Our Kids Summer Workshops offer fun, educational and affordable opportunities for kids & their families to get outside! Beginning on June 17th, we will be hosting informative & affordable Kids Summer Workshops every Thursday (new day this year). With topics ranging from pollinators, pigs, chickens, cows, root vegetables, worms, rabbits, edible roots, ducks, sheep & guinea pigs, you'll find something every week!
Our kids workshops are designed for kids, ages 3-10 with adult supervision, to be outside, interacting & playing while learning. Each workshop has two times each week for your convenience. The cost is $1 per child, no registration is needed.
Grab some lunch in our deli or at Big Dan’s BBQ and hang around and enjoy the outside after workshop! Our Kids Garden has new features this season. Questions? call (570) 356-2597 or email rohrbachs.events@gmail.com
Our kids workshops are designed for kids, ages 3-10 with adult supervision, to be outside, interacting & playing while learning. Each workshop has two times each week for your convenience. The cost is $1 per child, no registration is needed.
Grab some lunch in our deli or at Big Dan’s BBQ and hang around and enjoy the outside after workshop! Our Kids Garden has new features this season. Questions? call (570) 356-2597 or email rohrbachs.events@gmail.com
June 2021
Pollinators
June 17th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
The Bloomsburg Children's Museum will be on hand with experiments to learn how pollinators do their jobs. Discover the important pollinator parts of flowers in a dissection lab and investigate how pollinators help our food supply. Fun crafts, activities, and fun for all ages!
June 17th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
The Bloomsburg Children's Museum will be on hand with experiments to learn how pollinators do their jobs. Discover the important pollinator parts of flowers in a dissection lab and investigate how pollinators help our food supply. Fun crafts, activities, and fun for all ages!
Rabbits
June 24th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Come meet Molli Petro, local high school student and the Pennsylvania Rabbit Duchess. Molli has extensive experience in many forms of youth in agriculture and holds the Columbia County, PA and National Junior Miss Agriculture USA titles. Molli will share all about basic rabbit care (parents this is a good time to decide if a pet rabbit is the right choice for your family!). Participants will also learn about different breeds of rabbits, basic rabbit care and diet. Kids will be able to pet rabbits and enjoy the amazing hopping tricks of Blueberry the rabbit!.
June 24th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Come meet Molli Petro, local high school student and the Pennsylvania Rabbit Duchess. Molli has extensive experience in many forms of youth in agriculture and holds the Columbia County, PA and National Junior Miss Agriculture USA titles. Molli will share all about basic rabbit care (parents this is a good time to decide if a pet rabbit is the right choice for your family!). Participants will also learn about different breeds of rabbits, basic rabbit care and diet. Kids will be able to pet rabbits and enjoy the amazing hopping tricks of Blueberry the rabbit!.
july 2021
Butterflies
July 1st
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Explore the wonderful world of butterflies with Kristie Good from Folk's Butterfly Farm & learn how important these pollinators are to the world around us! Join us as we travel through the life cycle of the butterfly and handle live eggs, caterpillars & chrysalises. Discover how a butterfly uses its body parts to navigate through the world. Finally, create a life cycle craft that can be used to teach your friends & family about these wonderful pollinators. Don’t miss the fun…. come fly with us & learn all about these winged wonders!
July 1st
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Explore the wonderful world of butterflies with Kristie Good from Folk's Butterfly Farm & learn how important these pollinators are to the world around us! Join us as we travel through the life cycle of the butterfly and handle live eggs, caterpillars & chrysalises. Discover how a butterfly uses its body parts to navigate through the world. Finally, create a life cycle craft that can be used to teach your friends & family about these wonderful pollinators. Don’t miss the fun…. come fly with us & learn all about these winged wonders!
Creative Food Workshop
July 8th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Picky eaters? Get kids involved in the kitchen!! This fun workshop will introduce some innovative ways to prepare & store easy to make meals for kids!! Using seasonal ingredients & items so many families are receiving through the school backpack programs, we will learn some creative and delicious meal planning, healthy snacking & activities even younger kids can handle independently. This workshop will be led by Mary Ellen Christie, the Nutrition Education Adviser from Penn State Extension.
July 8th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Picky eaters? Get kids involved in the kitchen!! This fun workshop will introduce some innovative ways to prepare & store easy to make meals for kids!! Using seasonal ingredients & items so many families are receiving through the school backpack programs, we will learn some creative and delicious meal planning, healthy snacking & activities even younger kids can handle independently. This workshop will be led by Mary Ellen Christie, the Nutrition Education Adviser from Penn State Extension.
