Green Day

Join us at Wakeman Town Farm to celebrate Mother Earth and sustainable farming.  

Learn from local fiber artisans how to spin and weave. Wondering where the wool comes from? Watch our friends from Alpacaboose Farm shear our sheep, Cookies and Cream. Local Master Bee Keeper, Jeff Schwartz, will share their wisdom on saving the honey bees, and how kids can help. Learn about how to return nutrients to the soil through composting, either creating your own compost bin with advice from a UConn Master Composter, or channeling your food waste into commercial compost, via the experts at Curbside Compost. Hear from C-Tec Solar how solar energy can help you be more sustainable every day. And, of course, we'll all take part in the traditional Maypole dance with local caller Bill Fischer at 2 p.m. We'll also have a fab local food truck serving lunch!

ANXIETY AND OUR KIDS - A SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT

Anxiety is all too common in children these days. In this community-outreach project sponsored by Epidemic Answers, you can learn more about what you can do to help your child without medication. 

VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE

Join us out in the gardens for our kick-off to the season. We will be discussing all of the exciting things happening this year around the farm and how you can get involved. We will serve some light snacks and refreshments. Interested in sticking around and volunteering for a part of the day? Bring some old shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty, we’ll provide the rest!

New Cookbook Club!

Join the Cookbook Club! Love cooking or just reading about cooking? The Westport Library is kicking off of a new tradition at Wakeman Town Farm's Tim's Kitchen. First up was author Katie Brown in December at Wakeman Town Farm's new Tim's Kitchen. In February, local food blogger Yamani Lal was the guest speaker and shared her love for regional Indian cuisine  Our Speaker in April will be NYC-based gluten-free chef and author Phoebe Lapine who will demonstrate recipes from her bestselling memoir, The Wellness Project,. Click here for more details. 

Spring Wishlist for the Farm

Join the crew at Wakeman Town Farm in celebrating the rites of spring by helping get the farm into tip-top shape! Below is our first annual Wakeman Town Farm Top 10 Wishlist of essential springtime gifts to make our working farm a model of productivity and sustainability. Help a little or a lot — Whatever suits your budget!

●      Mobile Chicken Coop: $500

●      Compost Bin: $1000

●      Rabbit Hutch: $600

●      Livestock Housing: $1,000

●      Raised Vegetable Beds: $500

●      Greenhouse Update: $,1000

●      Aquaponics Growing System: $1,000

●      AV System for Events & Programs: $5,000

●      Tractor with Front End Loader: $17,000

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Kids Farm to Table 101

Kids will learn how to cook what is growing in the gardens at the Farm, as well as a variety of seasonal favorites. Jr. Chefs will make tasty treats, learn proper knife skills, and experience how a kitchen class works in Wakeman’s brand-new commercial kitchen. Click here for more information

EggStravaganza Egg Hunt

Join us at the Farm for our new family-centric event. We'll have an Egg Hunt, an Egg-Toss, a farm-y craft, hot chocolate, and coffee!  $20 per family, cash or check at the gate. E vent will cancel for rain. Click here for more info

CHOCOLATE EASTER EGG DECORATING

Join us for a Chocolate Easter Egg Decorating Class with Aarti of Le Rouge Chocolates at Wakeman Town Farm. All you need is enthusiasm and you will walk away with handmade and handpainted eggs, just in time for Easter! You will paint 6 mini eggs and 1 medium egg. Other items available to purchase separately. Click Here to register

QUICK INDIAN Curries with Calcutta Kitchens' Aditi GOSWAMI

Expand your dinner offerings with Curries with Aditi of Calcutta Kitchens. Enjoy learning to make simple everyday Indian dinners to cook and feed your family. Includes: A quick Sunday chicken curry that you can enjoy through the week, a vegetable curry to go with it, and some delicious rice pilafs! And of course, will we enjoy eating our creations after making them! Click here for more information

Farm Camp Open House

Have you been thinking of having your child spend more time outside this summer breathing the fresh air, learning about nature, sustainability, organic gardening, and animal care?  Wakeman Town Farm is the place to be!  Our summer programs offer children ages 3-17 the chance to have daily hands on interactions with our farm animals, learn about and help care for our organic garden beds, and even try their hand at simple recipes using our bountiful harvest.

Interested in learning more?  We invite you to join us at our OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 9 AM-12 NOON.  Come on by, bring the kids, and see what we are all about!