Thank you so much to all the families who sent in their farm camp applications early. We are very excited to report that our camps this summer are almost completely full. As of today, we only have space left in the following sessions:

August 1-4 and August 8-11.

So if you would like for your kids to come play with us on the farm this summer then please be sure to get your applications for August in very soon.

If you were hoping to get your child in to an earlier session, please know that those sessions are full, but we can put your child on a waiting list… just in case.

By sending them to the best home-grown, grass-fed, tree-climbing, organically-run, farm camp around…

…also known as: Windrush Farm Summer Camp.

This summer we are offering eight amazing sessions, which you can read all about, if you click the bold brown letters below…

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And we are now accepting applications, which you can download right here, by clicking on these bold brown letters…

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Our camps tend to fill up fast, so please be sure to get your application in as soon as you can…

Otherwise… the early you-know-who, will get the you-know-what…

Thanks for visiting our blog and we can’t wait to see you all…

When the sunflowers are just starting to grow tall.

ps: Cassie says to tell you that she especially can’t wait for camp, because she desperately needs some TLCC (tender loving camper care.)

(2263 Chileno Valley Rd, Petaluma, CA 94952)

This year, make a plethora of Christmas gifts for
your loved ones. Hand-made and home-made
gifts are so much more meaningful than store
bought. They are easy on the pocket-book and
people will use them over and over again and
save them for years to come.

We like to take you on a journey of a variety of
techniques, from wet and dry (needle) felting to
sewing to knitting, using a variety of materials
(some re-used or re-purposed) to get ingenious
and wonderful gifts that are great for Christmas
or the year around.

You will go away with several finished projects,
such as a felted bead necklace and earrings,
scrunchies made from dyed sheep curls/locks and
several jewelry pins from felted beads and curls,
and more ideas than you will be able to realize.

Class is Sunday Oct. 24th 1 pm – 4:30 pm

Bring your own knitting needles, crochet
hook sewing needles, needle felting kit.
(Tea and cookies provided)

Class Fee:

Classes are $120. This includes a $20 materials fee. (for returning students
class is $100 including $20 materials fee)

Class Description:

You will begin on a knit project, either a
triangular scarf, a cowl, fingerless mits or tube
socks. Easy patterns to finish in a short period of
time. And we will have kits and many samples
for other projects.

Class Schedule:

1:00- 2:30 Wet felted beads, buttons, snakes,
soaps, collars and other decorations for your knit
and jewelry projects.

2:45 – 3:00 Break and farm animal walk

3:00 – 4:30 create jewelry with your felted beads
and buttons, sew flower pins and dry felt collars.
You will also start on your knit project.

We will have jewelry findings, glass and
other beads, felting materials, scrunchies,
copper and knit wire. And we will have many
samples of projects you can make. Bring your
camera to take pictures of these samples so
you can remember and make them after class.

Class Registration:

To pre-register please call or e-mail:

Marlie de Swart (415) 868-2495

BMA@sonic.net

Black Mountain Artisans (415) 663-9130

Mimi Luebbermann (707) 775-390

Windrushfrm@earthlink.net

Partial support for this facility provided by the Marin Arts Foundation.

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Attention…

Felters, Knitters, Weavers, and Spinners

Sunday, October 10th

10:00AM  4:00PM

Fiber Sales Booths

and

gourmet brick oven pizzas

at

Windrush Farm in Petaluma

2263 Chileno Valley Road – West Petaluma

Join us at Windrush Farm in Chileno Valley, just outside Petaluma, for a Fiber Fest with artisans selling local wool, hand spun yarns, roving in natural colors or dyed, hand-painted yarns, and yarn on cones.  The Festival is free, and a great way to visit a small farm, meet fiber animals, and enjoy a day in the country.

What to do at the Festival:

Demonstrations:

10:30  Learning about wool

11:00 Color Carding

11:45 Felting

1:30 Natural Dyeing

2:00 Sheep Walk

3:00 Sheep Walk

Knitting, spinning and weaving demos through the day.

Hand made Brick Oven Pizzas from 11am to 3pm by Arann Harris.

For directions click here. For more information call: 707 775-3390

Sponsored by Black Mountain Artisans, BusyBee Roving and Charmaine’s Handspun

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We are getting excited for Windrush Farm Camp 2010. The applications have already started coming in… so make sure you send your forms in quickly to reserve a spot for your child at the best sheep herding, veggie picking, dog grooming, wood fired pizza making, pool party in the Bay Area. If you still need a registration form you can download it right here….

CampRegistration2010

Can’t wait to see you soon!

(If for some reason you can’t download the form, please email Arann at: harrisarann@yahoo.com)

Send your children to Spring Lamb Days at Windrush Farm.

At Windrush Farm’s Spring Lamb Days your children will learn about farm animals and how to take care of them, especially the ridiculously cute lambs born this spring. They will collect eggs from the chickens, herd sheep, milk goats and work in the vegetable gardens, learning where their food comes from other than the grocery store. Additional activities include exploring in the pond, creating farm crafts, and working with wool.

We are offering three Spring Lamb Days… so you can send your child to all three days or pick just one, either way your child will have a farming experience that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.

Spring Lamb Day Details…

Dates:

Monday April 5th

Wednesday April 7th

Thursday April 8th

Ages: 7-12
Time: 9am-3pm

Cost:

$60 for one Spring Lamb Day
$160 for all three Spring Lamb Days

Contact: Arann Harris

email: harrisarann@yahoo.com

phone: 707-364-9929

To download a registration form please click here: lamb-days-registration

We are now accepting applications for our very first Fall Camp at Windrush Farm.

If you would like your child to spend their fall break learning how to herd sheep, milk goats, catch frogs, harvest tomatoes in the garden, and felt wool then please contact camp director, Arann Harris. His phone number is 707-364-9929 and his email is harrisarann@yahoo.com.

The two Fall Sessions we are offering are October 5-8 and October 12-15. Our camp programs fill up quickly, please send in your registration early to ensure a place for your child.

You can download a brochure here… camp-brochure-fall09.

You can download applications here… Harvest Camp.

Please fill them out and send them to 1423 Western Ave, Petaluma, CA 94952.

Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you very soon!

We are getting excited for Windrush Farm Camp 2009. The applications have already started coming in… so make sure you send your forms in quickly to reserve a spot for your child at the best sheep herding, veggie picking, dog grooming, wood fired pizza making, pool party in the Bay Area.

If you still need a brochure or registration form you can download them right here. Can’t wait to see you soon!

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Registration 09

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our annual Windrush Farm Holiday Art Sale. It was another really fun day on the farm with… good art, good people and good food. We loved seeing all your faces and we’re happy you shared your faces in our Photo Booth.

To see the rest of your faces from the Photo Booth, please click the link below:

http://paigegreenphotography.smugmug.com/Non-Profits.

To see more of Paige Green’s photography please check out her blog: http://paigegreen.wordpress.com/

We have just a few spaces left in our Windrush Farm Camp this summer…. so spread the word (and the camp-registration-08) to all your animal lovers, who are between the ages of 7-13, because we are going to have some serious farm animal loving fun this summer.

p.s…. we now have 7 baby goats and the cutest puffy little white chick.