Cows
July 15th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
For little ones we cover the basics of different types of cows, what they eat and some of their unique behaviors. We also learn how to make good beef choices because there is a difference where your beef comes from! For older students (and adults too) we dive a little deeper into the significance of cows in our ecosystem including how their “footprints” literally help our environment!
Add-on cow encounter hayrides will be available after these workshops for an additional charge. Click here for more info.
July 15th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
For little ones we cover the basics of different types of cows, what they eat and some of their unique behaviors. We also learn how to make good beef choices because there is a difference where your beef comes from! For older students (and adults too) we dive a little deeper into the significance of cows in our ecosystem including how their “footprints” literally help our environment!
Add-on cow encounter hayrides will be available after these workshops for an additional charge. Click here for more info.
Worms
July 22nd
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Learn all about the stages of worms from eggs to hatching, their diet & the benefits of worms & their castings to our soil health. Everyone will also have the opportunity to make & take a worm bin & learn how to collect castings to add to their own plants &gardens. Taught by Central Columbia graduate Mackenzie Fish, who is also a Future Farmer's of America leader, Owner of Fish's Worms & an amazing Western Trick Roper.
July 22nd
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Learn all about the stages of worms from eggs to hatching, their diet & the benefits of worms & their castings to our soil health. Everyone will also have the opportunity to make & take a worm bin & learn how to collect castings to add to their own plants &gardens. Taught by Central Columbia graduate Mackenzie Fish, who is also a Future Farmer's of America leader, Owner of Fish's Worms & an amazing Western Trick Roper.
Dairy Farms
July 29th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Melissa Whitenight from Whitenight Family Farms will be leading this workshop, where participants will be taught all about healthy & nutritious dairy, dairy cows and cow health.
July 29th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Melissa Whitenight from Whitenight Family Farms will be leading this workshop, where participants will be taught all about healthy & nutritious dairy, dairy cows and cow health.
august 2021
Edible Roots
August 5th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Did you know that there are so many amazing colorful & delicious roots we can eat? Join Dena Fahringer from Susque View Farm to learn all about these healthy eats! Find out how root vegetables grow & what it means to grow in a bio-intensive environment! This may be the perfect way to get kids engaged in eating their veggies!
August 5th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Did you know that there are so many amazing colorful & delicious roots we can eat? Join Dena Fahringer from Susque View Farm to learn all about these healthy eats! Find out how root vegetables grow & what it means to grow in a bio-intensive environment! This may be the perfect way to get kids engaged in eating their veggies!
Ducks & Sheep
August 12th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
For the first time this summer, we welcome Pine and Sparrow farm. Thea Wolcock. her husband and young son raise sheep, ducks, quail & chickens. They have horses too! Their pasture & free-range animals are lovingly cared for on their farm. During our time together Thea will share how they care for their land & their animals through a practice called Silvopasturing. Everyone will have the chance to meet two of their sheep and a few ducks too! We will learn about duck eggs & even get a chance to compare different types of eggs as well as learn their health benefits. This is going to be a jammed packed time of fun!
August 12th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
For the first time this summer, we welcome Pine and Sparrow farm. Thea Wolcock. her husband and young son raise sheep, ducks, quail & chickens. They have horses too! Their pasture & free-range animals are lovingly cared for on their farm. During our time together Thea will share how they care for their land & their animals through a practice called Silvopasturing. Everyone will have the chance to meet two of their sheep and a few ducks too! We will learn about duck eggs & even get a chance to compare different types of eggs as well as learn their health benefits. This is going to be a jammed packed time of fun!
Guinea Pigs
August 19th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Bonus Workshop! Join Katie, Levi & Katie Bartilomo for a fun & informative workshop as they discuss their furry friends: guinea pigs! Katie & her family have 8 "piggies" at home, 5 of which were born in their home. Katie will teach participants about basic guinea pig care, their diet and about various breeds. Find out if a guinea pig would be a good choice for a pet in your home. Kids will have a chance to meet some of their guinea pigs, pet them and get their picture taken with them.
August 19th
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Bonus Workshop! Join Katie, Levi & Katie Bartilomo for a fun & informative workshop as they discuss their furry friends: guinea pigs! Katie & her family have 8 "piggies" at home, 5 of which were born in their home. Katie will teach participants about basic guinea pig care, their diet and about various breeds. Find out if a guinea pig would be a good choice for a pet in your home. Kids will have a chance to meet some of their guinea pigs, pet them and get their picture taken with them.