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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Tuesday, 26 January 2010 19:11

Mars

This Saturday, Jan 30  6pm
Spoutwood Farm, Frodo's Hill Telescope

Chris Carpenter will be on hand to  show off the moon and heavens, esp Mars at its closest to the Earth in many many a moon!

Medicine Wheel

Probably during hours in March on Frodo

Michael Bull needs help getting the Medicine Wheel into shape for the Fairie Festival.  Call me (Rob) 717-235-6610 if you can help.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 26 January 2010 03:33) Tuesday, 26 January 2010 03:24

Spoutwood Farm Center & FamilyCook Productions Seek Partners

Spoutwood Farm Center & FamilyCook Productions are looking for community partners to promote healthy eating, family connections and well-balanced lifestyles.  FamilyCook programs such as The Dinner Party and Teen Iron Chef have brought hands-on cooking activities with nutritious and delicious ingredients to over 10,000 families across the US.  



FamilyCook Productions, founded by Lynn Fredericks in New York City and now in partnership with Dr. Mehmet Oz’s HealthCorps, facilitates hands-on cooking activities with nutritious & delicious ingredients to promote healthy eating, family connections & well-balanced lifestyles.  Since the late 90s, FamilyCook programs have reached over 10,000 families across the US.

Spoutwood is the first regional sponsor of FamilyCook programs!  Spoutwood also will be first farm/CSA sponsor and also will be the regional hub for FamilyCook training programs. Participants from community youth organizations, Scouts, CSAs, home-school associations, schools and YM/YWCAs may be trained and certified to lead FamilyCook programs. Our leadership will empower youth to become the driving force behind growing, cooking, eating, and celebrating sustainable food. 

www.FamilyCookProductions.com

Let’s get kids and families cooking together and eating together!

Join us for an info session at Spoutwood Farm Center Saturday January 30, 2010 from  3:00-5:00 pm or by appointment on Monday February 1, 2010

Sign up for the FamilyCook educator training at Spoutwood February 20 & 21 (all day) $310.00 per person, including meals

Licensing fees vary depending on program 


Contact us with questions or to sign up for the info session & training at Spoutwood:

Spoutwood Farm
4255 Pierceville Rd, Glen Rock, PA 17327
717-235-6610

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Look What's Cooking at Spoutwood for 2010!

Last Updated (Tuesday, 26 January 2010 03:21) Friday, 15 January 2010 17:53

2010 is bringing an exciting partnership between Spoutwood Farm & FamilyCook Productions. FamilyCook Productions, founded by Lynn Fredericks in New York City and now in partnership with Dr.Mehmet Oz’s HealthCorps, facilitates hands-on cooking activities with nutritious & delicious ingredients to promote healthy eating, family connections & well-balanced lifestyles.  Since the late 90s, FamilyCook programs have reached over 10,000 families across the US. Spoutwood is the first farm/CSA to sponsor FamilyCook programs!  Spoutwood will also be the regional hub for FamilyCook training programs. Participants from community youth organizations, scouts, other CSAs, schools, and YMCAs will be trained and certified to lead FamilyCook programs.  Our leadership will empower youth to become the driving force behind growing, cooking, eating, and celebrating sustainable food.  Let’s get kids and families cooking together and eating together!



January & February will focus on families with elementary age children through the Dinner Party program. The Dinner Party is a four-week program of preparation activities culminating in a celebratory meal at Spoutwood prepared & shared by the children and their families & friends. March & April will focus on the seven-week Teen Iron Chef program, culminating in a triumphant cook-off. Teen chefs learn cooking & leadership skills through preparing nutritious & multicultural recipes.   May will feature Teen Iron Chef cooking demonstrations & teen internships at the May Day Fairie Festival, April 30 and May 1-2. We are looking forward to garden-to-table cooking activities & demonstrations during the June- November Spoutwood Farm CSA season and hosting an Invitational Teen Iron Chef Cook Off at the 2010 Mother Earth Harvest Fair, October 3, 2010

