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FAMILY FARM LIFE
Do Your Kids Love Animals?
Do they dream of having animals of their own?
Let your kids come and experience Farm Life!
Family Farm Life at Willows Edge Farm is a fun, exciting day for your 5 -14 year old where they will be immersed in the daily activities on our farm. We offer a small group, hands on learning environment - never more than 3 students per class day.
UPDATE:
2008 Farm Life comments:
"I wish I could spend the night and watch the horses sleep." Hannah, age 5
"I wish I could live here!" Bella, age 7
"I thought this would be really boring, but it's actually really fun!" Alex - 12 YEAR OLD BOY
Don miss this wonderful opportunity for your kids to experience real life farm camp.
In a family enriched environment, your child will experience the different aspects of ranch life, including...
* Working with the horses, chickens, rabbits & more.
* We clean and prep barns, tack and animals.
* Animal husbandry is the science of caring for and raising livestock - we'll tackle some of the fundamentals.
* We also add in basic vet skills & nutrition. Maybe even a visit from the vet or farrier!
* Farm Life also includes ... cooking. We love to cook and your child will really enjoy kitchen time.
* Your child will learn a new skill.
* We work the earth...part of living on the farm, includes gardening.
* And we can't even think about not mentioning ... a horse riding lesson! We use only the quiet, easy going
Norwegian Fjord
horses that we have come to love ... your child will be excited about horses we use.
* Lastly and most important: Safety is Rule #1! We are constantly learning about farm & horse safety.
While this all may sound like hard work and lots of it - it is - we also have a lot of fun! We make our learning enjoyable and throw in fun things like horse riding lessons to boot. You, as the parent or guardian, will receive a short form that shows you what your child did for the day and what exactly they were learning about...it can vary from day to day, but we try to cover the basics everyday.
Like any other farm, most days we start before the sun does. But for the kids, their day will start at 7:30am and will finish up around 5pm. We start with a good, hearty, farm style breakfast before heading outside for the morning routine.
About Your Instructors
Corinne Logan is the primary instructor for each child's day. She was raised with horses, cattle and chickens and the love for the animals never left. With her husband, she offered therapeutic foster care for High Risk Youth - primarily teens having difficult times in other foster homes. She was also a home school mom to her oldest and loves to teach people about animals and their care in a fun, yet very informative way.
Additional instructors:
We have youth interns that will be here on and off over the summer and they will get to share some of their own expertise and bring a fun, youthful addition to our team.
All this fun, oops we mean learning, for only $90. per child, per day. We do offer a couple different package if your child would like to benefit from extended learning experiences.
Please Note: We will never force a child to work with any animal they are fearful of - it's just not healthy. Also, while we don't skip anything that we do here on the farm, we do lighten it up so it is age appropriate for your child. Successfully completing tasks, building self esteem and having fun doing it are our goals for the day.
Due to the busy nature of our farm, "Family Farm Life" dates are very limited. Click
HERE
to find a date that will fit into your schedule.
Extended care is also available. Ask for more details.
Want to find a date that will fit on your calendar?
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE AVAILABLE DATES & PACKAGES.
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