4‑H Pathways Events

October 24, 2025 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Join us in visiting two Christmas tree operations in the north of the state while we look at both operations and how they view their place in sustainable agriculture.  We will visit the fabled…
November 22, 2025 | 11:00am - 3:00pm
Join 4-H and Great Brook’s Family and Consumer Science teacher Becky Denslow (owner of Becky’s Pie Truck) to learn about how to enhance your cooking with maple syrup.  Maple syrup is a healthier…
January 23, 2026 | 8:30am - 4:00pm
Join us for this educator focused, educator developed symposium on maple sugaring in schools.  With a variety of teacher-led workshops, the symposium is an opportunity for teachers new to…
February 27, 2026 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
We will visit this southern NH sugaring operation that has grown from a small backyard operation to over 33,000 taps this past winter.  The new state-of-the-art facility also includes a giant…
March 16, 2026 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
We will visit two locations at the University that are working in conjunction with the ADAPT agroforestry research team.  First we’ll visit Evan Ford and the Kingman Research Farm to see their…
April 17, 2026 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
First, we will visit the Beaver Brook Nature Center to learn about their fledgling food forest and talk about the various steps in developing food forests and the opportunities for learning, and then…
May 22, 2026 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
We will visit with Dai Kim, Director of Sustainability at University of Massachusetts Lowell and former co-director of Mill City Grows, an urban farming/food system nonprofit that has been operating…