We’re Counting Sheep!
It was a perfect day to stroll over to the farm and see what Megan Phillips and Lisa Beneman are up to…
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Learning to See
Seventh-graders from Camden Rockport Middle School in Camden, Maine, were poking around Chewonki recently, notebooks in hand. What was most noticeable about them was how intently they were looking. They quietly scrutinized the farm animals, the November forest, and the shoreline. Camden Rockport Middle School is among the schools with whom Chewonki Outdoor Classroom works,…
Team Chewonki Reaches Higher for Lifeflight of Maine
If you’ve participated in a Chewonki program, the odds are good that we’ve introduced you to “the backcountry,” that mythic land with the most scenic views, the most remote trails, and the toughest travel conditions. Along with the glory of the backcountry comes the cold hard reality of facing injury outside the reach of mainstream…
Meet Robert Gustov Chewonki
The Bairn of the Barn
Frisking, frolicking, snoozing, testing the limits of their mother’s patience, entertaining us each day as they grow before our eyes–spring brings baby animals to Salt Marsh Farm, and as predictable as the season itself, we fall in love with them. Fifteen lambs and a new bull calf are the latest additions to Chewonki Neck. Here’s…
Farm Physics vs. Farm Physiques
Seventh graders from the Elementary School at Chewonki explored physics last week when they visited Salt Marsh Farm to study simple machines and Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion. Our Suffolk Polk draft horse, Bob, and Farm Manager Megan Phillips led the lessons, demonstrating how farmer and animal use muscle; body position; harness; and machinery…
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Chewonki
When Chewonki became a non-profit in 1962, a charitable purpose became an essential piece of our organizational DNA. Since that time, we have served participants across an increasingly broad range of identities, backgrounds, and experience. Camp Chewonki welcomes campers from more than 15 nations each summer, Maine Coast Semester typically has students from more than…
ACCEPTISSI SITIS AD CENAM ROMANAM!
Each semester, there are typically a small handful of Latin students at Maine Coast Semester. What they lack in numbers, they make up for in die-hard fanaticism. This week, Latin teacher Steven Farrand’s Semester 61 students decided to concoct a Roman feast for the semester community, and their enthusiasm was palpable in the kitchen as…
Holiday Craft Fair & Online Auction
11th Annual Chewonki Holiday Craft Fair Vendor Hall, Online Auction & Hayrides Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Join us to celebrate and support the midcoast crafting community with a host of local goods and goodies including fiber arts, wood carving, beeswax candles, and skin care products, sweet treats, paper goods, and other fun holiday gifts. More than 15…
In the Hoofprints of Giants
We are sad to announce that Sal, our beloved American Belgian chestnut mare, passed away last Friday, on a brilliant blue-and-gold October day. At the time of her death, she was attended by her long-time veterinarian and the farmers who worked with her – and loved her – every day. Sal was 22 years old….