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.
"Growing Minds" Field Trips: A Living Classroom Experience with Cornell Cooperative Extension
Bring your students to Pitney Meadows and bridge the gap between classroom-based science lessons and real-life experiences on a working farm and acres of conserved natural habitat! Our living classroom has proven instrumental in enhancing environmental and agricultural education for youth, providing a unique and irreplaceable hands-on learning experience.
Cornell Cooperative will facilitate a series of public school field trips to Pitney Meadows, offering students hands-on activities and farm tours. Students can expect to witness and interact with agricultural practices as the seasons change. Cornell Cooperative Extension is available to develop pre-field trip materials to prepare students for their visit, providing context and building excitement. Their team will also create post-field trip enrichment materials for in-classroom reflection, connecting on-farm experiences to academic lessons.
For booking information for a "Growing Minds" Field Trip at Pitney Meadows, please email us at contact@pitneymeadows.org
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 three types of workshops 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.
Nurtured in Nature: After-School Nature-Based Science + Mindfulness Education
Students embark on a dynamic journey with instructors Leah and Joe 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.
This program is more than just a learning experience—it’s a pathway to a deeper connection with the environment and a stronger sense of community.
A huge thank you to Deborah and Dexter Senft for their generous support in funding "Nurtured in Nature"
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.
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UPDATE: Our free field trip spots are full! To join the waitlist for a free visit or to book a paid trip, please email contact@pitneymeadows.org. Pitney Meadows Community Farm, in...
Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s Children’s Exploration Garden Expansion has been selected to move forward in the City of Saratoga Springs’ 2026 Participatory Budgeting (PB) cycle! Our design for Saratoga’s first...
We’re thrilled to share that Pitney Meadows has been awarded a $50,000 grant through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets 2025 Urban Farms & Community Gardens...