The Farm’s biggest fundraiser of the year is upon us, and, from past experience, we know that this sells out lightening fast. Tickets are onsale as of 8:30 a.m. August 17. Click below for information and registration. If you aren’t among the lucky ones to snag tickets to this event, please note that we have two other Farm dinners being scheduled for October. One is with an Oktoberfest theme on 11.14.21 with AMG Catering + Events and the other is a seasonal autumnal dinner with Herbaceous Catering (details coming soon) set for 11.2.21. Thanks for your continued support of Wakeman Town Farm!
Tony Pizza Napolitano’s Pizzas "To Go" Tuesdays 4-7 p.m. all summer!
Starting Tuesday, May 4 from 4-7, Tony will be making his famous 16-inch Wood Fired Cheese Pizzas live at the Farm! These pies are simply the best, made in a wood-burning oven using only top-quality local, organic ingredients + love. To read more about why we love Tony’s pies, click here.
How to order? Simply go to Tony Pizza Napolitano on Facebook, “like” and follow the page. The weekly menu is posted every Monday morning. To order, just Private Message Tony on Facebook for a time slot, and once it is confirmed, you will pick up that Tuesday at Wakeman Town Farm at your designated time. Park along Wakeman Drive and enter through the gate at the red pillars.
How to Raise Milkweeds and Monarchs 8.9.21
Wakeman Town Farm's most popular lecture is back and in person by popular demand. How to raise multitudes of milkweed and Monarchs – the hobby that gives back!
Monarchs, the once plentiful beauties of yard and field, have suffered habitat loss so great that their numbers have dwindled to 10% of their peak population. They are called the ‘poster child’ for pollinator habitat protection, owing to their beauty and the remarkable feat of their annual migration to Mexico and back.
Protecting Monarchs leads us to a wider awareness of the fragility of insect populations, the steady assault on their numbers through the indiscriminate use of pesticides, and the vital role that diverse native species play in keeping our planet healthy. In this talk you’ll learn how to attract a bevy of egg-laying Monarchs to your garden, how to raise the odds by raising the eggs into hungry Monarch caterpillars, and finally, healthy adult Monarchs, as well as some tips on how to grow a variety of different milkweed species to help them thrive.
About the Presenter
Alice Ely, Mother of Monarchs, UConn Advanced Master Gardener, Master Composter, garden coach, and Pollinator Pathway member, is a creator of multiple public and private Monarch Waystations in Fairfield County.
She raises Monarchs for fun and outreach. She finds the sense of wonder that these remarkable creatures inspire, provides a gateway to teach the importance of species diversity, the dangers of widespread pesticide/herbicide use, and how saving the planet starts in our own backyards.
Coat Drive Now thru Oct 10
Imagine fleeing your homeland and arriving in a new country with barely enough clothes to make it through the week. We are working to collect warm jackets + coats and delivering them to Afghan citizens who are now living in CT. If you have coats (in all sizes) cluttering up your closet, please bring them to the collection box at the Gate at Wakeman Town Farm along Wakeman Drive. We will collect the coats and drop them through Westporter Robin Tauck’s and daughter Colleen Leth’s philanthropic initiative. http://tripgiving.org/index.php
Sustainable Goods Eco-Market 7.25.21
Living a more sustainable life can be as easy as Sunday morning.
Join us at Wakeman Town Farm on Sunday, July 25 from 9AM - 1PM for our first Sustainable Goods Eco Market. Rain date is Sunday, August 01.
Pick up breakfast from The Granola Bar truck or a cone from Saugatuck Sweets, while you shop a curated collection of Fairfield County sustainable goods vendors and artisans.
⁃ handwoven baskets and housewares
⁃ local honey
⁃ handmade soaps, body butter and essential oils, skin and hair care products for teens
⁃ candles, bags, clothing, and more.
While you shop green, the kids can enjoy a fun project with our director of education, Chryse Terrill, or visit with the Farm animals. Our animal care expert, Judy Panzer, will be on hand to answer questions for inquisitive young minds.
Live music performances by Fairfield County Music for Youth artists, including saxophonist Bobby Master, classical guitarist Jesse Balcom, steel pan and marimba player Evan Papageore from Jim Royle’s A Team, and string quartet Vision Academy.
NEWLY ADDED: SUMMER FUN FARM CAMP - AGES 6-9
Wakeman Summer Fun Farm Camp - 6-9-yr olds
In this exciting, hands-on, fun-packed farm program, campers will experience life on the Farm by planting, watering, and harvesting veggies. They will have an opportunity to prepare tasty treats with our farm chefs using ingredients straight from the gardens and cooking them up in Tim’s Kitchen or on our outdoor Pizza Oven. Campers will help care for and interact with our farm’s rabbits, ducks, chicken, sheep, goats, and, of course, the Farm’s furry Alpacas.
