There’s nothing so delicious as fresh pasta, and crafting it yourself is much easier than you might think. Chef Vita Palmeri will show you how!
For more info and to register, click HERE
Family Fun Day
Family Fun Day is ON. There will be plenty of Ice Cream, Lemonade and water to help beat the heat. Melissa and Doug Toys will have water play tables for the kiddos and we’ll still have all of the crafts and games!
Join Wakeman Town Farm’s annual down-home family event for kids and families of all ages on Saturday, July 20th from 11:00am to 3:00 pm
Click HERE for more details
Beginner Indian Cooking
In this casual lunchtime class, led by Indian Home Cook Parul Kamboj, we will learn to make Navratan korma, a rich korma made with 9 gems, such as mixed veggies, dried fruits, and nuts.
Navratan korma is commonly found on the Indian restaurant menus. It makes a great side dish to include for parties or when one has guests at home. It has a unique blend of many flavors, tastes and textures.
For more info and to register click HERE
Insect Photography Workshop
Come learn from an expert how to take fascinating insect photos with your favorite camera or camera phone – and participate in a citizen scientist project documenting pollinators at the Farm! Rain date August 18.
Click HERE for more info and to register
Cook Book Club: Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals
Even if you love to cook, the last thing you want to do at the end of a long day is wash a sink full of pots and pans. Hero Dinners gives you the superpower to make delicious, well-balanced meals using fresh, wholesome ingredients—all in just one sheet pan or skillet.
Join Westporters Marge Perry and David Bonom as they discuss and give demos from their new book, Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day.
Tuesday, July 23
7:00-8:00pm
In partnership with The Westport Library
Summer Farm Apprentice Program for Gr. 6-12
How lucky are we that Farmer Farah, a legendary local farmer and green foods movement advocate is heading up one of our beloved summer teen programs. If you have a child grades 6-12, they won't want to miss it! Join Farmer Farah for an Authentic Hands-On Summer Farm Adventure
For Teens Grades 6-12
Farah is an educator vested in teaching kids about the local food system and the how real food gets to us through chats and live experiences.
Capturing What Matters: A Photography Workshop for Parents
Join us on the Farm with Photographer Anna-Liisa Nixon as she teaches the artistic and technical basics of using your DSLR camera to capture the fleeting moments of childhood. For more info and to register, click HERE
NEW CAMP SESSION!! Ages 3-5
You asked, we added it! We’re thrilled to offer an afternoon camp session for ages 3-5. June 24th-28th from 1pm-4:30pm
Register HERE
Chef Dinner with Frederic Kieffer
This very special Chef Dinner Series event features a seasonally inspired four-course menu from Executive Chef Frederic Keiffer of Artisan restaurants and celebrates the bounty of the summer season in Connecticut.
Click HERE for more info and tickets
Summer Camp!
Summer Camp Registration will open on March 13. Click Here to see our summer camp dates and descriptions
Tea with Busy Little Bee
What could be more fun than a springtime garden party on the Farm’s Great Lawn?
Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sons, and daughters are all welcome at this caregiver/child event! While all are welcome, the activities at this tea party are most suitable for children ages 4 to 8.
For more information and to register, please click HERE
The Simple Way to Compost
At the farm, today’s trash is tomorrow’s treasure! Learn to compost, right at home, and keep what belongs back in the ground, out of the landfills. Come to our FREE workshop to learn the simple way to compost at Wakeman Town Farm, October 8 from 7 to 8 pm. It’s free, it’s easy, and it’s good for the earth. For more info, click here
Goats At Work!
On August 21, we welcomed Green Goats and two of the finest in their herd to Wakeman Town Farm.
The goats’ grazing will help sustainably maintain Town land surrounding a retention pond south of the Farm and will permanently remove invasive plant species, maintain a natural habitat for wildlife, and beautify the area: all without the roar of a lawnmower or the spray of a chemical. They should also make for some fun “goat spotting” along Wakeman Drive!
You can stop by the Farm during visitor hours or take a walk down Wakeman Drive next to the Farm to see if you can spot the landscaping goats. They will be working the area until the end of the growing season this fall.
Just remember for their health and yours, please do not feed or pet the goats!
For more info on Green Goats check out their website here
Happy Chickens and gratitude!
We're so grateful to the Westport Woman's Club for their continued support of The Farm! We so appreciate the grant that enabled us to build a chicken tractor that allows our feathered friends to move around the farm safely, eating worms, grubs and even ticks, and fertilizing along the way, all without threat of predators! The Woman's Club and Westporter Robin Tauck also generously donated funds to help us build our wonderful greenhouse a few years back!
A HUGE thank you!
Wakeman brings out the best of humanity! Our friends Ginger Donaher, Jim Donaher and the Gault Stone & Landscape Supplies family generously donated stone for a beautiful new entry at the farm.
Following their lead, Scott Rose of Jaysky Landscape and Excavation and Cleber Ramos - Patios and Walks donated their time and expertise to install it. We are humbled.
Cookbook Club
Bored by the same old salad? Learn to think about vegetables creatively from Ilene Rosen, co-author of Saladish: A Crunchier, Grainier, Herbier, Heartier, Tastier Way with Vegetables. Click HERE for more info
Partner: Westport Library
Summer Camps!
Our summer camps are in full swing! Check out all our amazing camps here
Ricotta Making with Fairfield Cheese Co
Join us at the farm as our friends from Fairfield Cheese Company teach you how to make fresh, homemade ricotta! Enjoy some wine and laughs during the process. We'll finish out the evening by enjoying our ricotta with local, fresh, seasonal produce. For more info or to register, click here
Herbal Container Gardening
Join us at the farm to plant your own herbal container to take home and learn the basics of growing herbs. Click here for more info