Video: A typical day working as an intern at Fox Haven! Helping out on the farm is a lot of hard work but a lot of fun. We will typically start the day reviewing what we have to get done and practicing something mindful or informative. Sometimes it is just a conversation but on this […]
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Take “I Spy” to the next level with this fun on-farm activity! The scavenger hunt begins at the Dairy Parlor. Look for the numbered signs with information about each location. We recommend wearing closed toe shoes and bug repellant. Check for ticks after spending time outside! Please note: dogs are not permitted Most importantly, […]
A Time for Everything: Spring Ephemerals and Pear Grafting Timing is everything, they say. In our April forager’s gathering at Fox Haven, we saw that simple truth played out in the gears of life turning all around us. The low-lying, floppy-leafed Mayapples hurry to make its fruits before taller plants form a canopy and shade […]
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Foraging 1: Spring Mushroom Foray by Charis Hans-Storms Thick fog surrounded us as my foraging classmates and I caravanned to the Frederick Municipal Forest for our mushroom expedition – a fitting wet environment for our class. Mycologist and herbalist Jared Urchek led us in learning about fungi and lichen and the 13 mushrooms we discovered […]
News: Foragers Level 2: Observing the Land through Phenological Study It was trial by water for our first session of Foragers Level 2, as more than dozen intrepid foragers came from near and far in the dreary cold rain to begin our year-long journey together at Fox Haven. To break the ice on the […]
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