Kids Education

From first graders through high schoolers, find the opportunity right for your child, classroom, or homeschool group.

Discover programs designed to immerse kids and teenagers in the ecosystems that sustain them — both on the farm and in the surrounding forest.

Farm + Forest Club Temporarily Paused

 Kearsarge Food Hub has made the very difficult decision to pause Farm & Forest Club programming for 2025. The main reason for this is that we have not found the right person to take over this program after our Education Manager, Julie, left the organization to start her family.

We know Farm + Forest Club is near and dear to many and we will keep you posted on developments. Thank you so much for your understanding and continued support!

Kearsarge Food Hub works with local schools to provide age-specific farm-based educational programing.

  • Kres Partnership, Bradford Elementary School

    KFH is honored to have a long-standing relationship with the Bradford Elementary School of the Kearsarge School District and offer programs to 1st, 3rd, and 4th graders. We introduce students to plants and seeds on the farm in 1st grade, create and plant a Three Sisters garden in 3rd grade, and have the kids harvest and pass on their knowledge to incoming grades as 4th graders.

  • Extended Learning Opportunities for Highschoolers

    We offer Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs) on Sweet Beet Farm in partnership with the Kearsarge Regional School district and Parker Academy, giving high school students school credit for the hands-on learning they do on the farm. This is an important educational opportunity for students looking to learn outside of the traditional classroom model!

    This program also helps grow more farmers, providing a pathway to our Farmer Apprenticeship program if students find they are interested in a career in food and agriculture.

Discover Sweet Beet Farm!

Visiting Sweet Beet Farm is a great way for students to see where their food comes from, try new foods picked straight from the ground, and connect with nature

Field trips are open to groups of students from schools or homeschool groups, and activities vary with the seasons.

Schedule-Your-Own Field Trips (2.5 hours)

These traditional field trips are experiential, farm- and forest-based, and emphasize connections to food and nature. Our farm educators will tailor each field trip to suit the grade level(s) and interests of your group. Activities vary with the seasons, but students should come ready to get their hands in the soil and pick themselves some tasty farm snacks.

Base Rate: $15 per student, or $90 for groups with 6 or fewer students; check out our sliding scale for other tuition options. Adults/chaperones must accompany students. Longer or shorter experiences can be arranged.

Pre-Scheduled Drop-Off Field Trips (11am– 4pm)

Choose from a schedule of pre-arranged field trips. Drop off your students for an independent experiential, farm- and forest-based experience. Our farm educators emphasize connections to food and nature. Activities vary with the seasons, but students should come ready to get their hands in the soil and pick themselves some tasty farm snacks. For ages 6-12. Advance registration and payment required.

Base rate: $40/child ($8/hour of programming); check out sliding scale for other tuition options.

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