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Young Cooks & Farmers Summer Program
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week One: 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.
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 Two: 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.
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 Three: 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.
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 Four: Rise & 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.
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 Five: 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.
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.
Young Cooks & Farmers - Week Six: Noodle Fest
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
August 5th - 7th, 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 Six: Take a deep dive into the world of noodles like soba, rice, and wheat. Learn how to roll and shape, how to tell when a noodle is done cooking, and how to make delicious sauces with farm fresh produce.
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 Seven: Kitchen Chemistry
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
August 12th - 14th, 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 Seven: Rise 'N Shine. What makes bread rise? How does temperature change consistency? What is fermentation? Explore these questions and more through cooking experiments and tastings.
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 Eight: The Final Scoop
with Yellow Farmhouse Educators
Ages: 6 - 11
August 25th - 28th, 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 Eight: The Final Scoop. Churn up flavor with homemade ice creams and sorbets. We’ll use late summer produce to make tried and true favorites like peach ice cream and raspberry sorbet, and experiment with new flavors like sweet corn and basil.
Location: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on Stone Acres Farm, 389 North Main Street, Stonington CT 06378
Send inquiries to info@yellowfarmhouse.org.