Campers will learn how to spot bugs, where to look for monarch caterpillars, and how to collect eggs from the chicken coop! They will also enjoy farm crafts and games in this delightful outdoor farm setting.
4 separate 1-week sessions (Pick one or several!)
July 26 - July 29 1:00-3:30pm
August 2 - 5 1:00-3:30pm
August 9-12 1:00-3:30pm
August 16-19 1:00-3:30pm
$375.00 per week
Attainable Sustainable - a moderated panel discussion 7.26.21
Wakeman Town Farm invites you to join us in a discussion on how our individual choices can lead to a less wasteful community. Moderated by Senator Will Haskell, a team of Expert panelists will provide simple actionable items, creative ideas, and tangible examples of everyday choices we all can make to reduce our waste. This event is in conjunction with the Wakeman Town Farm Eco Market, a fun eco-centric market with a summer fair vibe on July 25. More info on the market’s vendors/participants will be available shortly.
About the Panelists
Peter Boyd: Peter Boyd’s work focuses on purpose-driven leadership and system change to a sustainable world. He is Lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment, Lecturer in the Practice of Management at the School of Management and Resident Fellow at the Center for Business and the Environment. Outside Yale, he is a director of REDD.plus, a digital platform to bring UN-registered REDD+ forest carbon credits to a new cross-sector world of purchasers who want to achieve Paris-Agreement-compliant carbon neutrality as they transition to net-zero. Working with these and other partners, he is Founder of Time4Good, helping leaders and teams connect purpose to maximum positive impact. He is former COO of Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room; former Chair of The Energy Efficiency Deployment Office for UK Department of Energy & Climate Change; and former Project Lead for The B Team’s ‘Net-Zero’ initiative, focused on business encouragement of an ambitious Paris Agreement at COP21. Following his first job with McKinsey & Co., his private-sector experience included over ten jobs in twelve years at the Virgin Group, including CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa.He serves as Chair of Sustainable Westport and co-warden of Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Brad Kerner: Public Health expert turned low-waster - Brad is trying to make low waste mainstream through his retail concept called Eco Evolution and his Instagram blog called @the.eco.dude. A former peace corps volunteer and global humanitarian worker (16 years with Save the Children), Brad shifted his focus to making a local impact during the pandemic with his ethical retail concept.
Haley Schulman: After years of experience in the hospitality industry witnessing enormous food waste first hand, Haley Schulman redirected her focus towards more meaningful work with Food Rescue US. As Program Associate with Food Rescue US Fairfield County, she tackles two of the most pressing issues in our society today: food waste and food insecurity. She believes whole-heartedly that simply volunteering one's time can be the most impactful way to leave a local and global legacy.
Alice Ely: Alice Ely, UConn Advanced Master Gardener & Master Composter, Pollinator Pathway promoter, and Gardens Chair at Wakeman Town Farm, loves to talk up the joys of composting. She also coaches homeowners in how to garden via her business, gardenwithalice.com. When she’s not in someone else’s garden, you’ll find her in her own, growing lots of wonderful things with the help of her homemade ‘black gold.’
Andrew Colabella: Andrew Colabella, a proud Westport native, graduated Staples in 2007 and later graduated from UCONN in 2013 with a political science degree. With 15 years of experience working in municipalities, Andrew is a two-term RTM member, currently seated on the environment, public works, public protection and health & human services committees. He is also the co-founder of Plastic pollution project, P3, a grassroots community group that has advocated and help implement the most comprehensive single-use-plastics ban out of 49 states. Andrew is currently seeking re-election for a third term while working full-time as a graduate student and political science graduate assistant at Fairfield University in the fellowship honors program for public administration.
sold out - Pizza on the Patio 7.10.21
Join us for an adults-only "Pizza on the Patio" event, part of a summer series. We'll be stoking the flames on our wood-fired pizza oven, sipping wine under our outdoor string lights. You'll enjoy piping hot individual pizzas made by Anthony of Tony Pizza Napolitano, and a bottle of your choice of 3 wines (which you will select at checkout) from our friends at The Grapevine. Each order includes 2 personal pizzas (you will select at checkout), one bottle of wine (choose either a white, red or rosé during checkout), plus taxes and service fees. Single tickets, and additional bottles of wine or pizzas are also available. Musical guests: Margot + Zach.
