THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
St. Patrick's Day Baking
This Event Has Been Cancelled
Kids' Cooking Parties at the Farm
At a Wakeman Town Farm cooking party, kids learn real-world cooking techniques while having a blast. We incorporate fresh and seasonal ingredients whenever possible, and our party guests learn valuable lifelong kitchen skills and healthy eating habits.
For more information and to book your party, click HERE
How To Get Started Raising Chickens
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Learn all the basics on how to start and raise a flock of chickens in your own backyard!
Join experts Bruce Benedict and Sarah Mastrobattisto to learn everything you want to know about starting and raising your own backyard flock. Bruce will walk you step-by-step through choosing the best coop, breeds and feeders for you to keep your flock happy and healthy. Sarah will guide you through feeding your birds from baby chicks to laying hens and all their nutritional needs along the way.
New CSA Partnership with Gazy Brothers Farm
Local farms need all the support we can give them, and Wakeman Town Farm has a new way to help. Because our own garden isn’t quite big enough to provide all the produce you love, we’ve partnered with fourth-generation Gazy Brothers Farm. Coming this spring, weekly CSA shares of fresh local produce will be delivered right to our farm every Thursday.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE is Feb. 14
For More info click HERE
Empowerment Through Self-Care: A Workshop for Women
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
As spring awakens, join us for a special day of immersive mind-body wellness and personal reflection.
In this relaxed setting, learn how to build more lasting self-care techniques into your busy life:
Use daily guided AFFIRMATIONS to program your mind in a positive way Build MEDITATION practices into your day and use many resources available online Understand shopping and cooking techniques for optimal NUTRITION Organize and arrange your surroundings to make your house a MINDFUL HOMEUnderstand the benefits of JOURNALING and develop your own writing schedule Use VISION BOARDING to clarify and maintain focus on your life goals
In addition, an hour of YOGA will be led by Cynthia Davis.
Cynthia is a Baptiste yoga practitioner who trained with the Africa Yoga Project.
A plant-based organic LUNCH will be provided, as well as snacks, water, coffee and tea.
Cost is $189 per person
Presented by:
Stef Richthammer CHC, CLC
Empowered You
Health and Life Coaching
203-692-5447 empoweredyouhealthcoach@gmail.com
LeeAnn Weaver
Yourself at Home
Residential and Lifestyle Organizing 203-400-7836
leeann0450@gmail.com yourselfathome.com
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SUMMER CAMP 2020
2020 Summer Camp
Please note: Registration through Westport Parks & Recreation is not yet available due to Town closures. As soon as we know if/when camps are coming online, we will post the info here. Click here
April Vacation Week Camp
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
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
3rd Annual EGGstravaganza
This Event Has Been Cancelled
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!