new! Valentine's Dinner a deux with Chef Alison Milwe Grace 2.12.26

Our annual Valentine’s Dinner is a special themed celebration inside Tim’s Kitchen. Chef Alison Milwe Grace, of AMG Catering + Events, designed a heartwarming winter dining experience with a nod to love. This is an intimate winter dinner a deux, featuring a four-course menu, inclusive of service AND wine pairings, courtesy of Greens Farms Spirits and a Surprise Guest Vintner! $150 pp.

Note on cancellations/refunds: Due to opportunity costs, we cannot offer refunds for any reason; however, you may gift or sell your tickets if you can’t make it!

VALENTINE’S  FARM DINNER

Thursday, February 12, 2025

6:30 pm

FIRST COURSE

 Roasted Tomato-dill bisque with grilled cheese “croutons”

Artisan breads and rolls

SALAD COURSE

Warm winter salad with cauliflower, carrots, fennel, caramelized onions with tahini vinaigrette

ENTRÉE (Choose one)

Maine lobster “pot pies” with leeks and Pernod

OR

Filet of beef “marsala” with wild mushrooms over “truffled” potatoes

DESSERT

Red Velvet “trifle”.

New! January Joyful Jitterbugs adaptive music, ages 3-7 with caregiver

Joyful Jitterbugs - An Adaptive Music & Movement Program for Young Children and Families

New Sessions: 1.3.26, 1.10.26, 1.17.26 . $40 per student (includes adult caregiver)

Joyful Jitterbugs is a joyful, inclusive, and developmentally supportive music program designed for children ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Created by experienced educators and child development specialists, the class combines music, movement, play, and connection to support early learning and social development in a warm, welcoming environment in Tim’s Kitchen at Wakeman Town Farm 

Program Features
Each 45-minute session may include:

- Instrument play – rhythm sticks, shakers, bells, drums, and more

- Singing and vocal play – classic children’s songs and original compositions

- Movement and dancing – large and small motor activities to music

- Games and group activities – promoting turn-taking, cooperation, and joy

- Story time with music – enhancing early literacy and imagination

All activities are grounded in child development principles and are adaptable to meet a wide range of sensory, communication, and motor needs. Caregivers actively participate, building connections and reinforcing skills beyond the classroom.

About the Team
Joyful Jitterbugs is led by Caroline and Melanie, educators and specialists with a combined 30 years of experience in early childhood education, adaptive programming, and family engagement. Our mission is to create accessible, enriching experiences that bring families together through the power of music.

The Joys of Joining (Program Benefits)
Music is a universal language that nurtures connection, confidence, and communication in young children. Our program:

- Builds musical skills in a fun and safe environment

- Supports children’s cognitive, social-emotional, and motor development

- Provides a space for family bonding and peer interaction

- Fosters inclusion and empathy in a community setting

- Helps children of all abilities build skills in a joyful, pressure-free environment

- Cultivates connections between families

Please contact Caroline & Melanie at joyfuljitterbugs@gmail.com with specific questions.

new! Whole Foods Cooking with Hemma Kitchen's Molly Healey 1.8.25

Whole Foods Cooking with Chef Molly Healey, January 8th - 6:30-8:30, $125 pp

Join us as we craft a complete Farm to Table Meal with Hemma Kitchen's Chef Molly Healey. This is a great way to reset your body and kick off the New Year, with an eye towards healthy, whole foods that are delicious and full of flavor. Recipes will include:

Parmesan artichoke dip with garlic herb crostini and crispy broccoli dippers

Warm kale salad with roasted squash, shaved parm, Brussels sprouts, bacon, maple- balsamic vinaigrette

Miso-blistered carrots w/pomegranate glaze and toasted hazelnuts

Roasted chicken pieces w/cauliflower puree, braised leeks and garlic chimichurri

Chickpea Blondie Skillet w/vanilla cream

Drop-in Little Farmers' Parent + Me Sessions: 1.6.26, 1.7.26, and 1.9.26

Bundle up your little explorer and join our joyful winter outdoor farm class-where babies and toddlers can discover animals, nature and snowy adventures! Come to one or all drop-in classes for hands-on fun, fresh air, and seasonal learning on the Farm.

