Beechcreek Farm

11/02/2024

We are so excited to announce all of our farm camps for the 2024-2025 school year. Join us for one or all! Day camps are $60 per child per day. All camps include a daily snack, arts & crafts, science and STEM, outdoor games and animal encounters. A non refundable $25 deposit holds your spot for single day camps. Space is limited. We can’t wait to see everyone at the farm! (Kindergarten to 6th grade)

We also have a date night/outdoor movie night planned so stay tuned!

Preschool Farmers Fun Fridays begins this month. Info post to follow.

11/02/2024

The Santa Experience at the Farm is back! ❤️🎅🏻

Join us for a private 30 min visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the farm, along with Santa’s Christmas pony!
Each session is $250 and requires a $50 non refundable deposit to hold your spot. The deposit is credited towards your $250 total.
Each session includes 10 professionally edited digital photos with full photo release.

November 23 9:00 to 5:00
December 1 Only 4:00 is available**
December 14 9:00 to 2:00

🎄To book your session, please message us with your desired time, name, email and phone number and number of people in your group.🤶🏻

🎄 For multiple families and large groups, please contact us to book an extended time session.

🎄Sessions are being held at our farm location in Gilbert, SC🎅🏻 We are so excited to be working with Mason Jar Photography as our photographer this year.

🎄 Please arrive 10 minutes before your session begins and remain in your car until you are escorted to the Christmas cottage. Late arrivals will forfeit their time slot.

🎄 Did you know that every year when you book a Santa Experience with our farm, we gift several sessions to special families in our community. This year, we have chosen Curing Kids Cancer to support by giving sessions to families and we will be collecting gift cards to be given to families at Palmetto Richland Children’s Hospital. Each family that brings a gift card will receive an ornament from Santa & Mrs. Claus.

We reserve the right to adjust times in the event that there are large gaps in time during the scheduled day.

11/02/2024

The Santa Experience at the Farm is back! ❤️🎅🏻

Join us for a private 30 min visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the farm, along with Santa’s Christmas pony!
Each session is $250 and requires a $50 non refundable deposit to hold your spot. The deposit is credited towards your $250 total.
Each session includes 10 professionally edited digital photos with full photo release.

November 23 9:00 to 5:00
December 1 1:00 to 5:00 (only 4:00 is left)
December 14 9:00 to 2:00

🎄To book your session, please message us with your desired time, name, email and phone number and number of people in your group.🤶🏻

🎄 For multiple families and large groups, please contact us to book an extended time session.

🎄Sessions are being held at our farm location in Gilbert, SC🎅🏻 We are so excited to be working with Mason Jar Photography as our photographer this year.

🎄 Please arrive 10 minutes before your session begins and remain in your car until you are escorted to the Christmas cottage. Late arrivals will forfeit their time slot.

🎄 Did you know that every year when you book a Santa Experience with our farm, we gift several sessions to special families in our community. This year, we have chosen Curing Kids Cancer to support by giving sessions to families and we will be collecting gift cards to be given to families at Palmetto Richland Children’s Hospital. Each family that brings a gift card will receive an ornament from Santa & Mrs. Claus.

We reserve the right to adjust times in the event that there are large gaps in time during the scheduled day.

07/20/2024

A special thank you to our JR camp counselors this week! One of my favorite things about the farm is the opportunity to get to know so many children in our community and watch them grow up! These 3 young ladies did an awesome job helping with camp and I am so proud of them!

07/20/2024

Day 5 JR Farmers Camp/Fun Friday!
We started our day by visiting all of our favorite farm friends. We road horses again, finished our picture frames and had lots of water fun! Pizza for lunch and ice cream sundaes for snack were so yum! We tie dyed tshirts in art. We played lots of water balloon games too.
This was such an awesome group of kiddos. We had the best week and enjoyed every minute with them. We hope to see you at the farm again very soon!

07/20/2024

Day 4 of JR Farmers Camp/ Horse Day & a little water fun!
We had the best day learning about horses. We groomed them, rode Scooter and Frosty and took photos for our frames we made. For snack, we had cosmic brownies. Everyone had a blast on the water blob! We picked figs and made homemade fig jam with figs and honey from the farm.

07/18/2024

Day 3 of JR Farmers Camp/ Rescue Pets Day!
We had so much fun learning about some of the rescue pets on the farm and their stories. We read one of our favorite books, Cookie’s week(everyone loves our cat Cookie). We met guinea pigs and a rabbit and learned about their care. We also met several dogs and we learned about different jobs can have. It was another hot day so we took some inside breaks with board games and playdough. In art we strung beads and also made sensory dough kits. Thurs is the day everyone has been waiting for, horse day!

