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Cooking Around the Globe
Grades 5-7
Wednesdays, 3:30pm-5:30pm
April 15-June 3
Learn cooking techniques, such as basic knife skills, mise en place (recipe set-up), and kitchen etiquette as you create delicious (and simple) recipes highlighting ingredients and spices from all over the world.
We’'ll make a variety of healthy yet delicious recipes and learn about their origins, such as: Asian potstickers, Venezuelan arepas, Middle Eastern falafel and flat breads and American shortcakes with berries and homemade whipped cream…
For more information and registration click HERE
Farm to Table Cooking
Grades 2-5
Mondays, 3:30 pm-5:15pm
March 23-May 4 (no class April 6)
This Farm-themed class is designed with young chefs in mind. Participants join Chef Kathy in Tim's Kitchen to learn new recipes based on the seasons. Our jr. chefs develop lifelong culinary skills, including knife-handling, baking, and using a variety of kitchen appliances and gadgets. They leave the series feeling more seasonally aware and more confident in the kitchen. And, of course, eating what we cook is always part of the fun! spring veggie tarts and pizzas, farm-fresh egg frittatas and a variety of baked goods.
For more info and to register click HERE
Compassionate Engagement for Seniors Living with Dementia
Join us for a coffee talk about ways to support and engage a loved one who has dementia on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m.
It promises to be an uplifting and informative discussion.
The event is free and open to the public, but the organizers would appreciate it if you could register via the link below so they can plan for seating and refreshments.
Cucina Italiana with Vita Pasta Lab
Simple and delicious are the themes for this class, which teaches you how to make fresh Italian dishes that are so good and easy to execute!
Class starts with an antipasto By Vita Pasta Lab.
For more info and to register, click HERE
Giving Tuesday is May 5th
Since closing the Farm to the public, our major sources of income have temporarily dwindled, but our animals still need to eat—and they eat a LOT! On #Giving Tuesday, we're asking100 Farm Friends to donate $20 each to help us raise the money we need to feed our animals for the next few months. We have many mouths to feed, from chickens and ducks to alpacas, sheep, goats and bunnies. Thank you for your donation on #Giving Tuesday.
Click Here to Donate
Pasta Colorata
Learn how to handmake colorful pasta by extracting natural coloring from vegetables.In this unique setting we will learn how to infuse the pasta dough with rich vibrant colors in a natural way.
Class starts with an antipasto By Vita Pasta Lab
For more information and to register, click HERE
Kindergarten Cooks! SOLD OUT
In this multi-session cooking workshop, Kindergarten Chefs will learn culinary techniques while having a blast with Chef and nutrition expert Annalyce Loffredo. Class is limited for the best experience.
Sorry, This Class Is Sold Out
Zero Waste Round Table
Come join a roundtable discussion with RTM Representative Andrew Colabella and Westport teachers Stacy Fowle and Ashley Moran, along with Westport students, to find ways to reduce waste in our town and in your home.
Moderated by our special guest, Will Haskell, CT State Senator. Ms. Fowle and Ms. Moran have led the composting movement in the Westport Public lower schools with the inspiration of their students. Andrew Colabella was the RTM lead petitioner to ban single use plastic in Westport restaurants with the assistance of students who spoke at the hearing.
Come listen to the kids and teachers who inspired the movement and find out how we can join in.
Free and appropriate for all ages.Free & appropriate for all ages, but please register HERE
Encore Class! Social Pasta with Vita Pasta Labs
ENCORE CLASS!
There’s nothing as delicious as fresh pasta, and crafting it yourself is much easier than you might think. Vita will show you how to create perfect pasta dough and flavorful fillings, which you will then transform into beautiful ravioli - tortelli
Click HERE for more info and to register
Support the Farm When You Shop on Amazon
If you’re doing the Black Friday or Cyber Monday thing and shopping on Amazon, please consider using AmazonSmile and support Wakeman Town Farm by following the link below.
When you shop Black Friday deals at smile.amazon.com/ch/27-4127337, AmazonSmile donates to Friends of Westport Parks and Recreation Inc!
Thanks!
Give the Gift of Wakeman Town Farm
This Holiday, Give your kids tthe gift of the Joy of Cooking. New Sessions start in early January
Click Here for classes and registration
Little Farmers parent & child
There’s just nothing cuter than our Little Farmers’ parent + child classes. Wednesday mornings. Choose either 9:00-10 or 10:30-11:30. New session starts Dec 4. Cute kids, nice parents, fuzzy friends. Register here:
Latin Superfoods: Simple, Delicious and Energizing Recipes for Total Health
Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, award-winning author of three cookbooks, will share her healthy and delicious recipes from Latin Superfoods, her latest cookbook in this fun and health-centered class.
For more info and to register, click HERE
Japanese for the Home Cook
Japanese cuisine is not all about sushi. There are so many other delicious Japanese dishes that are simple, healthy, and easy to make at home.
For more info and to register, Click HERE
LOGOWEAR - Just in Time for the Holidays!
Support Local and your favorite Town Farm! Our new logo wear is in and would make a great gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
Please email to for pricing and pick up options. www.wakemantownfarm@gmail.com
Our Broken Food System: Pathways to Permaculture
Our food system is broken. Learn how greenhouse gas from monoculture farming is contributing to climate change. Join us for a discussion about how changing our agricultural practices can lessen the damaging effects. The talk will span soil microbiology, agricultural policy, climate change, grass-fed animal agriculture and a bit of history.
Join Kelsey Brennan for a discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities for American Food Production.
This Lecture is Free and appropriate for all ages, but please register HERE
Kelsey Brennan has bachelor's in Sustainable Agriculture and Global Development from UConn and an MS in Crop and Soil Environmental Science at Virginia Tech
Christmas Tree Sale- One Day ONLY!!
Sat December 7, 10-4
Forget the hustle-bustle of the big box stores. Come to the Farm for a great selection of fresh Douglas Firs, supplied by our dear friends at Gilbertie’s and cut and tied on your car by Staples HS volunteers.
This local tree sale is a community effort that you can feel good about. Besides supporting a beloved local nursery, your purchase will also support educational scholarships at the Farm. You get a fresh local tree and you support local!
A win for all!
Wakeman Town Farm - 134 Cross Highway Westport
Holiday Tree Lighting- A Westport tradition!
You’re invited to the Annual Wakeman Town Farm Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, Dec. 6 from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
It’s a festive, fun and free event for the whole family. In addition to the bonfire, roasting marshmallows and hot cocoa, we’re featuring a variety of local school musicians playing some Christmas and Chanukkah favorites. Join us as we light up the Wakeman tree with fellow Westporters to kick off the season. And…if you’re able, “Be an Angel” and bring an unwrapped gift for the Farm's Al’s Angels Holiday Toy Collection Box.
Holiday Lighting 4:30-6 p.m.
4:30 - Long Lots and Green Farms Elementary School Musicians Play Holiday Tunes
4:45 - Tree Lighting
4:50 - Hot chocolate, cookies, and bonfire with marshmallows
6:00 - Happy Holidays & Goodnight!
Free and open to all!
Thai Noodle and Rice Soups
In this Fall Soup/Noodle Class with North Shutsharawan, Founder of Nit Noi, a local broth company that specializes in delicious and nutrient-rich broths and Thai soups, we will learn to create two soups (one noodle soup and one rice soup) using local organic bounty from area farms, including organic vegetables and pasture-raised animals.
Sorry, SOLD OUT