The Lands at Hillside Farms | Local, Sustainable, Educational Non-Profit Farm

Dr. Douglas J. Ayers

“The Earth and all its creatures are a gift and a responsibility to be cared for by us.”

Dr. Doug Ayers was born in Wilkes-Barre and attended Coughlin High School and King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. His childhood was spent primarily on his family farm, which is nestled in the deep mountains of State Game Lands #57 in Noxen. Here he bonded with nature and the outdoors while working on his father’s cattle farm.

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About the Lands at Hillside Farms

The Lands at Hillside Farms is a historic, non-profit 501(c)(3) educational dairy farm located in Trucksville, Pennsylvania. Hillside’s mission is to teach life choices that are healthy, practical, and sustainable.

Hillside is run by a small, dedicated staff and governed by a volunteer board of directors .

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Education Animals

We are excited to present you with a unique invitation to support Hillside Farms' education animals! Annual sponsorships will help offset the costs for the care, feeding, bedding, and overall wellness of our education animals here at the farm. Read more here.

Anyone interested in sponsoring can email Chet Mozloom at chet@hillsidefarms.org.

Dairy Store

The Lands at Hillside Farms Dairy Store is not a place, it is an experience. Here, you can shop at a centralized "local food hub" that sells over 100 products such as artisan cheese, "true local" raw honey, certified organic vegetables, fresh baked goods, jellies, jams, salsas, syrups, and hand crafted chocolates.

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Volunteer

The Lands at Hillside Farms is blessed with a group of hardworking volunteers who measure their day by progress, not hours. Our volunteers selflessly serve to accelerate and enhance this extraordinary endeavor, investing sweat-equity and skills in a variety of areas such as gardening, animal care...

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Events

A bounty of farm and nature focused events waits you! Join us for a guided walk through the pastures, hang with the dairy herd, learn fascinating facts of local history, create a rag rug, learn to make cheese and butter, enjoy a tractor wagon ride under the stars, watch family-friendly movies in the Coach Barn...

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Care Farming Services photo

What Is NEPA's Summer In The City?

"NEPA's Summer in the City" is an organization founded in 2022 meant to assist causes in the NEPA region while offering youth leadership development opportunities that combine their outside interests with philanthropy.

Throughout the summer, the SiTC team will be working closely with The Lands At Hilside Farms to fundraise for our Care Farming Services Program (formerly known as Children's Grief Camp) to help disadvantaged youth have a fully-funded, week-long healing experience this summer.

Learn about sponsorships and how you can help!

Summer Farm Camp
Green Guides Programs
Care Farming

Summer Farm Camp

Now in its 17th season, we are excited to offer our most enjoyable and educational experiences ever. Summer Farm Camp combines exercise and activities while keeping education challenging and fun. We look forward to welcoming your child(ren) to Hillside's Summer Farm Camp!

Open for students entering grades 1-8 for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Download our flyer here.

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Green Guides Programs for Vulnerable Youth

Green Guides, an educational, therapeutic program for autistic and other at-risk youth throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Specifically, Green Guides provides for a safe, structured, supportive environment that features nature-based programs and activities related to science, math, history, horticulture, animal husbandry, and sustainable agriculture.

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Care Farming

This camp is open to children ages 6 to 14 who have recently experienced the loss of a loved one through illness, accident, homicide or suicide. We also serve children who are in foster care or kinship care due to neglect or abuse as well as children living with family addiction. According to the National Alliance for Grieving Children, those children who suffer a significant loss are at a greater risk for depression, suicide, substance abuse, and poverty.

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Thank you for supporting our animals and planting the roots for a lifelong love of farm-based learning.