Overlook Farm's Women's Lambing Programs
Become part of life’s renewal with the annual birthing of the lambs while you enjoy the beauty, peace and serenity of Overlook Farm, located in Rutland, Massachusetts. Print Women's Lambing brochure and registration application.
These programs bring women together to share and work with one another while exploring the struggles faced by people around the world. The program focuses on lambing, the rhythms of a working farm and Heifer's participatory development model. 
Women of all backgrounds, experiences and skill levels are welcome to register. We encourage you to consider inviting a special woman in you life: mother, daughter, sister or friend.
Activities include:
• A mini-course on birthing and pre- and post-natal care of lambs
• Birthing checks
• Exploring Heifer's Cornerstones and hunger and poverty issues
• Preparing a meal in the Global Village, a site complete with animals, gardens and homes representing several countries in which Heifer works such as Guatemala, Peru, Thailand and Tibet.
• Performing daily farm chores, such as caring for the animals
Guests will stay on Overlook Farm in a climate-controlled bunkroom. Each bunkroom has four bunk-beds with a potential of eight people to a room. Each room has private bathrooms.
All 2008 lambing programs in Rutland, Massachusetts are fully booked. Please, consider attending the lambing programs offered at Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas.
Women's Lambing 2008 Programs - Sold Out
Session One: April 27-30 - Sold Out
Session Two: April 30-May 3 - Sold Out
Session Three: May 3-6 - Sold Out
Session Four: May 6-9 - Sold Out
Women's Lambing Program Requirements
Minimum Age: 18
Per Person Tuition Fees: $250
Tuition Fee Includes: Educational programming, work projects, lodging and meals (dinner the first night to lunch on the last day)
Offered: April 27-May 9; program begins at 2 p.m. on the day of arrival and continues until 1 p.m. on the day of departure.
To register, download and complete an application and return it to the Reservations Office. For more information, email the Reservations Office or call (508) 886-2221. Due to the demand, we ask that you only register to attend the Lambing Program one time.* Openings are limited so plan ahead!
|
