Bottle-Feed the "Kids": A family experience feeding baby goats

Bottle-Feed the Kids (Our Goat “Kids,” That Is!)

If you like getting up-close-and-personal with baby animals and are looking for a fun outing for the littles, we designed our unique Goat-Feeding Experience as a family activity where your kids get to feed our “kids”.

Four adorable baby Nigerian Dwarf Goats have just arrived, and we invite your family to bottle-feed them! During your visit, you can hug, cuddle and play with them, too. Baby goats are so much fun — they are naturally curious, mischievous and playful — just like your kids!

The experience is 30-minutes long, and will be held rain or shine. Suitable for all ages. Little ones will need adult supervision and help gently handling the animals. Our animal care team will be onhand to guide you. Please note our rules below:

All adults require their own ticket. All children (age 1 and older) require their own ticket.

Children must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable; no exceptions.

If you cannot make your visit, kindly let us know in advance as a courtesy to our animal care team.

No food or snacks allowed in the animal enclosures please.

Questions? Please reach out to: animals@wakemantownfarm.org

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT EARTH ANIMAL

FOR SPONSORING THIS PROGRAM!

Sold out! Summer wine Dinner with Hudson Table 7.13.23

Summer Dinner Experience with Hudson Table 7.13.23

$155 pp; multi-course dinner with wine pairings and service.

Searching for a summer bucket list experience or fantastic Father’s Day gift? Here you go!

We’re cooking up a unique Farm dinner experience with our friends at Hudson Table (see below), starting with appetizers outside by the pizza oven (pending weather), followed by a three-course dinner inside Tim’s Kitchen. It’s a hybrid event that is a bit more social, allowing for mingling outdoors, and enjoying the Farm setting prior to a seated dinner. Hosted by Hudson Table's Founder, Allen Bari, with chefs Gabriel Sather and Pablo Nealon cooking, the menu celebrates the flavors of summer, and includes wine pairings by COO/Beverage Director Anna Zuck Downs. Seats are limited for best experience.

Shared Apps Outdoors

• Wood-Fired Focaccia - Cured zucchini, herb whipped ricotta, sea salt

• Watermelon Salad - Dijon vinaigrette, feta, basil, sesame gomashio

• Corn Cake - Street corn salad, chili, lime, sour cream

Seated Dinner Indoors

Grilled Peaches & Chorizo – Served with labneh (tangy, Middle Eastern Cheese spread), cardamom honey, mint

Wine Pairing: Sparkling Rose

Roasted Chicken Breast – Presented with sweet pea puree, potato confit, charred onion, thyme reduction Wine Pairing: Chenin Blanc

Clafoutis - Cherry, pistachio, roasted white chocolate Wine Pairing: Fortified Dessert Wine

Hudson Table is an interactive culinary studio and event space focusing on experiential dining with locations in Stamford CT, Brooklyn NY, Hoboken NJ, and Philadelphia PA. Hudson Table offers hands-on cooking classes, multi-course chef's tables, chef competitions, on and off-site private event catering and much more!

www.hudsontable.com

Farm Camps are the G.O.A.T!

What’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys? A bunch of feisty goats, awesome alpacas, cuddly lambs and so much more. Seriously, we make farm life a blast. There’s a reason so many kids return summer after summer. To sign up for Jr. Farm Camp, click here

Sold out! Tickets on sale for Family Fun Day July 8

It’s that time of year again! Join us on Saturday July 8th 11-3 at Family Fun Day, Wakeman Town Farm’s annual down-home family event for kids and families of all ages.

It’s our biggest family-oriented annual summer event, so mark your calendars. We will have summer fun food and drinks, including  ice cream, pizza, burgers and dogs available for purchase, as well as cocktails for the adults and cold lemonade and iced coffee for all to enjoy. Kids are sure to have a blast taking part in our farm crafts and games suitable for all ages. Be sure to walk the Farm to visit our animals, complete a scavenger hunt, watch the bubble show, and jam out to music from the School of Rock Fairfield!

ALL DAY

• Iced Coffee and Lemonade courtesy of Granola Bar

• Visit our furry friends!

