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Growing Through The Seasons: Gardening Workshops
Yellow Farmhouse and Stone Acres farmers will help you create a blueprint for your beds, plan for produce throughout the growing season, manage weeds and pests sustainably, cultivate a bounty of tomatoes, build soil health, and put your garden to rest in the fall.
All experience levels are welcome!
$35 per workshop.
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378.
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.
Aged to Perfection: Making Cheese on New England's Culinary Coast
with Mystic Cheese Company
Saturday, June 21st from 4PM - 6PM
Deepen your appreciation and knowledge of cheeses while enjoying a guided tasting curated by award-winning cheesemaker Brian Civitello of Mystic Cheese Company. Learn about Civitello’s artisanal cheese house right here in Groton, CT, and Westerly, RI, and taste a selection of cheeses, including The Gray, the first-prize winner of the 2024 American Cheese Society award for best international-style cheese.
Cheeses will be served with hors d’ouvres made with locally grown produce and craft kombuchas by Mystic’s own 860Kombucha. Program price: $40
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week 1: Pizza Party
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
July 1st - 3rd, 9:30am - 12:30pm, $50 per day
Our Young Cooks & Farmers program brings children ages 6-11 to Yellow Farmhouse Education Center to experience sustainable farming and seasonal cooking. Children work with farmers and culinary educators to investigate and explore a regenerative farm, grow and harvest produce, and prepare farm fresh recipes.
Week One: Pizza Week. Harvest early summer produce and prepare creative and farm fresh pizza sauces and toppings. Learn to knead and roll out a variety of pizza doughs, including ones that are gluten free. Each day will be a new set of recipes.
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.
Storytime On The Farm
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 3 - 7
Children and their caregivers join Yellow Farmhouse educators under the apple tree for a story, a nature activity, and a farm fresh snack.
Age: 3 - 7 years old. $15 per class.
Storytime will be held on Wednesdays, from 10AM - 11AM.
Proceeds benefit the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center, whose goal is to connect people to where their food comes from and make a local, sustainable food system accessible to all.
Meet at the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week 2: Food Pockets
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
July 8th-10th, 9:30AM - 12:30PM, $50 per day
Our Young Cooks & Farmers program brings children ages 6-11 to Yellow Farmhouse Education Center to experience sustainable farming and seasonal cooking. Children work with farmers and culinary educators to investigate and explore a regenerative farm, grow and harvest produce, and prepare farm fresh recipes.
Week 2: Food Pockets. Every culture has a food pocket. Join us for a world tour with stops in the United States, Italy, Latin America, and China. Come learn about and participate in sustainable farming and learn to make ravioli, hand pies, dumplings, and empanadas. Each day includes a lunch prepared by the children. Each day will be a new set of recipes.
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week 3: Toss It Up
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
July 15th - 17th, 9:30am-12:30pm, $50 per day
Our Young Cooks & Farmers program brings children ages 6-11 to Yellow Farmhouse Education Center to experience sustainable farming and seasonal cooking. Children work with farmers and culinary educators to investigate and explore a regenerative farm, grow and harvest produce, and prepare farm fresh recipes.
Week Three: Toss it Up. From coleslaw to fruit salad, salads can wow at every course of the meal. This week, we will harvest summer produce and get creative with seasonal salads. Each day will be a new set of recipes.
Meet at the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week 4: Rise 'N Shine
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
July 22nd - 24th, 9:30am - 12:30pm, $50 per day
Our Young Cooks & Farmers program brings children ages 6-11 to Yellow Farmhouse Education Center to experience sustainable farming and seasonal cooking. Children work with farmers and culinary educators to investigate and explore a regenerative farm, grow and harvest produce, and prepare farm fresh recipes.
Week Four: Rise 'N Shine. This week we're learning to make everyone's favorite meal, breakfast! We'll make omelettes and egg sandwiches, fruit pancakes and compotes, yogurt and granola, and more of the sweet and savory breakfast foods that we all love. Each day will be a new set of recipes.
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week 5: Snack Factory
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
July 29th-31st, 9:30am - 12:30pm, $50 per day
Our Young Cooks & Farmers program brings children ages 6-11 to Yellow Farmhouse Education Center to experience sustainable farming and seasonal cooking. Children work with farmers and culinary educators to investigate and explore a regenerative farm, grow and harvest produce, and prepare farm fresh recipes.
Week Five: Snack Factory. Craft sweet and savory snacks from farm-fresh produce. Make crispy potato chips, gourmet popcorn, decadent energy balls, and creative crudités. Each day will be a new set of recipes.
Proceeds benefit the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center, whose goal is to connect people to where their food comes from and make a local, sustainable food system accessible to all.
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.