The fields at Morris Farm may be sleeping under a winter blanket of snow and ice, but new programs are sprouting up at the educational farm in Wiscasset. Morris Farm will host an all-new Winter Vacation Farm Camp Feb. 21-24, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm.

Kids ages 5-12 (grades K-6) will have the opportunity to adventure outdoors, exploring the plants and animals of the farm and in the forest, according to a press release. Campers will gain farming and homesteading skills (fiber arts, baking, fermentation, and sprouting), as well as naturalist skills (tracking, plant id, nature journaling, and fire-building). Each day will focus on an animal theme, and include a visit from a local farmer.

“Farm Camp is about awakening curiosity and connecting with the world around us, “ said Lisa Packard, the new farm educator, in the release. “It’s about building confidence in children as they learn new skills. It’s exciting to hear a shy child say, ‘Wow! I can make my own yogurt!’ and then ask how to make cheese and be the first in line to bottle feed the calf.”

Tuition for Farm Camp is $155 for members, $180 for non-members. Child care is also available 3:30-4 p.m. for $5 per day.

Founded in 1994, The Morris Farm Trust was created to preserve and operate one of the last remaining farms in Wiscasset. It is both a working farm and an educational resource, with fifty acres of pasture and farmland, and beautiful Master Gardener demonstration gardens. Ten acres of wooded land features an interpretive trail that connects to the Wiscasset Town Trails.

Morris Farm’s current resident farmer, Hannah Court, operates Wandering Root Farm, a MOFGA-certified organic farm of diversified vegetables and livestock with a focus on seed saving, herbs (medicinal and culinary) and education.

To register for Farm Camp or for more information, go to www.morrisfarm.org, call (207) 882-4080, or contact Lisa Packard at morrisfarmeducator@gmail.com.