Date Night: An Autumn Evening – Adult Cooking Class
This event has sold out. Join us for a romantic, hands-on cooking experience designed for couples, where you’ll create a complete, flavorful meal together. This month we’re utilizing peak fall produce to create a seasonal, warming meal sure to delight every sense. We’ll roast pears with red wine syrup and… Read More
Thanksgiving Sides: Adult Cooking Class
This holiday season, level up your Thanksgiving with the help of Chef Charlotte. Gone are the days of soggy brussels sprouts and sad, soupy green beans! In this hands-on cooking class, we’ll start with a harvest farm salad with shaved vegetables, nutty farro, tangy grapes, toasted hazelnuts, and shaved pecorino,… Read More
Found Foods: A Hands-On Culinary Experience
Join Chef Jenny DeVivo for a unique hands-on culinary experience that celebrates food rescue, zero-waste cooking, and seasonal ingredients from local farmers, fishers, and food purveyors. Each session features a curated, on-the-spot menu dictated by the surplus ingredients available that week—transforming overlooked foods into delicious, sustainable meals. Attendees will actively… Read More
Korean Classics: Adult Cooking Class
Get ready to spice up your cooking repertoire with a delicious taste of Korea! In this hands-on cooking class, we’ll dive into the bold, craveable flavors of Korean cuisine, starting with fiery-sweet tteokbokki, featuring chewy rice cakes tossed in a rich, gochujang-spiked sauce. Next, we’ll build the ultimate bibimbap, layering… Read More
Field to Felting: A Felting Workshop at Weir River Farm
Discover the art of working with wool at Weir River Farm in this immersive, hands-on felting experience celebrating our beloved flock of sheep! During this workshop, guests will enjoy an up-close introduction to the farm’s sheep and learn about the important role sheep play in sustainable fiber production. Participants will… Read More
Savory Pie, Oh My!: Adult Cooking Class
The weather is getting colder, the days are getting shorter, and it’s time to warm up with some savory delights for dinner. In this hands-on adult cooking class, we’ll create traditional cottage pie and marry Italian flavors with chicken pot pie to create a mushroom-laced marsala pie to die for. Read More
Scrumptious Sourdough: Adult Cooking Class
Sourdough is one of the oldest forms of bread; in fact, it was the traditional breadmaking method for most of human history. Special guest chef Clarisse Maugis will ensure your success in this hands-on class, where you’ll learn to make a simple sourdough bread using staple pantry ingredients. C’est Magnifique!… Read More
Sip and Sculpt: Ceramic Planter with a Friendly Face
Throughout the Sculpture Park you’ll find many hidden faces and abstracted human forms nestled within the landscape. Inspired by the interactions between these man-made figures and the natural world, we’ll be using air-dry clay to create our own planters in the shape of a human head, blending material, form, and… Read More
Date Night: Harvest Feast on the Farm – Adult Cooking Class
This event has sold out. Join us on the eve of the full moon to delight in a feast featuring Powisset’s fall bounty. Collaborate with your other half to craft a silky, sensuous apple and butternut bisque with spiced pepitas, perfectly golden and juicy whole roasted chicken with brussels sprouts… Read More
Remarkable Roast Chicken: Adult Cooking Class
This event has sold out. There’s just something about the simple things in life: a perfectly crisp fall evening, laughing with friends over a delicious meal, and a remarkably good roast chicken. This hands-on class encompasses all of the above! Join Chef Charlotte in the Powisset Farm Kitchen to learn… Read More
Growing Together: Fall Planting & Garden Cleanup
Prepare your garden for winter while setting the stage for a healthier, more productive spring. This lesson explores what to cut back, what to leave standing for wildlife, what, how and when to plant in fall, and simple ways to protect your soil and perennial plants through the colder months. Read More
Fabulous Fungi: Mushroom Foraging, Cultivation and Cuisine
At this fascinating workshop, you’ll walk Powisset’s woodlands and meadows, guided by Powisset’s mycologist, Amanda, who will provide tips for locating and identifying fungi. Amanda will discuss the role of fungi in the ecosystem, how sustenance foraging can be utilized to diversify our diets and combat food insecurity, as well… Read More