In this third week of September, we took it slow with programs and focused instead on all the behind-the-scenes work that makes ThorpeWood tick! To get an idea of what this looks like for us… September 19th: This was a big day for meetings. After our weekly full-team staff meeting, our intern, Casey, arrived to Read More »
In this second week of September… We farm got busy all week with an enormous farm-wide cleaning project! We rolled up our sleeves, donned our gloves, and ordered the dumpster. And boy, was this an exciting project! So many of the back corners, basements, and storage rooms got a good tidying. It was so rewarding Read More »
In this third week of August… August 21st: In our lodge, Middletown Middle School had a 90-person staff training, complete with guest speakers, full group activities, and department meetings. Meanwhile on the farm, Advanced Behavioral Health made wildflower and nontraditional bouquets from all sorts of nature items around the farm. We, of course, also made Read More »
We had a busy week! First, on the 20th, we got baby chicks! We bought 5 babies from Southern States, including three Silver-Laced Wyandottes and two Rhode Island Reds. These are simply little darlings and we are beyond delighted to have them. They are, as expected, very helpful with computer work (see photo below)! On Read More »
The advent of Spring is certainly bringing more life to the farm – many of our spring programs are starting up now! On the 12th, our community liaison, Clare, had Zach Carnegie from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Dakota Durcho from the Forestry Service out to lead a winter tree identification walk for Read More »
On the evening of February 15th, ThorpeWood hosted Eef Barzelay at our beautiful timber-frame lodge for his opening tour date! The lodge was decked out beautifully with old Clem Snide (Eef’s band) merch. ThorpeWood’s property manager, Jeff Isaac, is a fan from way back and had many old CDs, posters, and t-shirts to really immerse Read More »
With our programs calendar joining the bears in hibernation, January can be a lonely time at ThorpeWood. This January, we were all over the farm and across town, busy with meetings and getting excited about new partnerships! On the farm front, we met with Lyndsee Hewston, our local feed store’s Purina equine specialist and nutritionist. Read More »
As anyone who has been to ThorpeWood in December knows, there is no place as beautifully decorated for the holidays as ThorpeWood’s lodge. Word has gotten around over the past two decades, it turns out. We had so many non-profits and school groups host gatherings in this lovely space during the month of December. First Read More »
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