• Reading Room with Westport Book Shop @ Barn

• Tony Pizza Napolitano

• Jr’s Deli and Grille Food Truck

• Virtual Scavenger Hunt

• Ice Cream from Saugatuck Sweets

11:00-1:00

• Buzzin’ Bees Craft @ Pollination Station

• Temporary Tattoos @ Fire Pit

• Sandwiches with Robyn!

1:00-3:00

• Flight of the Butterflies Craft @ Pollination Station

• Bubble Show with My Balloon Guy @ Fire Pit

• Music by the School of Rock House Band

THANK YOU Westport Book Shop, Jr’s Deli and Grille, Mixxed by Ed Mixology, Peter Romano and Saugatuck Sweets, Granola Bar, Dave's Planet Pizza, WTF Volunteers and Staff!

If not purchasing a family ticket, all adults require their own ticket. All children (age 1 and older) require their own ticket.

Children must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable; no exceptions.

Rain: In the case of rain or inclement weather, we will cancel the event. Due to opportunity costs, vendor fees and other expenses, we cannot provide refunds, rain dates or exchanges. Thanks for understanding.

sold out! bourbon-inspired farm dinner with chef lamour workman 7.14.23

Intimate Bourbon-Inspired Dinner Sponsored by Fifth State Distillery and Greens Farms Spirits

$125 pp

Join us on the Farm for an intimate chef's dinner with drink pairings. Chef Lamour Workman has created a menu inspired by the flavors of bourbon. Each course will be paired with a specialty bourbon pairing, created by the award-winning distillers at Bridgeport's own Fifth State Distillery creating hand-crafted, small-batch spirits and introduced by Rob Schulten, distiller and co-founder. Special thanks to James Boyrer of Greens Farms Spirits for supporting local distilleries and Wakeman Town Farm!

Starters

Assorted Mezze and Pita with spreads

Wild Mushroom and Stilton Galette with Baby Greens

Drink Pairing - Paper Plane - featuring Fifth State’s CT Maple Whiskey

Entrée

Bourbon-brined Grilled Pork Chop with a Spicy BBQ Sauce, German Potato Salad and Seasonal Farm Vegetables

Drink Pairing - The Massey - featuring Fifth State’s Barrel Proof Whiskey and Fifth State Gin

Dessert

Apricot Tart with a Bourbon-Pecan Frangipane and a Chantilly cream

Drink Pairing - Fifth State’s soon-to-be released Chocolate Whiskey. Also serving tastes of their Barrel Strength and CT Maple Whiskeys. Served neat. 

Spots are limited. No refunds or exchanges, although if you can't make it, you are welcome to give away or sell tickets. Kindly let us know who is coming in your stead!

Chef Bio: Lamour Workman has long had a passion for food, which she attributes to her parents, both avid cooks. Upon graduating from college and working in advertising on Madison Avenue, she went on to Culinary School and further honed her skills working in France. When she returned to New York, she worked at some of the city’s finest restaurants/hotels, including the Waldorf Astoria’s Peacock Alley and Four Season’s Hotel’s Fifty-Seven Fifty-Seven. She is an American Culinary Federation Certified Executive Chef, one of the Federation’s highest designations. Her love of flavors and eclectic cuisine results from years of study in various cooking styles, including Southern, Southwestern, French, Spanish, Italian, Indian, Asian, North African, Latin American, and Caribbean. She is a Master’s candidate at the Boston University School of Gastronomy.

SELLING OUT! autumn centerpiece workshop 11.9.23

Let’s Make Centerpieces! Nov 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Wakeman Town Farm's Chryse Terrill will guide you on how to create a beautiful autumn centerpiece arrangement inside a rustic base; these are perfect decor for your home or Thanksgiving table. Attendees will choose from a variety of natural materials, including some that have been harvested from Wakeman Town Farm's own gardens. At the end of the class, you will take home your creations! A perfect night out to enjoy a glass of wine and let your creativity flow. BYOB and snacks.

Sold out! Pizza on the Patio nites are back! 6.7.23

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. A limited number of single tickets, and additional bottles of wine or pizzas, will also available. This is a first-come, first-served event with limited tickets.

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. We have a no-refunds policy. No exceptions. You may transfer tickets to a friend or sell them, but you must provide us with the names of your replacements and they will get the pizzas/wines you ordered. If it rains, you may pick up your order at the Farm. Sorry, we cannot arrange makeups, and the weather is out of our control.

P.S. If we're lucky, we may have a musical guest to provide background music, so consider brining a few bucks for tips.

Toddler + Me Yoga at the Farm with A Child's Pose Yoga - Saturdays

Class Experience

Join us for A Child’s Pose yoga classes at Wakeman Town Farm for a very special yoga class. This engaging class is a great way to have some family bonding time. Kids will learn basic yoga moves like downward dog and tree. Music and fun props delight the children throughout this 45 min class. Partner poses will be strengthening and soothing for both child and their grownup!

Class Requirements

• You are responsible for supervising your child at all times when visiting Wakeman Town Farm as a yoga participant.

• Please feel free to arrive a few minutes early if you’d like to walk the Farm grounds and see the animals. Once class ends, however, we kindly ask that you exit the property, as we have events setting up the following class.

• Park along Wakeman Drive and enter through the red pillars. Kindly do not park along neighboring streets. They will tow. 

• Check out our Farm stand on your way out for organic home-grown produce, local baked goods, and artisan goods. 

Other Things To Know

Adult Participation Required

Cancellation Policy

There are limited spots and classes are non-refundable. If the weather is bad the location will be changed to Child's Pose Yoga in Westport.

What To Bring

• Please bring a yoga mat or towel for class! Everything else is provided.

Summer Hors D'oeuvres Class with Chef Caroline Fey 7.20.23

7.20.23 @ 7 p.m.

The gardens will be bursting, and we'll be digging in for a fun night at the Farm where we'll learn an array of summer hors d'oeuvres recipes with global flavor profiles. Grab some friends for a festive summer night and increase your entertaining recipe lineup. BYOB. We provide ice, glassware and openers. Tickets are limited for best experience, and they will go fast!

Class Sold out? There may be hope!

Hang with the Gang - New Animal Experiences for Spring

Join us at Wakeman Town Farm to for an up-close experience where you will get to play and socialize with our silly goat sisters and lovable little lambs.

What is involved? You will snuggle them, hold them, brush them and watch them play! It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. Wink. Our animals will be so happy to have you visit play and pet them. This experience is 30-minutes long and is held Rain or Shine at the Farm. Suitable for all ages! Please note our rules below.

* Tickets are required for anyone over the age of one-year-old

* Children must be accompanied by an adult

Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable; no exceptions. If you cannot make your visit, kindly let us know in advance as a courtesy to our animal care team. Simply email: HERE

Fantastic Farmhands - Best Elementary School Farm Experience!

If you have an Elementary School child, this is the place to be on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Join us for a true “life on the Farm” experience that includes spending time with baby lambs and chicks, planting in the gardens and plucking warm eggs from nesting boxes. It’s a grand time in the great outdoors, and sessions fill quickly.

sold out! Mom's one of a kind, and so are these sweet Mother's Day Bouquets

Bring Mom a unique handmade arrangement by Sarah Shaw Floral. 

Make Mom smile with a gift of a sweet and whimsical spring flowers for Mother’s Day, May 14. Each spring bouquet comes in a mason jar tied with gray leather criss-cross cord, designed by Sarah Shaw Floral Design exclusively for Wakeman Town Farm. Plate of cookies for size reference!

We will be taking orders until Wed May 10 @6 pm and orders are limited.

IMPORTANT PICKUP WINDOW:

Pickup is Sat May 13, 9-11 am at WTF, 134 Cross Hwy, Westport, under the white tent near the entrance. In the event of rain, please walk into to the red barn for your pickup. If you miss the pickup window, we will leave the flowers for you, but we are no longer responsible, as our floral designer must get back to the studio to fulfill her other Mother's Day orders! Thank you.

A portion of the proceeds will support Farm programs.

@sarahshawfloral

sold out! Argentine Asado Dinner - A wood-fired outdoor feast with chef pablo nealon 6.2.23

Argentine Asado Dinner - A wood-fired outdoor dining experience with Chef Pablo Nealon
6.2.23 @6:00 p.m.

The “Argentine Asado” goes back to the mid-nineteenth century when the Gauchos roamed the Pampas. Today, it still holds many of those traditions every time a group gathers around the grill. Served outdoors and family style, it is the perfect social culinary experience. We guarantee it is unlike anything you have ever experienced before at Wakeman Town Farm! A carnivore’s dream.

