Milkweed Growing and Monarch Raising Lecture with Alice Ely 8.29.22

Milkweed Growing and Monarch Raising Lecture with Alice Ely

8/29 @ 6:30 PM

WTF

Suitable for families

Monarchs, the once plentiful beauties of yard and field, have suffered habitat loss so great that their numbers in recent years have dwindled to 10% of their peak population.  They are called the ‘poster child’ for pollinator habitat protection, owing to their beauty and the remarkable feat of their annual migration to Mexico and back. Protecting Monarchs leads us to a wider awareness of the fragility of insect populations, the steady assault on their numbers through the indiscriminate use of pesticides, and the vital role that diverse native species play in keeping our planet healthy.  At this talk you’ll learn about how to attract a bevy of egg-laying Monarchs to your garden, how to raise the odds by raising the eggs into hungry Monarch caterpillars, and finally, healthy adult Monarchs, as well as some tips on how to grow a variety of different milkweed species to help them thrive.

A note for HS educators. New collab opportunties!

We are all about collabs! If you’re an educator and seek to expand on classroom learning, we want you to know that there are myriad ways we can help. Our educational coordinator, Noelle S., is happy to work with you to bring a group of students to the Farm. We have worked with Westport Public Schools professionals to tailor experiences to grade-appropriate curriculum in the past, and we look forward to working with new groups. So whether you seek an engaging field trip, an offsite, a hands-on Farm tour or experience, reach out and say hi! We are here for you. P.S. If your students are looking for volunteer opportunities, we offer those as well. See below for more info.

beer garden + fall fun for the whole family 10.15.23

Join us on the Farm for our annual family Beer Garden event on Sunday, Oct. 15, featuring live music by Hitch and the Giddy-Up + Rob Morton, lawn games, bubbles, face painting and pumpkin crafts for the littles. Come hungry: There will be plenty of lunch options and goodies for purchase, including Pizza by Tony Pizza Napolitano and tasty offerings from our friends at Food Truck Refinery! We will pouring frosty local beer, sponsored by Greens Farms Spirits, and tasty ice cream treats from Saugatuck Sweets and LANDTECH. There will also be cider donuts and refreshments sponsored by KMS Team at Compass. Noon-4 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, invite some friends, and enjoy a fantastic fall day on the Farm!

TICKET INFO + RESTRICTIONS: Entry tickets are $10 per adults. Kids are free. Food + beverage purchases are a la carte. Proceeds benefit Farm educational programs. Please note: This is an outdoor-only event. No animals allowed.

SORRY: NO REFUNDS! In the event of a weather cancellation, we cannot issue refunds.

Fall Farm Classes - registration open now

Our fall class lineup will be available August 18 at 9 a.m. Check out all the offerings, for everything from Parent + Child (infant/toddler sessions) where we hang out with the animals, which start in late August, to enriching hands-on after-school programs for both elementary and middle schoolers. You can browse our offerings below, or head straight to the registration links here

SOLD OUT! Pasta lovers’ workshop with italian chef vita palmeri 9.22.22

Pasta Lovers’ Workshop
September 22, 2022 7-9pm

Join us in Tim’s Kitchen as Vita Palmieri shares the Italian tradition of making fresh pasta 100% from scratch. During this hands-on cooking workshop, we'll make three types of pasta: spaghetti alla chitarra, tagliatelle, and farfalle. Vita likes to make these events fun as well as delicious, so she offers a welcome appetizer, followed by instruction, then a tasting of two delicious pasta dishes, followed by homemade dessert. Feel free to bring your favorite wine or beverages. We will have glassware and openers.

Schedule

Welcome Appetizer

Instruction

Chef Vita will teach the group how to make your own pasta (Spaghetti alla Chitarra, Tagliatelle, or Farfalle)

Tasting

Lasagna alla Bolognese
Smoked Spaghetti

Dessert

Enjoy a special dessert prepared by Chef Vita

Beverages
BYOB! Bring vino or your favorite beverage!

need an engaging camp for a week or more? we’ve got you covered! New afternoon sessions added!

NEW AFTERNOON SESSIONS ADDED!
We offer enriching summer experiences for kids of all ages. Our farm days are both inspirational and educational. On any given day, we will be exposed to a range of different real-life farm experiences, like learning how to feed baby goats, learning about egg gestation and hatching, seeing how and why worms help us make compost, experiencing how to plant a garden from seedlings, and so much more. We integrate farm-grown veggies and fruits, hands-on projects, and an array of creative games and activities to keep each week engaging and enlightening. We know that being out in nature is the best medicine, and our perennially popular farm camps provide a dose of old-fashioned fun that’s all about getting out into the dirt, fresh air, and sunshine! To register, peruse our offerings here, and then register with the button below.

Got extra garden vegetables? Donate at the Farm for neighbors in need

Attention home gardeners! Wakeman Town Farm is partnering with Westport Grow-a-Row and Food Rescue US - Fairfield County on a new produce donation drop off site.

