Seedlings with CFIN

This program is intended for young children (ages 5 and under, primarily geared towards 2-5 years of age) and a caregiver.  In 2025 we are offering two multi-season cohorts on both Fridays and Sundays. These will both be held every other week and can be combined to build a program of weekly gatherings.  Our two main cohorts will be: Late Winter/Spring and Late Summer/Autumn; we will hold a short summer session as well which will be open for individual sign ups (the 4 week summer session is not included in the full year sign-up)
All Seedlings gatherings will take place from 9:30-11:00AM; they will include facilitated exploration activities, creative free-play in nature, and community building through shared experiences, story, and song. All Event Leaders have a background in nature-based early childhood education.
Events will take place at our Freetown Farm (8000 Harriet Tubman Lane, Columbia, MD) and Green Farmacy Garden  (8210 Murphy Rd., Fulton, MD) locations.
In order for the focus to be on our youngest community members, we ask that older siblings (6 and up) be otherwise occupied for the morning and not attend the sessions.  Younger siblings are welcome (as are sign-ups by families with infants --children under the age of two--).  Each Seedlings Cohort must have a minimum of 10 families signed up to run.
Seedlings dates for our Winter/Spring Semester; register for Fridays-8 sessions, Sundays-6 sessions, or Friday-Sunday Seedlings - 14 sessions total:
Sunday, February 2
Friday, February 7
Sunday, February 16
Friday, February 21
Sunday, March 2
Friday, March 7
Sunday, March 16
------New Spring Members will receive invitations for the following dates:
Friday, March 21
**updated: Sunday, March 30th
Friday, April 4th
Sunday, April 13th
Friday, April 25th
Friday, May 9
Sunday, May 18th
Friday, May 23rd

Our Summer Sampler will be a 4 week block of Friday Seedlings, all gatherings held at Freetown Farm, 9:30AM-11:00AM; the Summer Sampler will be open for individual event or full session sign-up; dates: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1; registration begins June 1

Friday and Sunday sessions will be back for our late Summer/Autumn Session:
Friday dates in autumn: 09/05, 09/19, 10/03, 10/17, 10/31, 10/14
Sunday dates in autumn: 09/14, 09/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/09, 11/23

Register for our 2025 Programming --including Seedlings--here