When: Saturday, May 16th Rain date May 17th 9:30AM-12:30PM 12:30-1:30PM Lunch/Discussion Teacher: Jono Neiger Workshop Details: Permaculture is a whole systems design approach for farming, homes, and community. In this workshop we will learn the basics of permaculture, ecological agriculture and agroecology, and explore the ways that Bug Hill Farm is growing small fruit such as […]
When: Saturday May 30 Rain date May 31 9:30AM-12:30PM Teacher: Bonnie Bloom, master herbalist, grower & founder of Blue Crow Botanicals Workshop Details: Using Bug Hill Farm's commercial kitchen & equipment, exploring the farm's fields, woods and greenhouses as living classrooms, Bonnie will lead us in a hands on experiential workshop making delicious, therapeutic syrup from […]
When: Saturday, June 6 Rain or Shine! 10AM - 12:30PM (12:30-1:30PM Optional Lunch) Tom Wessels, ecologist and Professor Emeritus at Antioch University New England, is author of several books including Reading the Forested Landscape and The Myth of Progress. Tom has conducted ecological and sustainability workshops throughout the country for over 30 years. Workshop Details: With Tom as […]
When: Saturday, June 27 Join us for Franklin Land Trust's Farm & Garden Tour! The farm store will be open and complimentary samplings of the farm's berry products will be available. 10% of the farm store's sales of value added fruit products will go to Franklin Land Trust. There will be plants on sale. 10AM, 12PM, […]
When: Saturday, August 1 Rain Date August 2 A day of cooking demonstrations and a delicious lunch buffet inspired by foods from the region with culinary herb expert and author of Wild Flavors, Didi Emmons and local foods pioneer Odessa Piper. Odessa has over thirty years of experience as chef of the farm to table restaurant L'Etoile. Chefs Didi and Odessa will […]
Since our last luncheon & workshop, Tastes of Summer, was such a success, we've invited Chef Odessa Piper back to demonstrate her recipes for sweet and savory pies at an extra, grand finale summer event on the farm! James Beard Award-winning Chef Odessa Piper has discovered delicious combinations of seasonal ingredients encased in pies and tarts. Following a beautiful […]
Women & Food ~ Writing About Our Complicated Relationship with Sustenance, a workshop with writer Jane Roy Brown