Educational Farm

The history of Sandy Spring Friends School is rooted in a vision, and in the land. The vision began in 1958 when Brook Moore shared a message with Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting laying out the idea for founding a school whose mission was grounded in Quaker values, experiential learning, meaningful work, and a holistic balance of mind, body, and spirit. Shortly afterward, a generous gift from Esther Scott of 140 acres of her family’s farmland made that School’s founding possible. 

Rooted in the School’s founding educational vision, and with appreciation for the School’s rich land and history, the Farm Program at Sandy Spring Friends School seeks to bring together the School’s core mission and values by

• Providing experiential, hands-on opportunities for students to learn, to work, and to apply knowledge in a real-world context—in a way that students can, quite literally, see (touch, smell, and eat) the fruits of their labor;
• Sharing an appreciation and understanding of the importance of sustainability and stewardship of the earth by learning about and observing firsthand the natural cycles of growth, as well as the ecological implications of our choices; and
• Building connections and community—not only between SSFS students and staff and the land, but also between SSFS community members and those beyond the School’s borders, through the reciprocal sharing of harvests, and ideas.
   

SSFS Farm Blog