07/17/2024

Day 2- JR Farmers Camp
Livestock Day!
Today we learned about the livestock on the farm/ goats, sheep, cows, pigs and our llama. We started our day off hanging out with some of our favorite goats before going to feed the cows and sheep. We learned about each animal and what they provide. Everyone watched a video on sheep shearing and then we got to work with sheep’s wool and fiber from llamas and alpacas. In art we made beaded farm animal sun catchers. For snack we made strawberry/raspberry Dole Whip and later walking smores bags that we used the sun to melt our chocolate. In STEM, we divided into teams and created rivers and talked about and how and why the water flowed or did not flow in each creation. We had a relay race and also tried goat cheese and figs. For our science experiment, we made plastic out of cows milk! Can’t wait for tomorrow, rescue pets day!

07/15/2024

A few more photos from today

07/15/2024

Our first day of JR Farmers Camp was a hot one but we still had a great time together learning about all of the birds on the farm. We started our day off with a tour of the family. Visiting our donkey, Lula Mae and the mini horses is always a favorite stop. We learned about the different poultry we have here, identified feathers, observe the different colors of eggs we get on the farm and got to spend some time with some of our favorite chickens and ducks. We compared the yolks/egg of a free range chicken to the yolks of chickens who stay inside of a coop. Everyone learned how to test an egg for freshness and got to weigh different eggs. We painted chickens on canvases in art and also decorated our own water bottles. We had watermelon for snack. We took lots of water and popsicle breaks throughout the day. We played a fun confetti egg toss game. A super excited, brother sister team were our winners!Tomorrow will be livestock day.

07/11/2024

Junior Farmers camp begins on Mon July 15 at 9:00 am. Pick up daily is 3:00. Camp is located in the small white cottage next to the playground. Enter the circle driveway for drop off and pick up. The farm address is 1260 Martin Smith Rd in Gilbert just off of I/20. Please bring a lunch and a water bottle daily. We recommend wearing a hat and sunscreen. Closed toe shoes should be worn. The humidity and sandy soil attracts gnats, we recommend No Natz if needed. This can be purchased on amazon or found locally at Prices Country Store or Wingards. Snack
is provided daily. (Please make us aware of any food allergies) We will have Fun Friday on the last day of camp. No need to bring a lunch. We will have pizza, make ice cream sundaes and have water play activities. Bring or wear a swimsuit under clothes on Fri. Also bring a labeled white t-shirt(a tote bag or pillow case is ok too) to tie dye on Fri. Waivers and info forms will be available to fill out on Mon or can be emailed ahead of time and printed at home. Remaining balance is due on the first day of camp and can be paid by cash, check or venmo. After paying the $75 deposit, your remaining balance is $265 per camper. We look forward to seeing your camper soon. Please let us know if you have any questions. We can’t wait for Monday!!
See you soon!
Jill Ehrenclou

07/05/2024

06/23/2024

How fun!

Pool Noodle Ball Pit to Splash in
So clever!
spotted on Pinterest

06/22/2024

Links to our favorite preschool books and songs from this week have been added below along with the ice cream recipe.

https://freshaprilflours.com/homemade-peach-ice-cream/

06/22/2024

Day 5 Preschool Farmers Camp
Book- The Little Red Hen
Songs- we sang all of our favorite songs from the week and did the chicken dance
Craft- painted pet rock chicks, tie dyed tshirts, bead sun catchers in farm animal shapes
Lunch- we made personal pizzas and had strawberries, blueberries and peaches
Snack- ice cream sundae bar
Animal encounters- We turned the pony and mini horses into magical unicorns and rode them.
Everyone enjoyed one last nature walk around the farm and then we had a blast during water play.
We loved having your little ones at the farm this week and hope to see them again very soon!

06/22/2024

Day 4 Preschool Farmers Camp
Book- My Pony and Molly the Pony
Songs- I am a Rocket Horse, The Farmer in the Dell
Craft- pony bead bracelets
Snack- rocket pop and strawberry iced cookies
Animal encounters- grooming minis and the pony, riding, how we care for horses

06/22/2024

Day 3 Preschool Farmers Camp
Book- Cookie’s Week (This was there absolute favorite! We read it 5 times!!)
Songs- BINGO, I’m so Happy
Craft- finishing our gourd bird houses and painted ceramic bunnies, planted gourd seeds
Thank you Price's Country Store, LLC. for these awesome gourds!
Snack- fruit
Animal encounters- We learned about the rescue pets on the farm and how to care for them. Everyone met a rabbit, guinea pig, rescue dogs and cats. We also learned about Purple Martins and how the bird houses we made are great for them.

06/22/2024

Day 2 of Preschool Farmers Camp
Book- A Squash and a Squeeze
Songs- I’m so Happy!
Craft- prepping and painting gourds to make bird houses
Snack- hay bales (Rice Krispies) and fresh blueberries
Animal encounters- brushing rescue mini horses and mini donkey

06/22/2024

We had best week with our littlest farmers!!
Day 1
Book- The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Songs- Old McDonald’s Farm, The Farmer in the Dell
Craft- painting story spoon puppets to retell today’s story and handprint goats on canvas
Snack- We made vanilla peach ice cream with fresh peaches from JCQ Farms
Animal encounters- visiting the goats and other livestock on the farm

06/15/2024

Stop by for some of the cutest children’s clothes and products. They have a free story time that is so sweet. The next one is June 26!

06/14/2024

Day 5 Horse Lovers Camp
We wrapped up an awesome week with this super group of kiddos. Today was full of all the things that make the best childhood memories. Ponies, pizza, ice cream, tie dye, water games and sprinklers! We started our day by visiting all of our favorite animals one more time and of course feeding the cows. We rode Scooter & Frosty one last time and as a STEM activity we built an obstacle course for the mini horses. This was such an awesome group. Thank you for sharing your kiddos with us this week. We hope to see you all again really soon at the farm❤️

06/14/2024

Preschool/K5 camp starts on Mon. We still have a few open spots. Share or tag a friend. This is a great way to get to know our Little Farmers program we do during the school one Friday each month. If you cannot make the whole week, you can sign up for a few days and we can prorate your fee.
Ages 3 to 5
Yay! We are opening up a camp for our preschool/K5 kiddos in June!! Only 10 spots available. June 17-21
Don’t miss out!
**** Preschool/rising K5 only JR Farmers- 3, 4 & 5 year olds- This will be an early childhood JR Farmers 1/2 day camp from 9 to 12:30. Lots of early childhood crafts, games, learning centers and experiences on the farm just like the big kids! Snack is provided. Please bring a bag lunch and water bottle. Kindergartners may also attend the full day camps if you choose.
$240 for the week. $75 non refundable deposit to hold your spot

Grab your boots and get ready to get dirty! This camp is designed for children in grades K5 to 6th that are interested in learning what it’s like to live and work on a farm! Our Junior Farmers Camp offers hands on experience working with and caring for our awesome rescues and other farm animals. Campers will walk away with a new perspective on farm life and understand how rewarding caring for farm animals truly is, but most important of all, they will have FUN!
Topics of each day will include:
~Chickens Ducks Turkeys
~Horses and Donkeys
~Goats Sheep Alpacas Llamas
~Cats and Puppies
~Gardening and Bunnies
Your child will also enjoy a craft, cooking activity and science experiments each day related to each animal topic. Please bring a bag lunch and water bottle. A farm fresh healthy snack will be provided .

Snacks, ice cream and popsicles will be served at all camps. Please bring a lunch and water bottle. Pizza lunch will be served on the last day/Friday of each camp week. We will have all new arts & crafts, cooking, science and STEM, games and of course animal encounters daily. Each week will involve different activities. Join us for one week or all three.

Space is limited to ensure personal attention and small group learning. Due to a very busy farm schedule this summer, we are only able to offer three weeks of camp this year.
Ages kindergarten to 6th grade and early childhood JR Farmers for ages 4 and 5.
Please message us to get your child signed up

06/14/2024

Fun Friday tomorrow! 🐴🍕🍦

06/13/2024

Day 4 Horse Lovers Camp
We started our day visiting all of favorite mini horses and donkey. Everyone rode a horse and pony before heading back to finish our photo collages. We learned about different horse sports. They had a great time playing kickball. Our snack today was fresh watermelon and delicious local peaches from JCQ Farms We started a new art project which we will finish tomorrow before beginning our Fun Fri activities. This week has flown by!

Don’t forget your bathing suit and something to tie dye. We will provide lunch tomorrow.

06/12/2024

Day 3 of Horse Lovers Camp-
Today we learned all about feeding the horses and how to give them a bath. Everyone loved giving out hay and even fed the cows. We toured the feed room and learned about feed, supplements and the first aid kit. They took turns helping to bath one of the Quarter Horses and one of the mini horses. We started a photo collage canvas in art and will finish tomorrow. They really enjoyed their pudding pops they made yesterday. We also had a chance to visit with some of the other farm animals before riding. This has been such a fun group!