August 2022

For Adults

For Families

For Kids

FREE

Virtual Programs

Home School Programs

Mennen Sports Arena

All Activities and Events are Subject to Change

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
31 Photo Scavenger Hunt: Shady Business 8 –5 pm	1 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 am Dashing Dragonflies 3 :30 –4 :30 pm Virtual Plant of the Month Club: Marvelous Mint 4 –5 pm	2 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 :30 am	3 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 am Garden Sprouts: Fruit or Veggie? What’s the Difference? 10 –11 am Toddler Trek: Dragonflies 4 –5 pm	4 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 :30 am Pre-K Nature on the Farm 10 –11 am Home School Days: Blooming Bouquets 1 :30 –2 :30 pm	5 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Garden Buds 9 –10 am Farmer Fridays: Turkeys 10 –3 pm Summer Scavenger Hunt 3 :30 –4 :30 pm	6 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Hook, Line, n Sinker! 11 –3 pm
7 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	8 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 am	9 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 :30 am	10 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 am What’s In Bloom Tour 10 –11 am Terrific Turtles 4 –5 pm	11 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm “Branching Out!” 9 –11 :30 am Lunch & Learn: Got Pests? 12 –12 :45 pm	12 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Garden Buds 9 –10 am Late Summer Butterflies 9 :30 –11 :30 am	13 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Engines & Equipment on the Farm 10 –3 pm
14 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	15 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Bugs and Slugs 10 –11 am	16 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Caterpillar Kids 4 –5 pm	17 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Awesome Animal Artists 4 –5 pm	18 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Pond Exploration 4 –5 pm Twilight Tour and Wagon Ride 6 :30 –8 pm	19 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Farmer Fridays: Goats 10 –3 pm	20 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide 9 :30 –12 pm Farm Friends Day: Goat Greet 10 –11 am Farm Friends Day: Goat Greet 1 –2 :30 pm
21 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide 9 :30 –12 pm	22 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	23 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	24 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	25 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	26 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	27 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Ice Cream Party! 11 –3 pm
28 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	29 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm	30 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Incredible Insects 4 –5 pm	31 Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored 8 –5 pm Stream Exploration 3 :30 –5 pm	1 Photo Scavenger Hunt: Seedy Business 8 –5 pm	2 Photo Scavenger Hunt: Seedy Business 8 –5 pm	3 Photo Scavenger Hunt: Seedy Business 8 –5 pm Buzzing around the Farm 10 –2 pm Neighbor Day Saturday! 10 –3 pm

August 2022 Events

Tuesday, July 5 : 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

“Branching Out!”

Ages 10 – 13. Time to get digging and get dirty! “Branching Out!” is a hands-on gardening program for...

Wednesday, July 6 : 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

“Branching Out!”

Ages 6 – 9. Time to get digging and get dirty! “Branching Out!” is a hands-on gardening program for...

Friday, July 8 : 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Garden Buds

Ages 4 – 5 with adult. Instill a love of gardening in preschoolers, and maybe even dust off your own green...

Wednesday, July 13 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Incredible Insects

Ages 5 & up with an adult.Check out some cool creepy crawlies on this guided hike with a naturalist, then...

Saturday, July 16 : 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Ice Cream Party!

$10 per person. Life is better with ice cream! Learn how ice cream was made the old fashioned way ...

Sunday, July 17 : 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide

Adults. Enjoy a combination of Japanese oriented walking, meditation, mindfulness, and wellness promotion. Wear comfortable shoes for walking.Cost:...

Wednesday, July 20 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Awesome Animal Artists

Ages 5 – 10.Learn to draw a NJ native animal and create your own masterpiece! Guess the animal of the...

Thursday, July 21 : 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Pre-K Nature on the Farm

Ages 2 – 4 with an adult.Families with pre-K aged kids will take a walk on the trails and around the...

Saturday, July 23 : 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Hook, Line, n Sinker!

All Ages.Fish on! Anglers wanted at Fosterfields. Fish our farm pond using bamboo poles… then throw your catch...

Thursday, July 28 : 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Twilight Tour and Wagon Ride

Adults.Join farm staff for a guided after hours twilight wagon tour of the farm and enjoy a glass of...

Monday, August 1 : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Photo Scavenger Hunt: I’m So Bored

All Ages.Looking for something to do on these lazy summer days? Grab a camera or phone and get the...

Monday, August 1 : 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Dashing Dragonflies

Ages 8 & up with an adult. Learn all about these fascinating mini-predators and go for a walk to the...

Monday, August 1 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Virtual Plant of the Month Club: Marvelous Mint

Ages 6 – 12Who doesn't like mint?! Learn how easy (sometimes too easy) it is to grow mint, what...

Wednesday, August 3 : 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Garden Sprouts: Fruit or Veggie? What’s the Difference?

Ages 3 – 5 with an adult.Is it a fruit or a vegetable? How do you know which is which?! Pick...

Wednesday, August 3 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Toddler Trek: Dragonflies

Ages 2 – 5 with an adult.Zooming dragonflies are the fastest insects in the world , and they are easy to see...

Thursday, August 4 : 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Home School Days: Blooming Bouquets

Ages 6 – 12. Visit the Arboretum's gardens, learn the correct way to cut flowers and successfully arrange them into...

Friday, August 5 : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Farmer Fridays: Turkeys

All Ages.Join the Fosterfields Farmers on select fridays in the summer to learn about the farm. Cost: ...

Friday, August 5 : 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Summer Scavenger Hunt

Ages 2 & up with an adult.The peak of summer is one of the best times to hit the trails...

Wednesday, August 10 : 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

What’s In Bloom Tour

Adults.Explore Willowwood Arboretum with Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, on this guided tour of the gardens and grounds. ...

Wednesday, August 10 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Terrific Turtles

Ages 4 & up with an adult.Come "shell-ebrate" the turtles of the Great Swamp and discover which ones live here.....

Thursday, August 11 : 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch & Learn: Got Pests?

Adults. Got pests in your garden? Worried about borers, flyers and miners? Learn about garden pests and the best...

Friday, August 12 : 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Late Summer Butterflies

Adults.Join experts from the North American Butterfly Association on a walk in the meadows of Bamboo Brook in search...

Saturday, August 13 : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Engines & Equipment on the Farm

All Ages.Check out all of the tools & equipment used around the farm!Cost: Included with price of...

Monday, August 15 : 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Bugs and Slugs

Ages 2 – 5 with an adult. Look under a leaf, inside a flower and up in the air… animals...

Tuesday, August 16 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Caterpillar Kids

Ages 4 & up with an adult.Look under a leaf, inside a flower and up in the air… animals...

Thursday, August 18 : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Pond Exploration

Ages 5 & up with an adult.The pond is alive with aquatic insects! Search for these macroinvertebrates and learn about...

Friday, August 19 : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Farmer Fridays: Goats

All Ages.Join the Fosterfields Farmers on select fridays in the summer to learn about the farm. Cost: ...

Saturday, August 20 : 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide

Adults. Enjoy a combination of Japanese oriented walking, meditation, mindfulness, and wellness promotion. Wear comfortable shoes for walking.Cost:...

Saturday, August 20 : 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Farm Friends Day: Goat Greet

Ages 2 – 4 with an adult. Come to Fosterfields to meet our goats. Learn about what they do on the...

Saturday, August 20 : 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM