sold out! November Inclusive Neurodiverse Farmer Program

Our first class was such a good experience, families have asked us to plan for more.

Designed for farm hands of all abilities, this unique program offers a hands-on, sensory-rich experience that encourages exploration, creativity, and learning in a natural setting. Our farm provides a safe and welcoming environment where kids can connect with animals, engage in gardening activities, and explore the outdoors at their own pace. Our staff will be trained to support neurodiverse learners, ensuring that each child’s individual needs are met. Activities are tailored to accommodate various sensory, social, and communication styles, fostering a sense of belonging and self-confidence. Whether your child enjoys feeding animals, planting seeds, or simply observing the wonders of nature, they’ll find a space where they can thrive. This program promotes social interaction, emotional regulation, and physical activity, all while nurturing a love for nature. Join us on the farm for a fun, inclusive, and enriching experience that celebrates every child's unique abilities! This is NOT a drop off class, your farmer will need an adult buddy (18+) accompanying them to this class. It can be a parent, paraprofessional, babysitter, grandparent or someone else who knows your farmer well that can help support them on the farm while our staff leads both of you and the rest of the class through the farm! This program will run rain or shine. Please reach out with any questions about this or anything else regarding this program.

FALL SESSION DATE/TIME:

The Session includes 3 Saturday classes 11/2, 11/9, 11/16

Ages 3 - 7 9:00a.m - 9:45a.m.
Ages 8 - 11+ 10:00a.m - 10:45a.m.

Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver, Up to 8 participants per class

sold out! Frightful Feasts for Kids - Halloween-themed Cooking Class 10.18.24

10/18/24 - 4:15 pm-5:45 pm-Ages 7 to 12 - 12 max. Includes dinner and dessert.

Join us for a spooky Halloween-themed cooking class! Kids will create creepy, yet delicious, dishes that are perfect for a Halloween celebration. We will incorporate seasonal ingredients from the farm in a fun and familiar way.

Menu will include Fall Mac and Cheese, with sage from the Farm. Dessert includes Chocolate Monster Cupcakes, Frightful Frostings, and Spooky Homemade Candy Bar, oh my! We finish off with a Vampire punch with licorice straws.

holiday hors d'oeuvres with chef raquel rivera 12.5.24

Holiday Hors d’oeuvres with Chef Raquel Rivera 7-9:30 p.m.
Back by popular demand! In this festive holiday cooking class, we'll learn to make a range of easy, delicious appetizers that suit various dietary restrictions and can be easily whipped up for your next holiday gathering. Your ticket includes a festive cocktail, which we will create in class, but feel free to bring wine or other beverages, if you desire! $125 pp

Cranberry Glazed Meatballs

Cheese & Herbs Palmiers, vegetarian

Roasted Shrimp Cocktails, pescaterian

Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tarlets w. Balsamic Reduction, vegetarian

Baked Ricotta Spread w/ Roasted Veggies and Crostini, gf and vegan

Roasted Mushrooms w. Mozzarella Garlic Toast, vegetarian

Cocktail: Cranberry Rum Punch

join us for a Wakeman family tradition! holiday tree lighting 12.6.24

You’re invited to the Annual Wakeman Town Farm Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, Dec. 6 from 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned tradition? The Wakeman Family started the tree lighting many moons ago, and we are keeping the cherished tradition alive for all to share! It’s a festive, fun and free event for the whole family! Enjoy free cookies, sweet treats and hot chocolate courtesy of The Porch & Sweet P Bakery, and warm up around our roaring bonfire, supervised by our friends at the Westport Fire Department. As is our tradition, we’re featuring a variety of local school musicians from Greens Farms and Saugatuck Elementary schools, plus a few members of the Staples High School Band, playing festive Christmas and Chanukkah favorites to help us get into the holiday spirit. Join us as First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker and Bill Constantino (a Wakeman family member) light up the Wakeman tree to kick off the season and keep a generations-old family tradition alive for the community! 

Free and open to the public. This is an outdoor, family friendly event. Dress warmly.

LET’S GIVE BACK! The event is free, it offers three simple ways for you to give back to our neighbors in need during the holiday season. Choose one!

1: We are collecting pre-loved Legos as a part of Sustainable Westport effort, so please bring your Legos for the bin. 

