Blacksmithing

A fully equipped forge for classes and real farm repairs.

About the program

The farm maintains a fully equipped blacksmith shop which provides classes for both students and adults, while also allowing interns to make repairs to buildings and machinery.

What our student-employees do

Work in the farm's fully equipped blacksmith shop
Forge and repair parts for buildings and machinery
Help with blacksmithing classes for students and adults

What they learn

Forging and metalworking
Equipment and building repair
Shop safety
A traditional trade with modern uses

Two students at the anvil in the farm's blacksmith shop, one holding glowing hot steel with tongs while the other strikes it with a hammer — Teamwork at the forge: one student holds the hot steel while the other strikes.

Shaping hot steel at the anvil in our blacksmith shop.

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