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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

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Date Night: Warmer Winters – Adult Cooking Class

This event has sold out. Cozy up with your partner during this hands-on adult cooking class. You’ll learn techniques to elevate your cold weather cooking, with dishes such as Herb Crusted Pork Loin Roast with Pan Sauce, Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter, Olive oil and Garlic Sauteed Winter Greens, and… Read More

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Cozy Chowder – Adult Cooking Class

In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Thi will help you a create delicious cozy chowder. You’ll learn the techniques for creating a silky base, layering herbs, aromatics, and vegetables. We’ll make local fish chowder with kale and root vegetables, vegan mushroom and potato chowder, and sop it up with… Read More

pot pie

Appleton Culinary Workshop: Chicken Pot Pie

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 demonstration using local flour Learning… Read More

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Winter Ecology Snowshoe Walk at Mount Warner with Adventure East

Join Adventure East and expert naturalist William Randolph for a guided exploration of winter’s quiet brilliance at Mount Warner. As we snowshoe through forested trails, we’ll investigate how nature survives in winter, how buds and bark reveal seasonal strategies, and how snowpack shapes the lives of plants and animals. Learn… Read More

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Women of Agriculture Hike at Appleton Farms

Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day at Appleton Farms! Women have shaped Appleton Farms for centuries: from Indigenous women who were the primary farmers and preservers of food, to Joan Appleton and her ancestors, to our current Trustees staff farmers. Learn about these women and the grit it takes… Read More

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CraneOutdoors: Sunset Hike to Cedar Point with Firepits

There’s no better excuse to explore Cedar Point—the western-most part of the Crane Estate—than a hike at sunset. This two-hour adventure in a lesser-known part of the property has it all… A stroll through the beautifully manicured gardens of the Great House A hike down the Woodland Trail leading… Read More

Farmstead Sourdough

Appleton Culinary Workshop: Sourdough Bread Baking

In this culinary workshop, participants will learn to make bakery quality bread with local flour in their home oven. Culinary Program Manager Jess Porter will demonstrate mixing, folding, shaping, proofing, scoring and baking Appleton’s flagship Farmstead Sourdough. Class ends with fresh bread and a seasonal accompaniment to enjoy. Workshop… Read More

Full Moon Over Dunes

CraneOutdoors: Dunes by the Light of the Full Moon

Transformed and illuminated by the glow of the full moon, the beach and dunes of Castle Neck are a stunningly beautiful landscape. To experience this special place at this magical time, join us for a unique hiking experience. We’ll start with the beauty of a sunset while taking an evening… Read More