Class Drop-in Dates for age 0 - 5 are 1/6, 1/7 & 1/9

Winter Kids Farm Program Registration is Open! Classes start 1.13.2026

Bundle up for a winter adventure your child will never forget! Our Winter Farm Animal Classes offer hands-on time with friendly animals, fun seasonal activities, and engaging lessons that spark curiosity and confidence. It’s the perfect way for kids to learn, explore, and stay active all winter long. Classes offered are Little Farmer Parent & Me, Curious Sprouts, and Fantastic Farmhands. Spots fill quickly—sign up today!

New! Winter Cooking for Kids Grades 2-6 - Warm Bites for Cold Nights

“Warm Bites for Cold Nights” 

Join us for a winter comfort-food cooking class designed just for kids that focuses on cozy, simple dishes they can make for family dinners or snow days. Think warm, hearty, and hands-on — focusing on kid-safe techniques, and a bit of creativity.

Recipes include:  Mini bread bowls with tomato soup, cheesy cauliflower tots, mini meatball sliders, cozy cornbread muffins, frosty s’mores dip.

Chef Robyn is a passionate culinary instructor who loves inspiring kids to explore the joy of cooking as a way to build creativity and confidence. Her classes teach young chefs to make healthy, delicious meals while learning kitchen safety and essential cooking skills.

Session 1 -  1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4 (5 sessions, $325)

Session 2- 2/11, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 (5 sessions, $325)

Time: 4:15-5:30

Ages: Grades 2-6

Instructor: Robyn Herman

Students: Max 12

New! Winter Cooking for the Minis - Grades K-2, Two sessions.

Winter is around the corner, and Baby, it will be cold outside! Inside, aspiring young chefs are invited to warm up with cozy cooking in Tim’s Kitchen. For our winter sessions, it’s all about Comfort Food.

We will be creating hearty winter dishes sure to become warming favorites. Each week, we build upon our cooking and baking skills with seasonal Items. This age-appropriated class is an introduction to knife skills, measuring, kitchen vocabulary, food science, and eating what warms the soul. We will begin our Session 1 celebrating the holidays with festive snacks and treats and gift ideas. We’ll make Savory Puff Pastry Pin Wheels, Crinkle Cookies, and learn how to set up a Hot Cocoa Bar, and enjoy it all together.

In January, we will start the New Year with Sweet and Savory Heart Healthy Snacks and Easy School Night Dinner ideas.

Recipes include: Italian Vegetable Soup with Mini Meatballs and Herbed Focaccia, Baked Ziti with Homemade Sauce from our Jarred Farm Tomatoes and Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Hearty Granola with WTF Honey, Breakfast for Dinner and Sweet and Savory Mini Monkey Bread. Class is taught by Chef Kathleen, of Culinary Kids, who enjoys providing foundational knowledge to our youngest chefs.

Classes are 4:15-5:30 Mondays, 6 Sessions, $390 pp

Session 1

12/15, 12/22, 1/5, 1/12, (NO CLASS 1/19) 1/26, 2/2 (6 classes)

Session 2

2/9, (NO CLASS 2/16- HOLIDAY), 2/23, 3/ 2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 (6 classes)

MLK Day Camp 1.19.26 ages 6 -10

Join us for a fun and meaningful Martin Luther King Jr. Day Kids Camp on the farm! Young chefs will roll up their sleeves to make tasty, kid-friendly recipes using fresh ingredients. Between cooking sessions, campers will explore the farm, visit the animals, and create MLK-themed crafts that celebrate kindness, community, and helping others. It’s a hands-on day of learning, creativity, and delicious food—all inspired by Dr. King’s message of working together to make the world a better place.

Meet the MVP’s of Garden Tools 2.23 @ 7:00 p.m.