Prolific peas? Lots of lettuce? Zucchini galore? 🥬🍅🥒🥕 Simply bring your home garden abundance to Wakeman Town Farm's farm stand Saturdays from 9AM - 1PM — your harvest will help those struggling with food insecurity.

Your donations of fresh fruit, veggies and herbs will be transferred to help nourish neighbors in Fairfield County who are experiencing food insecurity.

Simply place fresh produce in our cooler—easy peasy! All donated produce will be delivered to an agency in-need by our partner, FoodRescue US - Fairfield County.

Have questions? Email Haley@foodrescue.us.

Follow @grow.a.row_westport on Instagram for updates.

Summer Open Hours: Farm Stand + Public Open Hours Saturdays 9-1 p.m.

Saturday mornings are the best time to stop by the Farm to see what’s growing, grab your weekly produce, honey, breads and local artisan foods from our very own Farm Stand, visit the animals and just enjoy the tranquility of your Town Farm. Visit with the family for a wholesome weekend outing. Before coming, please check this home page for any exceptions, While the Farm Stand will be open every Saturday, there are a few Saturdays when the inner areas of the Farm will be closed for private events. See you soon!

new session: green teen program - starts 8.1.22-8.12.22

This two-week service-oriented teen apprentice program for 6th-8th graders is focused on fulfilling the Farm's mission to serve the needs of the community while also giving your teen much-needed service hours required for college applications, National Honor Society applications and more.

In this fun, feel-good program, teen participants will focus on planting, watering and harvesting vegetables that will then be donated to local food pantries, where the need is great. We will invite representatives from local receiving agencies to visit the Farm and talk about food insecurity in our area and how community volunteering changes lives. Once per session, we will cook up a nutritious meal for the residents of Westport’s Gillespie Center, incorporating the Farm’s organic produce. The teens will also run their own Farm stand.

In addition, teens interact with Farm’s rabbits, ducks, chicken, sheep, goats, and our furry Alpacas. They learn about animal care, feeding, and even halter training. We will also explore environmental topics, such as composting, creating a pollinator garden, and the Zero Waste initiative through visiting guest experts who will demonstrate and talk to the group. We will also enjoy a few “maker" crafts using sustainable/reusable materials.

The second session of the two-week program ends with a “graduation” celebration, where students share their feelings about their experiences growing their own food, the role the Farm plays in community education, and what they learned about community service. Each participant will receive a Green Teen Service Certificate.

sold out! Summer Al Fresco Farm Dinner w/ Chef Alison Milwe Grace 8.25.22

It's our favorite time of the year, and we're celebrating with a late-summer al fresco farm-to-table feast inspired by local farms and the Long Island Sound

AMG Catering and Events

Thursday, August 25, 2022

WTF LATE-SUMMER AL FRESCO FARM DINNER

FIRST COURSE

Creamy roasted local tomato gazpacho

Buttermilk biscuits with jalapeño honey butter

SECOND COURSE

Local peach panzanella salad with pickled onions, chèvre, toasted pistachio and rose vinaigrette

ENTREE

Seared Deep Sea scallops with local summer corn and bacon “hash”

or

“Caprese” grilled Filet of Beef (topped with roasted tomatoes and mozzarella; can also be served without topping), served over herb-roasted potatoes

DESSERT

Strawberry-basil Key Lime “parfaits”

$110/person

BEVERAGES

BYOB adult beverages (glassware, ice and openers and bottles of cold water will be provided)

Proceeds from this event, after expenses, will go towards supporting Wakeman Town Farm's educational initiatives.

Seating: The easiest way to ensure group seating is to purchase all tickets for your table in one order. If you purchased your tickets as a couple or single, and then decide later to sit with other attendees, kindly drop us a line at wakemantownfarm@gmail.com at least one week in advance of the event, so that we can try to arrange a table for your group. If you are a single person and would like to join a communal table, kindly let us know, and we will let you know if there are others in the same boat.

Cancellation/Weather Note: We live in crazy, unpredictable times. Please only purchase tickets with the understanding that we do not offer refunds of any kind. However, you are welcome to gift or sell your tickets, provided that you give us the names of the new attendees in advance of the event. If weather doesn't cooperate, we will bring the dinner inside Tim's Kitchen.

a summer teen program that also provides volunteer hours + Credits

This two-week service-oriented teen apprentice program for 6th-8th graders is focused on fulfilling the Farm's mission to serve the needs of the community while also giving your teen much-needed service hours eventually required for summer jobs, college applications, National Honor Society applications and more. That’s the bonus. The real meat of this program is the fact that your child is learning to give back to the community and appreciate the rewards of volunteering well before entering high school!

In this fun, feel-good program, teen participants will focus on planting, watering and harvesting vegetables that will then be donated to local food pantries, where the need is great. We will invite representatives from local receiving agencies to visit the Farm and talk about food insecurity in our area and how community volunteering changes lives. Once per session, we will cook up a nutritious meal for the residents of Westport’s Gillespie Center, incorporating the Farm’s organic produce. The teens will also run their own Farm stand.

