Thanks to the generosity of New Pond Farm co-founder and former Board President Sally Trippe, New Pond Farm Education Center is very pleased to sponsor two $1,250 scholarships to Joel Barlow students who have shown scholarship and enthusiasm for environmental studies and plan to pursue this interest in their higher education. This year’s recipients are […]
Summer Shakespeare
For three weeks each summer New Pond Farm takes on a new level of energy thanks to the talented young actors and staff that make up our Summer Shakespeare Program. I watch in amazement as unfamiliar words in the script transition into meaningful and animated dialogue on stage, as shy actors embrace their characters and perform […]
Hunt for the Hens
Also in May, one hundred and twenty guests flew their coops and joined us for our first “Hunt for the Hens”. Families and individuals traveled to ten very different coops across Redding. From the Taj Mahal for chickens, to creative dwellings built by fowl fanciers, they had a wonderful time visiting with all sorts of […]
New Pond Farm’s Run for the Cows
In May we hosted our third annual Redding Road Race ~ A Run For the Cows. More than 800 runners, ages 2-72, dedicated themselves to the Seven-Mile Run, the Half Marathon, and the Mighty Cow Run, and over 100 youngsters joined us for the Piglet Prance around the pastures. Inspiring stories abounded, some people ran in […]
Woodland Mushroom Discovery Walk!
Saturday, September 27th 9:30-11:30 a.m. Join Joe Brandt from The CT/Westchester Mycological Association for a fascinating walk through our woodlands. Bring a bag lunch and stay for an identification session and great conversation. FREE OF CHARGE. Spaces are limited so please call us early 203.938.2117.
Honey Bees on the Farm
Wow! This has been a great summer for our honey bees. This truly has been a year where the honey bees are a pleasure for all five senses. I love watching the bees as they are coming and going from their hive. I watch for the color of the pollen they are bringing in and […]
Sun, Sun, Sun — Here It Comes
Sunlight to electric current! It’s amazing! Photovoltaics (using sunlight to produce electric current) provide an elegant conversion of sunlight to energy with no moving parts and no environmental emissions. As the cost of solar panels decreases, the incentives to use solar energy continue to rise. In keeping with New Pond Farm’s mission statement, to connect […]
A SOLAR POWER PARTNERSHIP – Star Power, LLC & New Pond Farm
Ten years ago, as the issue of Global Climate Change was emerging as a major world-wide problem, I became interested in solar photovoltaics, a carbon free source of electric generation. Clearly, cost was the major deterrent to solar power and the reason it has not been more embraced by the shortsighted US economy. But with […]
An Accomplished Thespian Joins Our Cast of Characters
Spring on the farm brings thoughts of lambs, chicks, piglets and calves, but how about a hatchling hognosed snake? In early May, eight week old Amélie joined our farm family. Two of our wonderful wildlife care volunteers, Veronica Galban and Natalia Piwko, went to a reptile show and fell for this beautiful 6” captive […]
Green Pastures for the Animals
by Mike Murray, Farm Manager Often, visitors to New Pond Farm will ask where the sheep or cows are located on any particular day. This is because these animals frequently move to different areas of the Farm. We call it rotational grazing, and we use it for proper nutrition, growth and production. Rotational grazing is […]
