Happenings
Registration June 17th through Wesport Parks & Rec.
This service-oriented teen apprentice program for 6th-9th graders is focused on fulfilling the Farm's mission to serve the needs of the community
Click HERE for Teen Summer Service Program sessions and info
Head down to the Farm and spend some quality time with your youngster while safely connecting to other moms and children in the community. Intimate group sizes of no more than 8 families provide an enriching experience while visiting with the animals and exploring the organic vegetable gardens. We’ll spend time outdoors sampling what is ripe on the vines, seeing whether there are eggs in our nesting boxes, and visiting with our favorite Farm friends, including our brand-new juvenile alpaca sisters Dahlia and Marigold!
Each session is $200 for four weeks, and meets each Tuesday or Thursday from 9-10 AM for four weeks. Registration includes one parent/caregiver with one child between 0-3 of age. If you plan to bring a sibling, there will be an additional $100 charge for the four weeks for that sibling.
Note: Limited availability. Social distancing, hand washing, and temperature checks will apply. All participants must wear masks when they are within six feet of others and when entering the facility to use the restroom. We have a new outdoor sink for hand washing.
Cost: $200 per first child. $100 per sibling.
Sessions:
Tuesday Session 1: June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21
Thursday Session 1: July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23
Tuesday Session 2: July 28, August 4, August 11, August 18
Thursday Session 2: July 30, August 6, August 13, August 20
Click here for info and registration
A handy guide with visuals created by Wakeman Town Farm’s Senior Interns Tallula Goldberg and Ben Spector. Click here.
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This is a sad day for us at the Farm, as we announce that we will not be hosting our popular Farm Camps due to the various restrictions placed upon camps by the State, the limited number of children that could be served, the challenges of social distancing with little ones, and the unknowns related to pediatric reactions to the virus. When we are able to reopen safely, even in a restricted fashion, you will be the first to know, as we will post all updates here.
Rest assured, we are working hard on some novel ways to safely bring limited numbers of people back to the Farm, including private tours/experiences, private family/corporate Farm visits, outdoor curbside pizza pickups, and small-group apprentice programs for students in middle school and up, as we are confident that older students will be able to understand and comply with distancing and safety protocols.
In the meantime, we miss all of our campers, staffers and instructors! If you miss us, too, please consider purchasing a T-Shirt to help us defray the costs of keeping the Farm thriving and our animals fed + healthy during these trying times until we can welcome you back. Thank you! These Alpaca T-shirts will show your Wakeman pride. They are a super-soft cotton blend in a heathered grey-green with cream lettering. Click here to order. $22.50 each. Stay strong, friends. Brighter days are ahead.
An easy summer meal with oh-so-many variations. Join Chef Lauren Costello for a class teaching some of our favorite recipes for tartines with various toppers! Click here to register.
HEALTHY BURRITO BOWLS
In this online class, you will make an nutritions Mexican-inspired dinner that the whole family will enjoy! Click here to register.
THAI RICE BOWLS
This new weekly online cooking series is designed to take the pain out of the question, "WTF Am I Going to Make for Dinner Tonight?" Our guest chefs will help you prepare an easy and delicious entree that's enough for a family of 4-6. The class is from 4-5:30 p.m., so when you're done, pour yourself a glass of wine knowing that dinner is ready to be served! We'll supply you with an advance recipe list that you can knock out while you're doing your weekly shopping. We'll also supply you with a Zoom link good for one person.
In this ZOOM class, you will prep and prepare an entree that will feed four-to-six people. This class focuses on making a healthy and colorful Thai rice bowl. It's a delicious layering of a ground meat mixture (turkey), refreshing cabbage slaw, and plenty of Asian-inspired flavors. To register, click here
For details and registration, click here
Hi from Tim’s Kitchen! Our Farm Kitchen may be closed, but we haven’t stopped cooking. Our in-house culinary instructors have put together some simple and delicious recipes for you to try at home.
Click HERE to see the videos and to get the recipes
Wakeman Town Farm's Alice Ely a UConn Advanced Master Gardener and Master Composter shows us what we can weed right now! Getting a headstart on removing Bittercress from your yard and garden will save you a lot of time this summer! Check out the video HERE
March 11,2020
Dear Westport Families,
We have just learned that a number of Westport parents and Westport Public School students, in schools throughout our district, were in contact with an individual presumed to be positive with coronavirus. Based upon discussions with and at the direction of Mr. Mark Cooper, Director of Health for the Westport Weston Health District, the Westport School District will be closed until further notice following today’s regularly scheduled dismissal. This includes all after-school and evening activities, including athletics. We will immediately begin deep cleaning our schools and in conjunction with the Westport Weston Health District will be consulting with state and federal officials.
Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Sincerely,
David Abbey
Interim Superintendent of Schools
Click HERE to read the above letter on the Westport Public Schools website
Join us for this year’s major events!
EGGSTRAVAGANZA
APRIL 4/5 (RAIN DATE)
SPRING FARM OPEN HOUSE
MAY 9
TEA WITH BUSY LITTLE BEE
JUNE 6/7 (RAIN DATE)
FAMILY FUN DAY - WITH BEER GARDEN
JULY 11/12 (RAIN DATE)
HARVESTFEST
SEPTEMBER 12
OKTOBERFEST BEER GARDEMN
OCTOBER 10/11 (RAIN DATE)
HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
DECEMBER 4
Cancelled Until Further Notice
Together At The Table - Westport is a speaker series presented by the Jordan Porco Foundation to help raise mental health awareness.
Join us for one or all three of this 3-part speaker series
SPEAKER SERIES INFORMATION
*Thursday, March 19th, 10:30-12:30 Dialectical Behavior Therapy*
Jenna Kiske, The Dialectical & Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center, LLC
Jenna Kiska is a licensed clinical social worker. She has proficiency in both Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and is fluent in making use of these two behavior therapies with children, adolescents, families, and adults in a variety of different settings, including inpatient, residential, and outpatient.
*Tuesday, April 28th, 10:00-12:00 Failure to Launch, Sarah Kate Venison*
Sarah Kate Venison, LMFT, Therapy and Consultation for Children and Adults
Sarah Kate Venison, or Kate, is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Westport, Connecticut with over 15 years of experience in community agency, private practice, mental health advocacy, and prevention work
*Tuesday, May 19th, 10:00-12:00 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety Disorders*
Amy Cawman, LCSW
Amy Cawman, is a Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Westport who works with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety-related problems, including phobias and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Questions?
Contact |Marisa Giarnella-Porco | Jordan Porco Foundation | 860-904-6041
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
This Event Has Been Cancelled
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
