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New Pond Farm's 102 acres serve as an outstanding outdoor classroom: we have a variety of habitats for our environmental programs including woodlands, stream, pond, marsh, vernal pools, and pastures.
Our Native American programs are enhanced by an authentically-recreated encampment, complete with a barked wigwam and thatched longhouse, as well as an outstanding collection of "living artifacts."
Our farm programs take place in our nineteenth century barns which house representative breeds of milking cows and sheep, while our coop is home to a flock of fifty hens and roosters.
Redding has the good fortune to have some of the darkest night skies in Fairfield County so our astronomy buildings, which rest on the knoll on the north end of our pastures, are the site of monthly programs as well as being the field station for Joel Barlow High School's astronomy classes.
For members who enjoy hiking, we have 2.5 miles of trails that will take you through various woodland ecosystems like the oak/hickory community on our ridgetop to the pine/spruce area by our marsh. Along the way there will be many opportunities to appreciate the property's geological history as you identify enormous ridge-top boulders, called glacial erratics, and dramatic hillsides shaped by the moving glacier that once blanketed this corner of Connecticut.
For those interested in our freshly pasteurized milk and yogurt, the Dairy Annex, attached to our main milking barn, has a steady supply.
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Milking our wonderful cows
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