Our School
Wondering Woods Farm
The land as teacher
More than a setting
Organic gardening and seasonal harvests. Animal care and husbandry. Ecosystem exploration and nature study. Hands-on sustainability practices. A child who has hauled water for animals, measured a garden bed, and cooked what they grew has learned science, mathematics, and responsibility at the same time.
- Campus
- 18 acres of farm, forest, and meadow
- Animals
- Goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, tortoises, and bees
- Programs here
- K–8 school, Nature Skills Guild, Summer Camp, community workshops
Learning spaces
Six places where the learning happens
Gardens and growing beds
Students plant, tend, harvest, and cook what they grow — learning ecology, measurement, and patience in the same motion.
Animals and daily care
Goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, tortoises, and bees. Children feed, water, observe, and learn to read signs of health and happiness.
Woods, meadows, and trails
Forest and marsh trails for nature study, fort building, quiet observation, and the long walks that build stamina and conversation.
Outdoor classrooms
Covered and open-air spaces, including the Green Meadows outdoor classroom and our handmade music wall.
The Restoration Barn
A hands-on mechanics and restoration program where students work with real tools on real projects, including our 1964½ Ford Mustang.
The forge and workshops
Forged in the Forest teaches blacksmithing and traditional hand skills — process over product, with real fire and real metal.
Community programs
Open to the wider community
Kindred Acres Natural Network
A farm and homestead co-op based at the farm: seed library and plant swaps, monthly workshops, work-and-learn days, bulk buying, and farmer-to-farmer sales. Annual memberships: Backyard Grower $50, Homesteader $75, Farmer Level $100. CSA boxes are $30 per box, and vendor space is $15 per market day. The co-op is in its founding season and welcomes local growers to help shape it.
Published co-op details. Ask us for the current season's schedule.
Forged in the Forest
A farm-based workshop series for slowing down and working with natural materials: woodcraft and traditional hand skills, natural building projects, partner or family builds.
The Restoration Barn
Practical shop classes where students and community members learn safe tool handling, how engines and machines work, mechanical problem solving, and teamwork.
Nature Skills Guild
Fridays, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Fire building and safety, shelter construction, plant identification, animal tracking, navigation, and water safety.
4-H at Wondering Woods Farm
We are growing our 4-H offerings, including bees, chickens, goats, turkeys, and cooking. Join us Thursdays at 1:30 PM and let us help you get started.
Farm events
Gatherings under the trees
Farm enquiries
Join a program or ask us anything
Farm & community programme enquiry
Workshops, co-op, 4-H, and farm events.
Visit us
Come walk the land with us.
The farm is best understood on foot. Request a visit and we will show you the gardens, the animals, the classrooms, and the projects the children are working on.