Dinner Party Dates	Teen Iron Chef Dates
Sat. January  30   1-2:30 PM	Sat. March   6   2-4:30 PM
Sat. February  6   1-2:30 PM	Sat. March  13  2-4:40 PM
Sat. February 13  2-6:00 PM     Dinner at 6:00!	Sat. March  20  2-4:30 PM
Fri. February 19  7-8:30 PM	Sat. March  27  2-4:30 PM
Sat. April    17  2-6:00 PM	Sat. April      3  2-4:30 PM
	Sat. April    10  2-4:30 PM

Email Liz Leinwand  ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to register for the Dinner Party or Teen Iron Chef Program or if interested in joining Spoutwood’s “Let’s Get Cooking Committee.”

Email Rob Wood ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if interested in attending the FamilyCook training program, Feb. 20-21, at Spoutwood.

Check out FamilyCook Production’s more information, delicious website (www.familycookproductions.com) for program details, pictures and videos of kids in action as ambassadors for healthy eating. Look for “Spoutwood raised” Jessie Leinwand, FamilyCook Program Assistant, in the video of NYC’s 1st Annual Teen Iron Chef Invitational.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 08 December 2009 23:19) Tuesday, 08 December 2009 21:38

2010 Positions at Spoutwood Farm and Spoutwood Farm CSA

• Transitional Farm Manager
• Apprentices
• Interns

Spoutwood Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), established in 1996 is going into its 15th year of operation.  Spoutwood Farm Center, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational farm in Glen Rock, PA (southern York County), is seeking highly motivated, highly qualified applicants for the following positions:

1)  Spoutwood Farm Transitional Farm Manager.

We are looking for a potential partner with whom to forge a working relationship for expanding Spoutwood’s ground operations.  This would involve working closely together with Spoutwood’s owners Rob and Lucy Wood.  The outcome would be a thoroughly-researched joint business plan.

This is an ideal position for a couple who want to run a farming operation. The candidate(s) should be college graduate(s) or have similar levels of life experience. Previous farm or garden experience is required.  You will be expected to hit the ground running, learn by doing, and take responsibility for CSA operations quickly. Spoutwood Farm staff will be on hand to provide orientation, guidance, and answer questions.  Some involvement with other Farm activities – including Festivals and Education programs – will also be included. The Transitional Farm Manager will receive a salary, lodging in Dogwood House, and of course, free vegetables from the CSA gardens.

2)  Two (2) CSA Associate Apprentices.

These are also full-season positions. However, here again, Associate Apprentices are expected to take on significant responsibility.  Some involvement with other Farm activities – including Festivals and Education programs – will also be included.  CSA Associate Apprentices receive a stipend, and free vegetables, but cannot be guaranteed lodging on the Farm. We will endeavor to work with you to solve your lodging issues.

3)  CSA Interns (one month to full season, number variable).

CSA Interns are typically college students or older who are interested in experiencing community supported agriculture from the inside. Interns may assist with all aspects of CSA operations, but do not have the level of responsibility expected of Apprentices, and need not sign up for the full season. CSA Interns normally do not receive a stipend, but we will work with you to obtain credit at your school, if desired, and you will receive vegetables from the CSA gardens.

For all positions drive, dedication, commitment, and enthusiasm are essential. So is a sense of humor, and a willingness to adjust/adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and unexpected challenges. All candidates help promote Spoutwood’s educational mission and it’s overall keynote of Hospitality.  Note that all positions involve sometimes hard physical labor, in a wide range of weather conditions! Willingness and ability to work well with others, including one’s fellow apprentices & interns, permanent Spoutwood staff, CSA shareholders, and the general public is vital.

Please send resume and cover letter to Spoutwood Farm at 717-235-6610 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2010 May Day Fairie Festival!

Last Updated (Tuesday, 08 December 2009 02:06) Sunday, 29 November 2009 02:19

 

The 2010 May Day Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm will be held April 30-May 2! 

Applications for vending and performing at the 2010 May Day Fairie Festival are open now! 

Application deadlines are January 20, 2010!

Stay tuned for our General Planning Meeting schedule!