At Meadows Bee Farm, we believe that homesteading is the way to a healthy, vital future.
Toward this vision, we designed our YOUNG FARMERS PROGRAM to teach young people ecological farming & farm arts, all while encouraging healthful, nutrition-based eating. Our aim is to resurface traditional, real-life learning. In this grounded form of education, young participants account for their own progress, comprehending concepts & completing tasks to earn beautifully crafted badges, at three different levels, for over 30 different subjects.
Since launching our first program in 2012, Meadows Bee Farm now hosts over 750 Young Farmers and awards over 400 badges annually.
For more information about educational programs, please contact us at Education@meadowsbee.com
Current Educational Events
Young Farmer Starts - September : YFS Farm Family Fair!
Saturday September 26th: 11am- 3pm
At Main Farm: Main MBF: 4980 Windham Hill Rd, Windham, VT 05359 [Red Barn w/bee]
$25 per person, Under 2 years old free!
We’re excited to welcome our newest educational program, Young Farmer Starts! Young Farmers are invited, while bringing their families along, as they begin or continue their badge work on the farm.
This month, we’re kicking off the series with our newest badge: Farm Connections — Level One.
Join us for a hands-on fall day filled with harvesting, seasonal flavors, and time with our livestock. Young Farmers will help collect eggs, tend to daily animal care, and experience the rhythms of farm life firsthand.
Your visit includes 4 hours of hands-on farm learning, one farm-fresh square meal, and several farm snacks.
Please note: Children with food allergies, sensitivities, or selective diets should bring their own food.
Please dress for the weather, wear waterproof shoes, and label all personal items.
Activities may change based on seasonal conditions and the day-to-day needs of the farm.
Want to bring homestead education to your community?
Following the enthusiastic response to our home program, we created Young Farmer Starts- designed to offer essential tools, lessons, curriculum, resources, consultation, & special badges made for anyone to use.
In providing these resources to motivated communities, we aim to help reinstate vital learning processes & recast the educational experience as an exhilarating adventure.