Beach Plum Pruning at City Natives
Preparing for summer’s abundance starts now with fruit tree pruning! Join Urban Grower Lacey for a pruning demonstration on our City Natives beach plums. Participants can take home beach plum cuttings to try their hand at propagation. This workshop is free and welcome to all. No registration necessary. Email Lacey… Read More
Children's Maple in the Barnyard at Appleton Farms
Maple Season is here! This special program for ages 3-11 & their families will focus on the magic of maple from start to finish. We will discover this tradition by observing trees, tasting sap, learning the tools involved, and finally, tasting the sweet product. This program is for families,… Read More
Adult Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms
Visit the historic maple stand and sugar shack at Appleton Farms and learn all about maple sugaring, its history at the farm and in New England, and how you can try your hand at it at home! Experience a leisurely stroll along our country farm roads and past several historic… Read More
Sweet Baking with Sweet Potatoes – Adult Cooking Class
Sweet potato is one of winter’s most versatile ingredients. In this hands-on adult baking class, guest Chef Clarisse will show you how to bake using the naturally sweet, earthy flavor of sweet potatoes! We’ll make yeasty sweet potato bread dough. At the end of the class you’ll get bread dough… Read More
Beginner Birding in Whitney and Thayer Woods
Join the Trustees for a Beginner Bird Walk through Whitney and Thayer Woods! Our guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of birding while leading you through parts of this 834-acre forest. This hike is geared towards beginners but all are welcome! This will be an easy to moderate walk… Read More
Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms
Bring your little ones to Appleton Farms for our farm-fresh story hour. We will read books about animals and nature, maybe sing a song or two, then head up to the carriage barn to visit our Nubian goats, Angora rabbits and see what other animals are out and about on… Read More
Beginner Birding in Whitney and Thayer Woods
Join the Trustees for a Beginner Bird Walk through Whitney and Thayer Woods! Our guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of birding while leading you through parts of this 834-acre forest. This hike is geared towards beginners but all are welcome! This will be an easy to moderate walk… Read More
Appleton Culinary Workshop: Chicken Pot Pie
This event has sold out. Warm up this season with a hands-on Farmhouse Chicken Pot Pie Culinary Workshop at Appleton Farms, where you’ll craft a comforting classic using locally-sourced and seasonal ingredients. . Workshop Includes: Appleton Farms Baker Kami Turgeon leading participants through a hands-on pie crust making… Read More
Pane di Pasqua: Italian Easter Egg Bread with Vineyard Baker
Join Teri Culetto, the Vineyard Baker, for this hands-on workshop to learn how to make your own Pane di Pasqua, an Italian Easter Bread. This is a traditionally rich yeast dough which includes eggs in the braid, fresh from our chickens! Each participant will take home a loaf of their… Read More
Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms
Bring your little ones to Appleton Farms for our farm-fresh story hour. We will read books about animals and nature, maybe sing a song or two, then head up to the carriage barn to visit our Nubian goats, Angora rabbits and see what other animals are out and about on… Read More
Date Night: Spring Fling – Adult Cooking Class
This event has sold out. Turn up the charm in the kitchen this spring! In this hands-on cooking class, you and your spring fling will create a seasonal dinner full of fresh flavors, all designed for sharing and savoring together. You’ll create Lemony Thyme Chicken Pot Pie, Glazed Parsnips, Spring… Read More
Spring Flatbreads – Adult Cooking Class
Spring into spring! In this hands-on cooking class, you’ll use the bright flavors of the season to make delicious flatbreads. You’ll learn to make Spring Onion Flatbread topped with a Herb Carrot Sesame Salad, Zaatar Flatbread topped with Homemade Lemony Pepper Hummus, Spiced Beef, and Spring Greens. Included in this… Read More