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Learn how to care for and raise a rabbit. You’ll learn about what different kinds of rabbits there are, what they eat, their anatomy; we’ll visit a rabbit expert, and a rabbit breeder’s competition. This project goes through May.

Rabbits are kept at home, not at the farm. Rabbits may be shown at the County Fair.

Members will meet monthly to learn about different types of public speaking, practice their skills, and workshop a presentation to give at Presentation Day in February. Gold medal winners will continue to Regionals and even to State! In the second half of the year, we'll get further practice and explore impromptu speeches. 

This project is open to members of any age. Meetings are held on the 1st Saturday of the month at 9:30am. There are no additional fees.

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Laying Hens is a great project for younger and new members who want to participate in the farm, but with lower responsibility! The club buys 20-30 baby chicks, and we raise them at the farm to "pullet size"; this is the age just before they start to lay eggs. This takes about 3-4 months, and we raise 2-3 batches of chickens each year. The pullets are then sold to the Peninsula Feed Store as a fundraiser for our club; the store then sells the hens to farmers and backyard chicken keepers. Our hens are prized as they are very friendly after being handled by children so often! A few chickens may also be kept for show chickens for the county fair (members who wish to do this will need to also join the poultry project, will need to care for their show chicken daily, and will need to rehome them at the end of the school year.)

Laying Hens members are on a weekly rotation to care for the baby chicks, which makes it a very nice "introduction to the farm" project. As with other farm projects, youth must participate in farm chores during cleanup days to keep our farm looking beautiful. Meetings will be held when the chicks arrive and when they leave.

Any age may participate; this project is especially popular for new members as it is a low-effort way to start getting involved with the farm.

Members will hike at a variety of local trails beginning with shorter, easy hikes and gradually advancing to moderately difficult hikes. You will learn how to prepare for a hike and Leave No Trace Principles. A docent-led nature walk will also be scheduled in order to learn more about local plants and wildlife. 

Each meeting will be around 2 hours depending on length of the hike. The beginning of each meeting will be dedicated to introductions/icebreaker as well as going over expectations. Members may also propose and plan a hike which will require some work at home to develop their skills in planning and preparing for a group hike.

3rd weekend of the month, alternating Saturday and Sunday. Time based on weather and location. Hikes will most likely be in San Mateo County Parks. Any age welcome.

You will learn and practice basic sewing skills while making garments and other items before Fashion Revue in late April. You will gather your tools and materials for the project, and may use my machines. Projects can be submitted for the Fashion Revue in April and to the County Fair in June.

The gardening project is located up at our farm and is a great way to get into gardening!  In our 8 large raised beds we grow things like garlic, onions, tomateos and more! 

Our farm animals make so much manure! What to do with it? Turn it into compost for our garden! Members will join our Master Composter to learn how we take stinky stuff and turn it into healthy dirt for our plants up at the farm. During the compost meetings, we will learn the basics of how to build and maintain piles. We will study by experience what happens with the compost piles as we add new ingredients, turn the piles, and water. We will learn how to keep our piles hot and how to avoid stinky messes. Turning compost piles is a good workout, so participants should also expect an opportunity to get outdoors and get some good exercise.

This project are open to members of all ages. Meetings are on the first Saturday of the month, 3-5pm, at the farm. Any member who wishes to add manure to the beds must take Composting.

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If you like to be outdoors, this is an opportunity for youth to be outside and learn how to safely operate and maintain archery equipment. Youth will practice shooting at targets and will have the opportunity to enter in shooting competitions. This project is designed for both beginners and advanced archers.

Open to only 9 years+. Space limited.

Learning riflery is not only a great way to learn how to handle a gun but also a great way to learn patience and confidence. The project starts in the fall using BB guns in order to teach rifle safety and aim before switching over to rifles in January. 

Parents are REQUIRED to attend all riflery projects with their child/ren.

Open to only 9 years+. 

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Learn to cook a feast, starting from the basics! Members will get practice before submitting entries to Favorite Foods Day in April and the County Fair in June.

This project is open to members of all ages. 

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Who doesn't love Arts and Crafts? This project is an awesome way to express your creative side, as you use different materials to make lots of different cool items. In December you can take your items to craft fair to sell them for the club.

This project is open to members of all ages.