April Vacation Week Camp

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Join our experienced Farm Educators, Arts, and Culinary Instructors for a Vacation Week Camp celebration! We will spend the days visiting our Farm animal friends; learning to cook delicious farm-fresh foods; creating a variety of nature-based crafts and other “maker” activities; playing games; exploring the grounds, gardens and nature trail. Please bring a hearty nut-free snack or two, a reusable water bottle, and wear warm shoes or boots and weather-appropriate outdoor clothes that are OK to get dirty.

Click Here to Register

Japanese for the Home Cook

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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. Let's learn how to make some of the popular dishes that often appear on the table in Japanese households.

Aya was born and raised in Japan and came to the U.S. to go to college. She teaches classes in her own kitchen or yours. When she is not teaching or cooking for private parties, she works as a recipe consultant.

For menu, more info and to register, click HERE

Cooking Around the Globe

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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

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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

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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.

Register

Giving Tuesday is May 5th

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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

Zero Waste Round Table

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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

Our Broken Food System: Pathways to Permaculture

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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!!

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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

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