Gear up for gardening season with this talk on favorite tools for the garden: Time tested, torture tested tools which our speaker, Alice Ely, wouldn’t garden without. Alice Ely is a UConn advanced master gardener and master composter, NY Botanical Gardens garden certificate holder, and Pollinator Pathway promoter, and when she’s not playing in the dirt in her own garden, she’s coaching others through her business, Garden with Alice.

This is a hands-on event where Alice will show tools she uses. She encourages attendees to bring their own favorite tool, as a show and tell. At this evevnt there will be a mini demo on how to keep tools clean and sharp. 

2.23 @ 7:00 Wakeman Town Farm 134 Cross Highway Westport, CT

Please park along Wakeman Farm Drive.

Winter Seed Sowing at Wakeman Town Farm 1.26 @ 7:00 p.m.

Winter Sowing with Advanced Master Gardener Alice Ely
Monday, January 26, 2026  7 - 8pm EST

Want to get a jump on spring – and attract pollinators to your garden this summer? Sign up for our Winter Sowing Workshop.

Learn to make your own “mini-greenhouse” in a bottle to start seedlings. Leave it outside till spring, when you’ll reap a dozen or more native plants that pollinators, like butterflies, bees, and birds, love. “If you grow it, they will come!”

Collect or save your bottles now: Cear 1-litre or 2-litre soda bottles or translucent half gallon milk bottles are recommended. We’ll be sharing some special seeds sourced right in our ecoregion.

This event is a collaboration of Wakeman Town Farm and Sustainable Westport as part of the ongoing "Your Yard, Our Climate" initiative

WAKEMAN TOWN FARM holiday tree lighting RECAP WITH photos by irish flare LLC

To access entire photo gallery, please click the photo above. To download or purchase images, please click individual images, view and download using the “down” arrow. Enjoy! Thank you, Irish Flare Photography for capturing the spirit of the night!

EVENT RECAP - WAKEMAN TOWN FARM HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING 2025

Despite the chilly weather, some 250 local revelers showed up to celebrate the season at Wakeman Town Farm’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. To help revelers get into the holiday spirit, the high school student jazz duo, On The Count Of Two, started off the evening with jazzy holiday cheer. The wonderful duo was followed up by rousing renditions of festive holiday music by local student musicians from Greens Farms and Saugatuck Elementary schools, plus a few members of the Staples High School Band playing Christmas and Chanukah favorites. Families enjoyed hot chocolate and sweet treats courtesy of The Granola Bar and Sweet P Bakery as they listened to the music.  Afterward, Bill Constantino, a Wakeman family member, and Kevin Christie, newly elected First Selectman, lit up the Wakeman tree to kick off the holidays and keep a generations-old family tradition alive for the community. 

In the spirit of the season many of the revelers donated diapers, toys and food which were collected in boxes at the Farm and will be donated to our neighbors in need during the holiday season. 

This event was also sponsored by Freudigman & Billings, LLC. Thank you for the support!

Special thanks to our entire Wakeman Town Farm family for putting this event together, especially Nancy Plotkin, Judy Sloan, Nicole Gerber, Liz Milwe, Bill Constantino, John Montoni! And a big shoutout to our friends at SLOBS who provided muscle and good cheer!

sold out Holiday Treats Cooking Class for kids ages 6-12, 12.12.25

ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Frosty Bites and Holiday Treats Cooking Class for Kids 

December 12,  2025, 4:30-6:30- 2 hours, $70 pp, includes dinner and desserts

Ages: 6-12

Instructor: Robyn Herman/Kathleen Benson

Students: Max 12

Welcome to Frosty Bites and Holiday Treats, a one-off cooking class for kids 

In this fun after-school class, tiny treats bring big holiday cheer! Young chefs will learn how to make festive, bite-sized holiday snacks and desserts in this hands-on cooking class. We’ll chop, mix, bake, and decorate our way through the season while practicing real kitchen skills. Kids will taste along the way, express their creativity, and proudly bring home a box of their mini masterpieces to share! Recipes include Mini Spanakopita Triangles, Savory Tarts, Holiday Apple Strudel and Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies.

