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5/6 - 10/3/19
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Join us for a unique garden education program that teaches adults how to grow their own food in a fun, supportive, and cooperative learning environment through weekly lessons and hands-on garden work. Learn to plant, cultivate, harvest and preserve produce and take home as many fresh vegetables as you can grow. Choose a morning or evening class!
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5/20 - 6/7/19
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"Highly relevant to professionals as well as nonprofessionals. You somehow managed to change my perspective on leadership, the food system, and activism, all in one course."
- Sylvia G., 2018
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6/1/19 9:30am - 6/2/19 2:00pm
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A weekend of pasture management, livestock integrations, and agroforestry systems.
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6/3/19 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Learn how to increase the productivity of your farm compost, manage piles for pathogen kill and organic certification, and boost the microbial inoculum to improve fertility in your farm fields.
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6/4/19 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Learn all about the right perennials, annuals, foliage plants, and even edibles to grow in a planter for a shady nook. We will have lots of plants for your selection, nice pots to choose from and some snacks and beverages to make your time at the greenhouses fun and productive.
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6/6 - 7, 19
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The goal of Future of Women in Food Entrepreneurship 2019 is to bring together women and men in the farm and food industries and provide them with the tools, resources, and mentorship needed in growing socially responsible businesses.
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6/8/19 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Grow your own herbs while improving your vegetable garden and bringing more pollinators to your yard!
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6/8/19 11:59pm
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'The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) will be hosting their annual “It Takes a Region” conference in Jersey City, NJ on November 8th, 9th, and 10th! They are looking for workshop sessions that tackle systemic issues and prioritize the leadership and voices of those most impacted by the issues discussed. This would be a great opportunity to showcase your organization’s or personal efforts to address the inequity in our food system. The deadline for submitting the proposal is June 8th, 2019 at 11:59 Eastern time. Click here for more details.
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6/9/19 10:00am - 11:30am
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Back by popular demand, these “weed walks” will introduce you to medicinal plants commonly found on Vermont’s working lands and introduce you to nature-based medicine.
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6/11/19 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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In this class, we will focus on making a hanging basket to hang in a shady area. Learn all about the right perennials, annuals, foliage plants, and even edibles to grow and hang under a roof, on the north side of the house, or in any other location the sun doesn’t shine.
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6/12/19 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Learn how herbs, fruits, honey and yeast create the fermentation magic that results in delicious mead! Includes a glass of mead!
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6/15/19 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Harvesting the Sun with Livestock: producing milk, meat and fiber while building organic matter & sequestering carbon
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6/15/19 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Learn trellising techniques for peas, tomatoes, pole beans, and more in this In this hands-on workshop. We will also go over proper pruning of tomatoes so that you will maximize yields and help your plants stay as healthy as possible all season long.
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6/18/19 5:00pm - 7:30pm
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Join Food Connects at Orchard Hill Breadworks for an evening of pizza, live music, and fun!
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6/18/19 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Turn an apple crate into a miniature cottage garden complete with trellis, climbing plant, tall and wispy flowers, and billowing fillers and spillers that will transform a corner of your deck, porch, or balcony with a whimsical splash of color and texture.
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6/19/19 10:00am - 11:30am
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Back by popular demand, these “weed walks” will introduce you to medicinal plants commonly found on Vermont’s working lands and introduce you to nature-based medicine.
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6/22/19 8:00am - 1:00pm
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Join us June 22nd for Vermont Breakfast on the Farm at Maxwell's Neighborhood farm for a delicious pancake breakfast and a self guided farm tour of the Maxwell Dairy Farm in Newport, Vermont.
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6/22/19 10:00am - 12:30pm
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Learn how to help our most vulnerable allies, the pollinators! This workshop will go through the process of planning and planting a pollinator garden. We will discuss the wide variety of at-risk native pollinators and how to select plants for all stages of their life cycles. Participants will go home with resources and a comprehensive plant list for their gardens.
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6/26/19 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Celebrate and savor the delicate flavors of summer with Spoonful Herbals and “Afternoon Teatime” overlooking the lake and flower gardens from the North Porch of the Inn!
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6/29/19 6:00pm - 8:30pm
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Join cookbook author Molly Stevens and Red Wagon Plants owner, Julie Rubaud, in this fun evening of grilling, eating, and talking herbs. Space is limited, so please register early.
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