Children invited to attend weekend Little Farmers Club

By Deborah Rose

GAYLORDSVILLE, Conn. — A local farm is looking to give young children a taste of life on the farm and gardening Sunday, April 27.

The Village Farm will present “The Little Farmers Club,” a day of hands-on gardening activities for kids ages 3 to 5. 

Offerings will include songs, hands-on crafts, and interactive activities that teach them about produce farm life and gardening.

Attendees will go home with a

“We really want kids to know where food is coming from,” said new farm owner Patti Skok. 

Skok’s sister-in-law, Marie Skok, who has been in the daycare space for more than 40 years, expressed interest in offering a class for children at the farm. Patti enthusiatically said “yes.”

“We are big into having our grandkids help [at the farm] and learn how to plant and where food comes from,” Patti related. 

Skok’s family previously owned a gym. After observing eating habits of many individuals and families, such as a limited or lack of fruit and vegetable, they decided to move in a new direction, hence farm life.

The Little Farmers Club will run from 10 to 10:45 a.m.

Registration is limited. The cost is $17.85. Proceeds will benefit the farm’s sustainability and education, Patti said.

The farm is located at 684 Kent Road (Route 7). 

For more information and registration, visit https://www.newmilfordnow.org/events/the-little-farmers-club.

Courtesy of the Village Farm/The Little Farmer Club will be held at the 684 Kent Road (Route 7) farm.