SOLD OUT! Holiday Wreath Making Class 12.10.25

Join us for a festive, hands-on holiday wreath-making class at the farm! The Farm's own Chryse Terrill, will guide you on how to design a beautiful wreath that is perfect for the magical winter season. You’ll craft a beautiful, custom wreath using locally gathered, berries, and natural materials. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or a total beginner, our friendly instructor will guide you step-by-step. Come sip something warm, soak up the cozy farm atmosphere, and take home a handmade wreath that brings the season to life!

Date: December 10th 2025

Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Tim’s Kitchen Wakeman Town Farm Westport CT

sold out! Parent + Child Gingerbread House Decorating with kneads 12.20.25

Intergenerational gingerbread decorating workshop hosted by Kneads Bakery from 12 - 2 p.m. Sat 12.20.25

$100 Per Duo (One adult and one child). The workshop includes the following:

Gingerbread house (One per duo)
Icing for decorating
Assortment of candies for decorating
Hot chocolate with toasted marshmallow and popcorn

Workshop add-ons:
An assortment of Christmas cookies and colored icing packs will also be available for purchase onsite to extend the fun along with additional beverages and small bites.

**non refundable **

Sold out! Holiday Hors d'ouevres with laura weinman 12.4.25

Holiday Hors d'ouevres with Laura Weinman 12.4.25 @6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $150 pp

We’re whipping up an assortment of festive and delicious finger foods to enjoy with friends and family this holiday season! Join us. This is a festive, collaborative class. Bring a friend, your favorite wine or libation, and let’s kick off the holiday season with a good time and a whole new array of bite-sized favorites for entertaining!

The Menu

Tuna Tartare on Crispy wontons with Wasabi Aioli 

Gougeres with Thyme and Gruyere

Mini Crabcakes with Chive Remoulade

Caramelized Onion Quesadillas with Guacamole and Fresh Salsa

Vegetable Spring Rolls with Chili Dipping Sauce

Manchego-Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Chicken Sausage En Croute with Mustard Sauce

Beef Tenderloin Canapes with Horseradish and Arugula

sold out: self-care sunday Sound Bath Experience 11.2.25

Sound Bath Experience - Sun. Nov. 2, 2-4 p.m.
Rooted in themes of letting go, turning inward, and planting new intentions, this sound bath and art experience offers a sacred space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. As autumn’s golden light softens and the trees surrender their final leaves, nature invites us to do the same: release, reflect, and return to our inner stillness

The gathering will take place at Wakeman Town Farm’s gathering space, Tim’s Kitchen. It’s a setting that invites presence, reflection, and connection with the natural rhythms of the season.

We’ll begin with a sound bath with soothing soundscapes and gentle visualization to support this seasonal shift. The sounds of crystal bowls, chimes, and meditative instruments will create a deeply restorative space for grounding and renewal.

Following the sound journey, you’ll be invited into a therapeutic art experience aligned with this same theme. Through intuitive creative expression, we’ll explore what’s ready to be released and honor what is ready to emerge within. In this creative container, your emotions and insights are safe to take shape on the page in whatever form they choose. No prior art experience is necessary; all are welcome.

Ticket Price: $65

‘pies for good’ sale open now through 11.21.25

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN WE SELL LOCAL PIES TO SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE! sale is nov 4-21

PIES FOR GOOD:
For Thanksgiving, don't miss the WAKEMAN TOWN FARM PIE SALE featuring the BEST pies around. The pie sale is in support of Earth Animal’s Mitten Project benefitting CT Food Share.

You can place orders for freshly baked* 9” pies from Oronoque Farms, including Apple, Apple Crumb, Blueberry, Blueberry Crumb, Cherry, Cherry Crumb, and Pumpkin** pies. As an added bonus, you can now make your order a la mode with pints of Madagascar Vanilla or Bourbon Brown Sugar ice cream from Lindsay’s Handmade Ice Cream. Order, Pickup and Storage info is below. Please read carefully!
Orders open through Nov. 21.

