Today I saw the first green shoots of chives and yarrow emerging from the garden. Across the road from where I sit (in the Visitor Center of the Hutchinson Homestead and Learning Center), I see baby calves frolicking in the fields between nourishing themselves with their mothers milk. I can’t help but feel excited about
Looking for a great opportunity for the little ones (ages 7-18)? It’s all at Rocky Mountain Farmers Union‘s Cooperative Leadership Camps! RMFU’s legendary (60 years running!) Cooperative Leadership Camps are traditional in the sense that they offer hiking, crafts, cooperative games, etc., but where they stand apart is that they send campers home with some type of newfound knowledge that
Do you want to learn about Animals on the Ranch? Or try your hand at Traditional Skills ranchers would have used “back in the day” such as roping, leatherworking, or fiber arts work? Maybe Farming is more of your thing? Our summer 2015 Farmhands for youth ages 5-12 has something for everyone! This year’s line-up
This summer Guidestone has three lead instructors for our Farmhands Youth Education programs held at the Salida School Gardens on Holman Ave., the Hutchinson Homestead Ranch & Learning Center in Salida, The Morgan Center for Earth Literacy in Poncha Springs, and The Meadows Farms in Buena Vista. Here they are! Say hi if you see
Guidestone’s Farmhands Youth Education programs have one overarching goal that guides every one of our programs: to teach kids the art of growing food. ‘Art,’ derived from the Latin ars, can refer to “a skill at doing a specified thing, typically one acquired through practice.” The art of growing food incorporates many different elements – like