Education: Explore to Learn
Our youth and family 'Explore to Learn' programs offer the chance for kids and their adults to build connections to the natural world and their food through the bounty of our living classroom.
Nurtured in Nature: After-School Nature-Based Science + Mindfulness Education
Students embark on a dynamic journey with instructors Leah and Andrew Ferrone, exploring the rhythm of nature through the changing seasons of upstate New York. Held in the vibrant, living classroom of Pitney Meadows Community Farm, each month features two sessions: one focused on nature-based science lessons and exploration, and the other on mindfulness practices inspired by the natural world.
"Nurtured in Nature" offers children the chance to immerse themselves in the environment, fostering curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, and overall well-being. The program is designed for students in kindergarten through grade 5, ensuring it’s inclusive and accessible for children of all abilities to fully engage with nature and each other.
Fall 2026 Sessions: Wednesdays, 4:30pm–5:30pm
Session One: September 23rd, September 30th, October 7th, October 14th
Session Two: October 28th, November 4th, November 11th, November 18th
Spring 2027 Sessions: Wednesdays, 4:30pm–5:30pm
Session One: March 3rd, March 10th, March 17th, and March 24th
Session Two: April 7th, April 14th, April 21st, and April 28th
A huge thank you to Deborah and Dexter Senft for their generous support in funding "Nurtured in Nature"
Indigenous Arts of Life Immersion with Ndakinna Education Center
Offering a series of three types of workshops, our partners at the Ndakinna Education Center will engage our community in the Indigenous lifeways of the original peoples of our lands.
Our farm is part of a wide area whose lands and waters were cared for by the Algonkian people, known as the Mahican people, for over ten thousand years. About fifteen hundred years ago, a group of Iroquoian-speaking people, the Kanien-ke-haka (Mohawk) migrated to the area. Both nations regarded the area surrounding Saratoga Springs sacred. Because of the mineral springs with healing waters, it was considered an area of peace to be shared by all. Offering a series of two types of programs open to all ages, our partners at the Ndakinna Education Center will engage learners of all ages in the Indigenous lifeways of the original peoples of our lands.
These programs are partially made possible through funding from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program (NYSCPP) and New York’s Environmental Protection Fund. The NYSCPP is administered by the Land Trust Alliance, in coordination with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
This fall, continuing into Spring 2027, the living classroom at Pitney Meadows Community Farm is getting a little bigger… and a lot more connected. For the third year, “Nurtured in...
Tickets are on sale now and are expected to sell out. Secure your tickets today: www.pitneymeadows.org/fire-feast Pitney Meadows Community Farm invites the community to gather on Tuesday, August 4th from...
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This fall, continuing into Spring 2027, the living classroom at Pitney Meadows Community Farm is getting a little bigger… and a lot more connected. For the third year, “Nurtured in...
Tickets are on sale now and are expected to sell out. Secure your tickets today: www.pitneymeadows.org/fire-feast Pitney Meadows Community Farm invites the community to gather on Tuesday, August 4th from...