Summer Farm hours 9-1 every sat + farm Stand Open every sat 9-2
We kicked off our Farm Stand season this Saturday June 19th! Join us 9am-2pm every Saturday for fresh produce, coffee from Shearwater Coffee, Wave Hill breads, Kneads pastries, Pam’s Jams, Guardians Farm Goat Soap & Lotion, as well as our own WTF honey and logowear. Feel free to visit the Farm during open hours from 9-1 every Saturday as well!
NEW: This year we are excited to be expanding our community offerings by having rotating local guest vendors. To kick things off, we are welcoming Lorenza Arnal, creator of Alma de Mexico, everyone’s favorite line of local homemade Mexican salsas and products and Sk*p (www.skpgen.com , @skp.gen ), featuring sustainably packaged Hair & Body Care line!
Our Fresh Produce Offerings 6/19:
Collard Greens
Lettuce
Kale
Peas
Radishes
Garlic Scapes
Chinese Green Onions
Strawberries (Limited QTY!)
Herb - Tarragon
Herb - Winter Savory
Herb - Rosemary
Herb - Oregano
Herb - Apple Mint
Herb - Lemon Mint
Herb - Lavender
Herb - Sage
Herb - Comfrey
Herb - Camomile
Lovage
BUILD-A-BOARD WORKSHOP - A FOOD + WINE EXPERIENCE 7.28.21
Putting together a well-paired grazing board can be daunting, but after participating in this hands-on workshop you will have the confidence to create your own spread that is almost too beautiful to eat. This is a LIVE workshop inside Tim’s Kitchen at Wakeman Town Farm.
Included:
Disposable palm leaf board
All ingredients (imported cheeses, charcuterie + gourmet accoutrements)
Hands-on tutorial on how to thoughtfully curate & arrange a stunning board
Tips & tricks that will transform the way you entertain so you can enjoy yourself as the host!
A bottle of wine/Prosecco (you’ll get to choose red, white, rose or bubbly) to get those creative juices flowing
This hourlong workshop is lead by Elizabeth Drew of Drewlizcious, LLC. Liz is a caterer and food stylist with an expertise in food & wine pairing.
SOLD OUT - A Very Berry Preserving Class 7.11.21
Beautiful Berries of Summer! This class teaches the Hot Water Bath method of Canning. We'll cover everything you'll need to know about simple canning equipment & food safety, then it's hands-on in the kitchen as we make 2 recipes to take home in mason jars:
-Small-batch Strawberry Jam with Meyer Lemon
-Strawberry Mint 'Shrub' - which is a refreshingly fresh drink base for cocktails & mocktails
Takeaway 1 jam & 1 Fruit Shrub and the confidence to DIY! Canning is a lifelong skill! Once you know how to "preserve" safely, you will take this time-honored tradition with you throughout the seasons, as you "put up" all manner of fruits and vegetables from your garden and/or local farmers' markets.
All Materials Included + Spaces are Limited
Instructor: Pamela Storm Lillis of Cook Up A Storm LLC & Pams Jams
Lillis is a Master Food Preserver, Cooking Instructor, and certified Nutritional Health Coach
postponed to TBD future date - Wood-Fire-Wood - A Farm Dinner to Remember
Our friends at Wood-Fire-Wood sadly informed us ton June 23 hat they are unable to host the planned event at Wakeman Town Farm for July 8 due to a convergence of factors, including lack of staff and supplies, that has left them overwhelmed. We look forward to putting them into the schedule at a later date. We were really looking forward to this one, too!
A Concert Fundraiser for clasp homes 6.26 (6.27/rain)
An evening under the stars at Wakeman Town Farm in Westport to benefit CLASP Homes, presented by Assured Partners, LLC.
This is a private, 100-person outdoor show Sat 6/26, rain date Sun 6/27. 5:00 pm, adults only.
Enjoy a Grateful Dead experience like none other! Bring a lawn chair or blanket. One VIP party area with lighting, table, and comfortable seating for 10 available. Fine food and themed beverages by Marcia Selden Catering available for pre-purchase.
Farm Dinner with NewBrook Kitchen 7.18.21
To reserve your spot(s), please text Danielle at 203.858.7531.
SOLD OUT! Pizza on the Patio 6.24.21
Join us for an adults-only "Pizza on the Patio" event, the first in a summer series. We'll be stoking the flames on our wood-fired pizza oven, sipping wine under our outdoor string lights. You'll enjoy piping hot individual pizzas made by Skinny Pines' Jeff Borofsky and a bottle of your choice of 3 wines (which you will select at checkout) from our friends at The Grapevine. Each order includes 2 personal pizzas (you will select at checkout), one bottle of wine (choose either a white, red or rosé during checkout), plus taxes and service fees. Single tickets, and additional bottles of wine or pizzas are also available. Our musical guests will be Margot + Zach.
