2008 Educational Programs
Our educational programs are intended to expose children and adults to real farm life, from our organic vegetable production to our heritage breed animals and sustainable practices. Classes meet at the farmstand. In the event of rain, we will hold classes either in a greenhouse or under our tent. Participants should wear farm appropriate clothes including closed toe shoes or boots, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, and wear sunscreen and bug spray. Classes are open to the general public. CSA members receive a discount.
To register, call our farm office at 978-468-3720.
Click here for a printable brochure about our 2008 Educational Programs.
New for 2008
EuroChef Culinary Adventure Series!
This summer, Eurostoves Culinary Centre in Beverly is offering unique cooking program for children (ages 9-15) by partnering with Green Meadows Farm.
The EuroChef Culinary Adventure series is designed for young chefs to learn kitchen safety, food basics and hands-on cooking fundamentals. Each day brings an exciting menu with new cooking challenges, helpful hints and great recipes. During the week, children will spend a morning at Green Meadows Farm learning how foods are grown and harvested and will then prepare and cook the foods they hand pick. They will learn to create dishes with fresh farm eggs and other farm produce. Other culinary adventures include a visit to the local fish market and a trip behind the scenes of an actual restaurant kitchen.
Each week-long series will run from 9-3 daily. For more information on how you can register your child, visit or call Eurostoves Culinary Centre at 978-232-0007.
Pre-School and School—Aged Programs
Morning Chores (ages 3—5 with parent)
Start out the day by helping feed and water the pigs, chickens and other farm animals. Learn about how to care for animals and be confident around them. Boots recommended.
Cost $40/4 classes ($36 members)
Session 1: Fridays: June 6, 13, 20, 27 from 9am – 10am
Session 2: Fridays: July 11, 18, 25, Aug 1 from 9am-10am
Session 3: Fridays: Aug 8, 15, 22, 29 from 9am – 10am
Learning Garden (ages 3-5 with parent)
Explore the life of plants in our very own Learning Garden. Go to the greenhouse and plant a seed to take home, learn how plants grow to produce the food you eat, and decorate a pot for your new plant.
Cost $40/4 classes ($36 members)
Session 1: Friday: June 6, 13, 20, 27 from 10:30am-11:30am
Session 2: Fridays: July 11, 18, 25, Aug 1 from 10:30am-11:30am
Session 3: Fridays: Aug 8, 15, 22, 29 from 10:30am-11:30am
Farmer’s Helper Ages 6-11
Get a chance to find out what farmers do on a daily basis. Work in the greenhouse, build trellises, turn compost, work on seed saving in the Learning Garden, help with morning chores and caring for the animals and harvest vegetables. Explore what farmers do on a day to day basis
Cost $75/5 classes ($68 members)
Session 1: Thursdays: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 9am-10:30am
Session 2: Thursdays: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 9am-10:30am
Teen and Adult Programs
Planning Your Vegetable Garden
This intensive class will help you learn the basics for planning your Vegetable Garden. We will cover plant growth, maintenance, compost, mulch and overall care for your garden. At the end of the class there will be time for one on one consultation and you’ll receive a bag of organic fertilizer to get you started.
$30 per person ($28 members).
One class: Saturday, May 3rd from 1pm – 3pm
Landscape Painting at Green Meadows Farm
Learn about oil painting or brush up on your techniques at picturesque Green Meadows Farm. The farm offers a variety of beautiful landscape subjects from cultivated fields and woods to old growth trees and riverbank habitat. Beginner to advanced level welcome. Instructor Kathleen Speranza (BFA/ MFA) has 15 years teaching experience and has used elements from the farm in her own paintings. Beginning students will learn the basic language of landscape painting. Elements of composition, drawing, scale, color and paint quality will be presented. Intermediate and advanced students will have access to a variety of landscape spaces, individualized instruction and group critique. $375.00 per session. Please email the instructor directly to sign up speranz@earthlink.net
Session 1 : Saturdays in May 10, 17, 24, 31- 9am to 12pm
Session 2 : Saturdays in June 7, 14, 21, 28 - 9am to 12pm
Vegetable Gardening Workshop (ages 12 and up)
This is a great way to learn and perfect your gardening skills and to get new ideas and help for your own backyard garden or community garden plot. We will focus on how to properly use tools, prepare beds, transplant and direct seed, mulch, water, weed, pest and disease control, plant maintenance, harvesting, companion planting and soil health. This is a great way to learn how to grow your own garden and learn the importance of being connected to local food production.
Preparing the garden: May 10th from 1pm—3pm.
$30 per person ($28 members)
Session 1: Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17, and 24th 9am-noon
Session 2: Thursdays and Fridays: June 5. 6. 12, and 13th 4pm-7pm
Session 3: Thursdays and Fridays: June 19. 20. 26, and 27th 1pm-4pm
Cost: $180 for four classes (members $165). If you miss a class, feel free to make it up in the next session. One on one consulting is available.
3rd Annual Teen Film Workshop
Shoot and direct your own short film at Green Meadows Farm! This two week program meets July 14th through 25th, Monday through Friday from 9am—3pm and will end with a premier Gala community event showcasing student work. We provide all the equipment, including cameras and Macintosh editing systems. Students bring a bag lunch, we will provide refreshments and farm snacks each day. Prior filmmaking experience not necessary, but always welcome.
For more information on the cost and how to apply, email Ben Patton directly at fredsfilms@mac.com. A limited number of partial scholarships are available.
Click here to download an application.
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