ORDER HERE

Pies are $25/each Ice Cream $10/each

•          PICKUP: Monday, 11/24, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM*** in the Barn at WAKEMAN TOWN FARM, 134 Cross Highway, Westport, CT.

*FOR THE FRESHEST TASTE, PIES NEED TO BE EITHER FROZEN THE DAY OF PICKUP, OR EATEN WITHIN 3 DAYS.

**PUMPKIN PIES ARE FROZEN AND UNBAKED.

***   PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY PIES NOT PICKED UP BY 7:00PM ON 11/24 WILL BE DONATED TO THE GILLESPIE CENTER FIRST THING ON 11/25.

ICE CREAM

Lindsay’s Handmade Ice Cream has been crafting small batch artisan ice cream since 2020. Using only highest quality clean ingredients, you will quickly taste the difference. 

The Madagascar Vanilla is sourced through a trading partner who works directly with Malagasy famers so more money lands in the pockets of the community. So I feel confident to say it IS The Best Vanilla Ever! 

The Bourbon Brown Sugar is made using SoNo 1420 Bourbon, grass fed butter and compliments Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, or just eat it out of the carton. No judgments here :) 

Enjoy this special handmade treat with your loved ones and thank you for supporting local! 

Sold out! Thanksgiving Cooking Class for Kids ages 6-12, 11.14.25

“Cook, Create, Celebrate Thanksgiving!”

November 14, 2025, 4:30-6:30- 2 hours, $70 pp, includes dinner and dessert

Ages: 6-12

Instructor: Robyn Herman/Kathleen Benson

Students: Max 12

It's Turkey time in Tim’s Kitchen! Join us for our after-school Thanksgiving kids’ cooking class, where young chefs will roll, stuff, and bake their way through a festive Thanksgiving meal, featuring stuffed turkey breast, roasted winter squash and wholesome harvest stuffing. For dessert, we will prepare sweet apple cranberry lattice mini pies. Kids will learn to build lattice pies with criss-cross tops that look like cozy quilts for the apples underneath! We will enjoy our feast family style and share what we are thankful for with one another.

donate to our community food drive for hall neighborhood house 11.1.25-11.9.25

Put a little love in your ♥️ heart! 

Wakeman Town Farm is running an essential food drive from Nov 1-Nov 9 to help our community partners at Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport

Wakeman Town Farm is proud to provide educational outreach to the children who frequent Hall Neighborhood House. We invite you to learn more about inspiring local community resource, below, and to consider supporting our food essentials drive. Thank you!

Below, please find an easy-to-use Amazon Wish List, compiled to address the needs of local families. The groceries will be delivered directly to Hall House and distributed to families. 

Simply shop and click through to checkout, where Hall House is listed as a delivery location. 

About Hall Neighborhood House

Hall Neighborhood House has been serving families on the Lower East Side of Bridgeport for 139 years. It is a true community center, addressing the needs of every age group in the community.

Services consist of early childhood education, birth to 5 years old, as well as a youth program, offering a children ages 6 through high school a safe place for homework help, recreation, educational activities, college prep, after-school meals, and summer camps.  Adults come to Hall for financial and social services, as well as an all-day senior citizen program providing two meals, socialization, exercise and community resources. Hall House serves over 900 people a day, many of whom walk over from the neighborhood.  The organization often serves four generations of families the same time! What is more, they employ over 120 people, most from the immediate neighborhood. 

Several years ago, the team added health services, such seeing a dentist, dental hygienist, doctor or behavioral health specialist at no charge. 

Of the 80 seniors who come to the center, almost 30 rely on SNAP benefits and close to 300 families in the early learning and youth programs rely on SNAP benefits.

Your donations are greatly appreciated! Thank you.

sold out! learn to make sourdough bread with amanda crowley 12.11.25