Local organizations Nature Nerding and Patch Farms are launching a new program for children in the Eastern Townships that connects farming and agriculture with the natural world.
Starting this summer, WonderMud will provide children with the opportunity to explore the land that is Patch Farms, and learn just how much farming is “founded in nature” and how important it is to protect it, said Meagan Patch, one of the educators behind WonderMud.
Described by Nature Nerding founder Jessica Adams as a more “unstructured” and “self-directed” experience, WonderMud participants will have the chance to explore their interests and curiosities around farming and the natural world, including the life cycles and behaviours of animals on the farm and seasonality and food.
According to Adams, WonderMud is a collaboration with Parc d’environnement naturel de Sutton (PENS) and it is one of many nature-education activities offered through its new Nature and Discovery program.