SOLD OUT! New Date: Pizza on the Patio 6.5.21
An adults-only event on the Farm, featuring homemade Farm pizza + wine!
Join us for an adults-only "Pizza on the Patio" event, part of a summer series. We'll be stoking the flames of our wood-fired pizza oven, and sipping wine under our outdoor string lights. You'll enjoy piping hot individual pizzas made by Tony Pizza Napolitano, and a bottle of your choice of 3 wines (which you will select at checkout) from our friends at The Grapevine. Each order is for TWO. It includes 2 personal pizzas (you will select at checkout), one bottle of wine (choose either a white, red or rosé during checkout), plus taxes and service fees. Single tickets, and additional bottles of wine or pizzas are also available. PS: If we're lucky, there may be a surprise musical guest.
ZOOM PANEL: ASK US YOUR GARDEN QUESTIONS! 5.17.21
ZOOM PANEL: ASK US YOUR GARDEN QUESTIONS!
It’s peak planting season! Now’s your chance to get those nagging garden questions answered. Sign up for this Pollinator Pathway talk!
Got questions? We’ll do our best to answer them, whether it’s what to plant where, or what’s eating your plant, or how to keep your plants happy and your veggies delicious, sign up, ask your questions and listen in.
Hear what the master gardeners have to say about what’s bugging you in your garden right now.
UConn advanced master gardener Alice Ely, gardenwithalice.com, will be joined by veggie whisperer, gardenfolkllc.com, WTF Farmer and UConn master gardener Ryan Brunelle, who will field your questions in a live zoom format.
Register here.
SOLD OUT! Pizza on the Patio Night 5.27.21
An adults-only event on the Farm, featuring homemade Farm pizza + wine!
Join us for an adults-only "Pizza on the Patio" event, part of a summer series. We'll be stoking the flames of our wood-fired pizza oven, and sipping wine under our outdoor string lights. You'll enjoy piping hot individual pizzas made by Jeff Borofsky's Skinny Pines Pizza, and a bottle of your choice of 3 wines (which you will select at checkout) from our friends at The Grapevine. Each order is for TWO. It includes 2 personal pizzas (you will select at checkout), one bottle of wine (choose either a white, red or rosé during checkout), plus taxes and service fees. Single tickets, and additional bottles of wine or pizzas are also available. PS: If we're lucky, there may be a surprise musical guest.
SOLD OUT! Farm Dinner with Alison Milwe Grace 6.12.21
Enjoy an al fresco feast with Chef Alison Milwe Grace, an outdoor dining experience on the Farm featuring seasonal local bounty. Stroll the grounds and gardens, meet the animals and enjoy an early summer night on the Farm.
June 12, 6 pm-9 p.m. , $135 pp, includes dinner, service, and tax. Tickets will go on sale in May and are limited. If you’re interested in sitting with friends after purchasing your tickets, please let us know here
MENU
FIRST COURSE
Chilled Spring pea and basil soup
Basket of artisan rolls and breads
SECOND COURSE
Spring lettuces, watermelon radish, crunchy chick peas, avocado with basil vinaigrette
ENTRÉE (choose one)
“Lollipop” spring lamb chops, mint chimichurri, spring vegetable “studded” couscous
or
Herb-dusted salmon over asparagus, baby new potatoes, haricots verts and
arugula w citrus-dijon-herb vinaigrette
DESSERT
Individual Lemon-thyme berry “trifle”
BEVERAGES
BYOB adult beverages (glassware, ice and openers and bottles of water will be provided)
NewBrook Farm Dinner 5.16.21
Join the Gals at NewBrook Kitchen for a Six-Course Dinner Tasting Menu
Tables of 2, 4 + 6. Text: 203-858-7531 to Reserve
May 16 @5 p.m.
$125 per person, all inclusive
Questions: (203) 557-6087
Menu
Amuse Bouche: nut + seed toast, purple sweet potato quenelle, cheese tuille, truffle oil
Salad: tri-color cauliflower salad with romancesco, arugula, and hazelnuts
Soup: bone broth pour over with melted leeks, carrot bruniose, and mini meatball
Appetizer: scallop, brown butter, lemon zest, radishes, and micro lettuce
Entree: brisket, braised red cabbage, roasted beets, cranberry juiceDessert: dessert sampler