Education Programs​

Wellspring has been offering nature-based youth programming for over 30 years. Kids get hands-on experience with soil, plants, microbes, chickens, ducks and more! We also mix in lesson time and interactive activities to suit the needs and attention spans of children from ages 5 and up.

Youth Opportunities 

1. Youth Field Trips. Our Education and Community Outreach (ECO) Director will design an experience that is age appropriate, engaging, and fun, based on your youth group's specific interests and needs. Field trips cost $5 per child, and chaperones attend for free. Typically field trips are 2-4 hours, but times are negotiable based on your specific needs. Fill out the registration form to begin the booking process.

1. Meet the Farmer Day. Have one of our organic farmers come to your school, youth group, or organization and give a talk about local food and healthy eating, have a Q&A session with the students, and/or offer consultation for a school garden project. Email our Education Director for more info: roxanne@wellspringinc.org
2. Youth volunteer days. Contact us for information to book a volunteer day for your summer camp, youth group, or class! Generally recommended for ages 13 and older.
3. Our Garden Leader training program is suited for youth garden leaders ages 14-17, as well as teachers, parents, and community organizers interested in gaining skills and experience to put to use in their own school or community garden. Held once a week over 8 weeks through the summer.

Adult Opportunities 

1. Seasonal Internships. We have been offering immersive, live-in, on-farm, full-time internships for over a decade. These are designed to give our interns a start in organic farming as a career.
2. Workshops. We offer hands-on workshops throughout the year, taught by experienced and passionate instructors. Foraging, fermentation, mushroom cultivation, herbalism, and more!
3. Our Garden Leader training program is for both teens and adults to learn foundational skills in organic gardening for the school or community garden. Held once a week over 8 weeks through the summer. 
2. WWOOFing. As a member of WWOOF USA, we host guests from near and far who exchange a half day of work for food, board, and experience in organic farming.

For more questions on volunteering for or applying for a position on the farm, please contact our Farm Director: caleb@wellspringinc.org

Any Questions? 

Roxanne Hanna, Education Director
Roxanne@wellspringinc.org
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-Due to rising cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, our board of directors have decided that for the time being, all on-site, in-person workshops are canceled until further notice. 

Thank you for your cooperation with us in keeping our community members safe. ​

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