In addition, students will interact with Farm’s rabbits, ducks, chicken, sheep, goats, and our furry Alpacas. They will learn about animal care, feeding, and even halter training. We will also explore environmental topics, such as composting, creating a pollinator garden, and the Zero Waste initiative through visiting guest experts who will demonstrate and talk to the group. We will also enjoy a few “maker" crafts using sustainable/reusable materials.

The second session of the two-week program ends with a “graduation” celebration, where students share their feelings about their experiences growing their own food, the role the Farm plays in community education, and what they learned about community service. Each participant will receive a Green Teen Service Certificate.

Summer cocktail class 7.7.22

Sum, sum, summertime! We are excited to announce the return of Eddie “Mixxed by Ed” Hernandez for summer fun cocktail class hosted by Wakeman Town Farm on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 5pm-8pm.

Our Sip & Sizzle Summer Cocktail Class will transport guests to a fantasy island of deliciously refreshing, tropical and crisp farm-to-bar inspired cocktails with the juiciest and freshest ingredients hand-picked during the tour of the farm grounds included in each ticket! Summer season CT harvests can include strawberries, blueberries, cherries, basil, nectarines, peaches, and cucumbers! Our guests will follow Eddie’s directions as he orchestrates the infusion of bright fruity flavors, summer’s sultry colors, and aromatic fragrant freshly cut herbs in each cocktail on the menu.

Follow @Mixxed.By.Ed and @wakemantownfarm for updates.

Limited space available, purchase your tickets now. We can’t wait to Sip & Sizzle with you!

sold out! new: pizza on the patio night 7.8.22

Join us for an adults-only "Pizza on the Patio" event, part of a summer series. We'll be stoking the flames on our wood-fired pizza oven, sipping wine under our outdoor string lights. You'll enjoy piping hot individual pizzas made by Anthony K of Tony Pizza Napolitano, and a bottle of your choice of 3 wines from our friends at The Grapevine. Each order is for two guests. It includes 2 personal pizzas (you will select at checkout), one bottle of wine (choose either a white, red or rosé at checkout), plus taxes and service fees. Tickets for single persons, and additional bottles of wine or pizzas are also available.

We may have Rob Morton as our musical guest to provide background music. Kindly bring a few bucks for tipping, if you enjoy the music!

Please note: There are two start times to reduce wait times for pizzas, which are made by hand. Please choose 6:30 or 7 p.m. This will help our pizzaiolo in staggering pizza output.

Please note the policies for weather cancellations and refunds when registering.

Visit the Farm for a Pollinator Pathway Tour 6.25.22

Garden greetings, pollinator friends!

Coming this weekend is the *FREE* first-ever multi-town pollinator pathway tour, June 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (gardens in Westport plus Weston, Ridgefield, Greenwich, Darien, Guilford and Westchester too!).  

Westport gardens are: The fabulous private Prospect Gardens, three separate gardens at different stages of development at Earthplace, Wakeman Town Farm’s 100-ft. pollinator border, and the Smith Richardson preserve’s two pollinator meadows. Each garden will have guides/gardeners on hand to answer questions and provide information.

Check out the descriptions and directions at the link below and plan your tour.

https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/tours

*small fee for the Aldrich museum, all other sites are free.

Pop-Up Summer Mommy + Me Farm sessions! Starting in July

If you have a little farmer in the family, bring him/her to our one-off pop-up sessions with a range of options. We’ll be feeding chickens, communing with baby goats, strolling the gardens and hunting for eggs in our nesting boxes. Aside from a great bonding experience for adult + child, these classes are the best photo opps around! Join us! Grandparents, sitters, and other adults are welcome! Pssst…There’s also a sibling discount! Registration is required.

Eco Fest - 6.11.22

Join us at Wakeman Town Farm on Saturday, June 11 for our second annual EcoFest from 11am - 3pm, rain or shine.

The day starts with the season opening of the Wakeman Town farmstand from 9AM - 1PM. Our farm stand features produce grown right on the farm, fresh cut flower bouquets, WTF Logowear, WTF Honey, and hand-selected products from CT local vendors, such as artisan bakers, jams, goat soaps + lotions, maple syrup, and more!

Join us at 10AM for goat yoga. Get your yoga on while our goats graze and jump in their pen next to you!

Starting at 11am, shop a curated collection of Fairfield County sustainable goods vendors and local artisans.

⁃ handwoven baskets and housewares

⁃ handmade soaps, body butter and essential oils, skin and hair care products for teens

⁃ candles, bags, clothing, and more.

While you shop green, the kids can enjoy a project with our director of education, Chryse Terrill, get their face painted, apply tinsel to their hair, or visit with the Farm animals, including our fuzzy alpacas and our new baby goats. Our animal care expert, Judy Panzer, will be on hand to answer questions for inquisitive young minds.

Come hungry! Tony Napolitano Pizza will be slinging his famous wood-fired pizza throughout the event.

Live music performances will set the tone for a fun day on the farm!

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