Horn Farm Center, 4945 Horn Road, York, will offer several programs. There is a fee, and registration is required by calling 717-757-6441, emailing education@hornfarmcenter.org or visiting https://hornfarmcenter.org.

Animal Tracking will be offered on Sunday, May 7, as part of the Horn Farm Center's new Windows to Wild Lands series, taking place from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month. The series offers entry-level, hands-on lessons in age-old primitive skills. On May 7, participants will learn how to use their five senses and pattern recognition skills to gather information from the imprints an animal leaves on an area. The program will focus on tracking (identifying footprints), trailing (looking for disturbances), and signage like hair, bone, and scat.

A May Foraging Walk will be held on May 7 from 10 a.m. to noon, giving community members an opportunity to learn about the foods and medicines found at this time of year in the natural world. The program will also emphasize ethical foraging and ways of giving back to the land from which one takes. Beginners and experienced foragers are welcome.

Sweet Potatoes 101 will be offered on Wednesday, May 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. Attendees will learn techniques used at the Horn Farm when growing sweet potatoes for distribution through the farm's CSA program. Topics will be ground preparation and bed formation, irrigation, weed and pest management, harvesting, curing, storing and preparing, and starting slips (baby sweet potato plants) versus buying them. The program will include hands-on practice in ground preparation and bed formation, and each participant may take home 10 to 15 slips.

Horn Farm will host an Understanding Your Garden Q&A on Thursday, May 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. This session will consist of conversations based on the questions that participants submit. The group will spend time looking at relevant spaces on the farm, and attendees should bring their walking shoes and a water bottle. Potential topics include soil biology; botany and plant health; weed and insect identification; garden design, techniques, and management; watering and irrigation practices; and harvesting and processing.

A Spring Foraging Foundations Weekend will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. This weekend-long session will provide foundational knowledge for those interested in finding and gathering wild food and medicine. Attendees can expect a diverse array of lectures, conversations, general plant walks, hands-on exercises, and opportunities for tasting both raw and prepared wild foods. A list of needed supplies is available at the aforementioned website. The price of the class includes both days of instruction. Early registration is encouraged, as class size is limited.

Botany for Gardeners will be offered on Saturday, May 20, from 9 to noon. Gardeners will explore plants' inner workings and cycles of growth and reproduction and delve into the primary plant families of the vegetable garden. This program will include classroom instruction and a field walk. Bring a notebook and dress for the weather and walking.