Farm Kids School Holiday Medicinal Herbs Workshop
Oct 1st @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | $70 | ages 5 – 15yrs
At the beginning of each workshop we take the children on an educational and fun tour of The Farm. We educate them about our cows, pigs, bees, chickens, flower crops, herb garden, orchard and veggie crops. We discuss concepts like paddock rotation for the animals, pollination, organic farming, healthy soil and composting and other ethical farming practices. The children get up close and personal with our pet chickens and when available we taste veggies, edible flowers and herbs.
Discussion
Healing properties of medicinal herbs
Use traditionally and currently
Culinary herbs and edible flowers
Hunt for medicinal herbs in the garden and discuss what we find
Work on our garden plot & water seedlings
Activities
Make natural calendula ointment from scratch. Discuss its healing properties.
Collect flowers and herbs to put into our soaps.
Make cute little soaps with essential oils, using herbs and flower petals collected from the garden and natural calendula ointment, learning about its amazing healing properties.
What to bring
– Sturdy walking shoes
– Raincoat
– Sunhat
– Healthy lunch box and water bottle for the day
– Backpack (to carry above)
- All items need to be labelled
Where to meet
We will meet at the Farm House opposite the restaurant. Please look out for the signs to guide you.
Please don’t forget that if you cannot make it to our planned workshops we can tailor a workshop especially for your group. Email farmkids@thefarm.com.au for more detail.
Ages
These workshops are appropriate for children aged 5 and older. If your child is 4 they can come with siblings and you will need to remain onsite at The Farm. Children as old as 15 have enjoyed our workshops. Checkout our Mini Farmers program if you want a full day working farm experience.
Please don’t forget that if you cannot make it to our planned workshops we can tailor a workshop especially for your group. Email farmkids@thefarm.com.au for more detail.
PRIVATE WORKSHOPS
Please don’t forget that if you cannot make it to our planned workshops we can tailor a workshop especially for your group. Email farmkids@thefarm.com.au for more detail.