This spring, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve located at 20 Russell Avenue in Rockport.

Aldermere Farm will host Farm Hands, a free program for youth to practice haltering, grooming, and leading young calves. Participants will learn about agriculture and best practices for handling livestock while providing an important community service to the farm by helping train calves, so they are easier to manage when they are full-grown.  

Farm Hands will run for three consecutive weeks, May 4 through 20th, every Monday and Wednesday, from 3:30-5 p.m. Space is limited. Registration is available at aldermere.org/farm-hands and by calling 207-236-2739.  

Generous support from donors makes this educational program free to every participant, according to MCHT, in a news release.

More information about Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Aldermere Farm is available online at www.mcht.org and www.aldermere.org.