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  • Spring & Fall Programs
  • Visit the Farm
  • Little Seeds Camp
  • Farm & Forest Camp
  • Lettuce Be Your Farmer
  • Summer Teen Program
  • 2025 Community Farm
  • Parties & Evening Farm
  • Farm-to-School
  • Calendar
  • Adult Programs
  • Recipes
  • Taproot Scholarship
  • Farm Store
  • Environmental Literacy
  • Pumpkin Derby Car - STEM
  • 'Twas the Night Event
  • Children's Books
  • Farm2Farm Telephone Story
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'TwAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HIBERNATION

Join us in celebration of a prosperous season and help put the farm to bed for the winter!

'Twas the night before hibernation, when all through the land, on the farm we gathered, hand in hand. The season complete with hard work and care, cold weather is coming—the land is now bare. Spring, summer, and fall, fun was had every day, through purposeful work and creative play. The projects were many, the harvests were plenty, with learning, laughter, and moments of peace. The north wind has taken leaves from the trees; in the sky there are migrating geese.
No bees or butterflies can now be found; the acorns are buried deep underground. 

Daylight grows shorter, it’s time for rest, as winter draws near, we know we are blessed.

Date: Saturday, December 6 

Time: 11 am – 3 pm 

PDF Information for the Event

Farm Logistics  

  • Map of the Facility
  • Location of Activities 

Educational Material 

  • STORY TRAIL - Following the Carrot Trail - Meet & Greet the Farm Animals & Discover Late Season Crops 
  • STORY:  The Candle and the Bee Late Season Lichens, Moss and Fungi 
  • Traditional Arts: Candle Making 
  • Agricultural: Seed Saving 
  • Kitchen Arts: Food Preservation 
  • Environmental Literacy:  Evergreen vs. Deciduous Trees and Tree Information 
  • Environmental Literacy: Maple Sugaring & Tree Advocacy
  • Wildlife Biology: PA Wildlife in Winter 
  • Ornithology: Winter Birds 
  • Ornithology: QR Code for Merlin Bird ID 
  • Animal Science: Farm Animal Adaptation 
  • Agricultural: Historical Facts about Carrots 
  • Historical/Cultural: PA Dutch Christmas Traditions 
  • Historical: Telephone Story 


Files coming soon.

Heritage Creek Farm & education center

2126 Rissermill Road, Mount Joy

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Come Visit the Farm

To reserve/receive information about field trips, submit the Inquiry Form.  Programs include: homeschool enrichment program, and Oak & Acorns Parent/Child Program. Join us for Community Farm when the farm is open to the public - October 25 and December 6.  Register for Seasonal Farm Camp on Monday, October 13 (Indigenous Peoples Day).  Participate in the 2025 STEM Challenge - Build and Race a Pumpkin Derby Car.