Price: $155 pp. BYO beverages. Glassware, ice, openers will be provided.

Argentine Asado Menu

Starters

Homemade Beef Empanadas

“Choripan”

Homemade Argentine Sausage Sandwiches

Chimichurri and Criolla Sauces

Meats

Smoky Short Ribs / Seared Tomatoes

Tri Tip / Onions a Las Brasas

Skirt Steak / Charred Scallions

Whole Grilled Chicken / Grilled Peppers

Pork Loin / Grilled Pineapple

Sides

Mixed Green Salad

Cucumbers / Tomatoes / Shaved Red onion / Vinaigrette

Squash al Rescoldo

Goat Cheese / Honey / Pepitas / Herbs

Dessert

Homemade Flan

Dulce de Leche / Whipped Cream

New Parent + Child Classes Just Added

What’s more fun that spending time out in nature, communing with baby animals and exploring the gardens? For the new Parent + Child Classes, click button.

A few spots left! Summer Cooking Camp, July - Ages 7-10

Food Traditions & Flavors - Summer Camp (Ages 7 - 10)

Summer Session:

July 10 – 13. M - Th., $400

9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

Code: WTF105

Registration is thru Westport Parks + Recreation Department + Opens March 10

Food is culture, and a meaningful way to immerse yourself in a destination is through what’s on the plate. Whether it’s ravioli in Italy or dumplings in China, food that has been crafted with global ingredients is the best way to get a strong sense of what the world is all about. Begin the day on the Farm hand picking organic ingredients to prepare the perfect dish with global flavors and traditions.

Enjoy this chef-lead class and explore various countries, such as; Simple Italian Cooking, Asian Street Food, Tapas and Traditions from Spain and more.  

Chef Bio: Robyn Herman has been developing and delivering personalized cooking programs, birthday parties, and facilitating educational experiences for after-school programs promoting food exploration for 20 years. She teaches basic techniques and methods to build confidence and independence in the kitchen.  She teaches classes that encourage creativity, responsibility, and fun!  Her classes incorporate fresh ingredients with an eye toward nutrition to teach students how healthy food can be tasty food. Children learn a variety of helpful skills, such as measuring, baking, browning, crushing, kneading, chopping, melting, following directions, and staying safe in the kitchen.

sold out! spring floral arranging workshop 5.25.23

Enjoy a fun night out at Wakeman Town Farm, while creating a beautiful spring centerpiece in your own favorite BYO vase or vessel

May 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $100 pp

Wakeman Town Farm's Chryse Terrill will guide you on how to create a beautiful spring centerpiece arrangement inside your own favorite vase or vessel. Attendees will choose from a variety of colorful spring flowers hand-selected for freshness at a local floral market. At the end of the class, you will take home your creations! A perfect night out to enjoy a glass of wine and let your creativity flow. BYOB and snacks. Don't forget to BYOV (bring your own vase)!

sold out! Spring Farm Dinner with Chef alison milwe grace 5.18.23

Spring Farm Dinner with Chef Alison Milwe Grace - 6:30 p.m. Start Time

Note: Al Fresco if weather permits; dress for outdoor dining. If weather is inclement, we will move the event into Tim's Kitchen. Please BYOB your favorite libations. We will have water, ice, glassware and bottle openers.

FIRST COURSE

Sautéed Mushrooms and Shallots over Goat Cheese with Fennel and Pollen. Served over Grilled Bread

SECOND COURSE

Spring Vegetable Salad with Snap Peas, Radish, Asparagus, Tri-Color Tomatoes with Honey-Sherry Vinaigrette

ENTRÉE (Please choose your Entrées during checkout)

Rosemary-Mustard Encrusted Rack of Lamb with Wild Rice Pilaf, Haricots Verts and Baby Carrots

or

Pan-Seared Diver Scallops with Spring Onion Risotto, Artichokes and “Blistered” Tomatoes

DESSERT

Rustic Strawberry Shortcake

Cancellation Policy: No refunds for any reason due to opportunity costs. You may pass your tickets along if you can't make it, but kindly provide us with the names of those coming in your stead. If you can't make it and prefer to donate your ticket(s) back to the Farm, kindly let us know and we will offer them to a Farm volunteer.

