Archives for August 2009

Our summer series at Fishkill Farms drew to a close today with a very special harvest program. Walker was on hand once again, much to the kids’ delight, and we spent a good part of the morning romping through the muddy rows of the vegetable garden helping with the early part of the harvest. In days of old, the late summer harvest began at the beginning of August with the festival of Lammas or Lughnasadh (in honor of the Celtic {Read More}

Dear Kids Unplugged Enthusiasts, Kids Unplugged is currently working toward becoming a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. With this comes attorneys, accountants, legwork, and filing fees. You have all shown your support for the important mission of Kids Unplugged with your steady participation in our hikes and farm programs. Beginning in September, families will be able to join Kids Unplugged as members for a $60 annual donation. With membership you will receive a Kids Unplugged t-shirt, participation in all Kids Unplugged events {Read More}

After taking much the summer off aside from our farm outings, Kids Unplugged threw a Wacky Wednesday on the calendar earlier in the month and promptly forgot about it. When the 19th rolled around, a reminder email went out about the hike along the Gory Brook Trail in Rockefeller State Park. Figuring that everyone’s summers have been as laid back as ours has been, I really expected to be out there with my girls and maybe a few other folks. {Read More}

Kids Unplugged is excited to announce Garden Sprouts, a program for preschoolers and their grown-ups, at Fishkill Farms two Tuesdays per month during September and October (dates: 9/15, 9/29, 10/13 & 10/27). Each session will be from 10:30-12 and will include a snack. The cost is $60 per child for the 4 session program and will feature singing, storytelling, nature games, crafting, farm chores and other farm & nature-based activities. Fishkill Farms and its 300-acres of beautiful farmland, orchards, woodlands, {Read More}

Wasps and earthworms, leafhoppers and assassin bugs, butterflies and honeybees–what do all these critters share in common? They, and many others, are happy residents in the gardens and meadows of Fishkill Farms. Our recent farm adventure introduced us to all of these and other insects–some helpful, others not so much. We were fortunate to have another visit with Walker, one of Fishkill’s growers, for a tour of the farm’s greenhouse, sunflower patch, and compost heap. It was a hot, sunny {Read More}