Clearing the irrigation lines.
- Nature Adventure
- Cheese Making
November 11th Nature adventure, cooking and drumming around the bonfire (priority given to regular HS kiddos)
- Nature Adventure
- Bonfire
Garden Projects and Activities
- Kids will participate in weekly garden needs until the garden ins put to rest for the season: Weeding, Harvesting and all prep needed to put the garden to rest for winter.
- Kids will have hands on learning on the different Herbs in the Garden and their uses. We will be harvesting and drying Culinary herbs and making Herb Salts.
- We will also be learning about medicinal herbs in the garden: Harvesting, Drying and making salves,balms and teas.
- We will make ketchup. We can explore with different recipes with herbs.
Homesteading / Farm / Livestock Projects and Activities
- Children will take lead in morning Farm Chores: chickens, Pigs and Goats. Extra chores or care may take place on different days.
- We will work with the horses at least twice a month, depending on student interest. We will make cheese together; the process will start with milking April the goat
- This is an amazing apple year so we will be drying apples, making cider and applesauce, and fruit leather
- We will check on the bees and see if there is honey to harvest
- Goats and horses will need their hooves trimmed
- We will harness up our pony and talk about horse powered farming (though we don't have the horsepower to do that yet at Laughing Buck Farm--gotta dream!)
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September Schedule
September 3rd *preparation for Fall planting *harvesting calendula, comfry, plantain for balms *Preparing and putting herbs in the oils *horseback riding September 10th * Fall planting of spinach, lettuce, beets, carrots * harvesting and drying culinary herbs * apple juicing, make green smoothies * trimming goat hooves |
September 17th * garden work day * horse lungeing * making applesauce September 24th * garden work day * cider pressing * horseback riding |
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