Backyard Chicken Keeping - 3 Sessions - March, April, May. Come to one, two or all!

We’re crowing about our EGGcellent three-session Chicken Keeping series designed to offer the novice an introduction to raising chickens responsibly at home. The series is broken into three sessions. Take one, two, or all three! At the end of the series, you will have the opportunity to “adopt” two of the chicks we’ve raised on the Farm, as well as bring home your own handy starter pack, including feeder, waterer, wood shavings and 5-lb bag of organic feed! With the price for eggs at an all-time high, now is a great time to start your flock!

Sessions taught by our own WTF staff and local chicken experts, guest speakers and sponsors.

Pricing: $60 per session (sold individually).

Optional: $50 Chicken Starter Pack: Includes 2 live Farm-raised chicks, feeder, waterer, wood shavings and 5-lb bag of organic feed

YOU MUST BUY TICKETS TO ALL THREE SESSIONS IN ORDER TO PURCHASE CHICKEN STARTER PACK. You only need to purchase the Chicken Starter Pack once.

Session 1:March 27 2023 – Introduction & Starting Your Flock

In this first session, we’ll cover the basics, including:

Why chickens?

How chickens (flock) can enrich your life.

Environmental positive impacts.

Chicken facts

Basic chicken anatomy

Starting a flock

Rooster pros & cons

Do’s & don’ts

Session 2: April 24 2023 – Coop/Habitat/Environment & Basic Needs

In the second session, we will cover some basic housing/spacing issues and basic chicken needs.

Coop Basics

Free range pros & cons

Local zoning

Chicken basic needs

Creating a happy, stress-free environment

Session 3: May 8 2023 – Products, Maintaining your Flock, Behavior & Physical Health, Support; Adoption

In this section, we get down to the nitty gritty on products and what to expect in terms of your chick’s health/development/behaviors.

Product recommendations

Coop maintenance

Physical & behavior

Disease & pests

Support materials

ADOPTION (If starter pack was purchased)! Bring home two of your fuzzy friends and let’s get this party started!

Cooking for HS + College Students 6.28.23

College with a Side of Culinary: A Cooking Class Designed for College + Older High School Students •

Class  I - Wed. June 21, 6-8:30 p.m. 

Class II - Wed. June 28, 6-8:30 p.m.

Fee: $210 (Two Classes )

Class Package Includes: Two Classes, Recipes, Instruction and Ingredients. Class size is limited to 12 participants for best experience. *Class is appropriate for HS Juniors-College Students.

If you’re a college student who is tired of packaged ramen and cold pizza, join us in Tim’s Kitchen at Wakeman Town Farm for a two-part cooking course designed exclusively for young adults.

We’re inviting a small group of college and pre-college students who seek to enhance their culinary experience for a hands-on class with Chef Robyn. Participants will learn how to prep and plan wholesome meals on a budget, as well as learn how to stock a pantry/fridge for quick meals. We will focus on good, inexpensive, easy-to-find ingredients that can be used in a small dorm room or off-campus kitchen with a few basic pots and pans. 

Examples of dishes that will be taught and prepared include: ‘Chicken Three Ways’ - Sheet Pan Chicken with Veggies, Chicken Parmesan, and Asian Chicken Stir Fry. We will transform ground beef/ground turkey into delicious Taco Bowls, Meatballs or Empanadas. Each class will demonstrate how to use ingredients in multiple ways, so college coeds can enjoy Italian fare one night and Mexican fare the next, simply by changing up proteins, vegetables or spices, or adding hearty sides like pasta, couscous, and basmati rice. We’ll also incorporate fresh herbs and seasonal bounty from the Farm’s gardens. Part of the fun is tasting all the recipes we make, so come hungry!

After two classes, participants will return to campus with new techniques, some proper knife skills, and a newfound confidence in the kitchen. If there's interest, we may add additional sessions.

Chef Bio: Robyn Herman has been developing and delivering personalized cooking programs, birthday parties, and facilitating educational experiences for after-school programs promoting food exploration for 20 years. Her classes incorporate fresh ingredients with an eye toward nutrition to teach students how healthy food can taste amazing.