2: We are collecting unwrapped toys for the annual Al’s Angels’ Toy Drive, so bring a little something to brighten a child’s holiday. 

3. HS Teens from the AWARE organization are raising money for women and teens in need though a bake sale, so pick up a treat to bring home!

Volunteer for Oktoberfest beer garden 10.13.24

Join us to make our fall family Oktoberfest our best one yet! We have openings for volunteers to help us pour beer, sell tickets, help with a kids’ craft, set up and break down, and more! Two-hour shifts are a breeze. Simplu click here to sign up for a slot from noon-2 or 2-4 p.m. We rely on the our friends in the community to help us put on large events like this. Hope you will grab a friend and join us! Students and student volunteer groups welcome (except for beer shifts). Please sign up by clicking the registration link below. Thanks, village! P.S. It’s a blast. Listen to live music, wear your jeans and a sweater, and celebrate fall Wakeman Town Farm-style!

sold out! cake decorating class with leventhal bakery 11.21.24

Autumn-inspired adult cookie cake decorating class with Jessica Leventhal of Leventhal Bakery, 11.21.24 at 7 p.m. $85 pp. Join us in Tim’s Kitchen for a unique dessert experience and a fun way to spend time with friends and meet new people. Led by Jess Leventhal, you will learn all the tips and tricks to create a stunning cookie cake that’s almost too beautiful to eat!

During the decorating workshop, you'll decorate a cookie cake from start to finish. You'll learn how to mix frosting colors, and how to select and use the appropriate piping tips to achieve different designs and textures.

Jess will provide step-by-step instruction and everything you need, including professional tools, frosting, edible decorations, and more! 

By the end of the workshop, you'll have a delicious and beautifully adorned 2-layer mini cookie cake in the design pictured. It can be frozen until you serve it for Thanksgiving — if you can wait that long!

You'll be surrounded by friends, enjoying drinks, light bites, and plenty of laughter. It's the perfect recipe for a memorable and fun-filled evening!

Cookie cake feeds 6-8 people. Feel free to BYO wines or preferred beverages. Light fare provided. No refunds once purchased; however, you may transfer your ticket to another guest.

three cheers to our incredible harvest fest sponsors 2024

We have lots of incredible small businesses and individuals who help us keep doing what we do at the Farm. Without their generosity and support, we would not be able to put out such quality programming and events. We wanted to honor our Harvest Fest Sponsors here with a small shoutout. Even better though, would be for our Farm Supporters (that’s you!) to stop by their venues and, if you see them, please thank them for supporting Westport’s Community Farm!

new! halloween-inspired adult cooking class with chef raquel rivera 10.22.24

10.22.24 - 7 p.m. Chef Raquel Rivera is kicking up the fun in Tim's kitchen with a Halloween-themed adult dinner cooking class that includes two fab signature cocktails. After we make the meal, we will sit down together to enjoy it at our rustic farm tables. Two signature drinks are included, but feel free to BYO any additional libations if you wish. $150 pp, includes cooking experience, full dinner + cocktails. Please note, due to opportunity costs, we do not allow cancellations for any reason, but you may transfer your tickets to other guests.

Menu

Coffee + Chipotle-Rubbed Ribs and Chicken

Creamy Pumpkin Gnocchi

Garlickly String Beans w/Almonds

Chocolate Lava Cakes w/Raspberry Sauce

Two Signature Cocktails

new! beer garden + fall fun for the whole family 10.13.24

Join us on the Farm for our annual family Beer Garden event on Sunday, Oct. 13, featuring live music by Hitch and the Giddy-Up + Rob Morton, lawn games, bubbles, animal encounters, 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 and ice cream treats from Saugatuck Sweets and LANDTECH! We will pouring frosty local beers, sponsored by Greens Farms Spirits, spirits by local distillery, 5th State Distillery. 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 + select craft 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 to to opportunity costs. Proceeds will go towards paying vendors. Any extra will be put towards educational programming. Thank you for understanding.

Our Generous Sponsor

Thank you, M & T Bank, for supporting Wakeman Town Farm’s educational and community programs!

sold out! Autumn Soup and Salads Class with CT Food Writer, Liz Rueven 10.15.24

As the season changes and Autumn’s chill yields peak-season ingredients, we gain fresh inspiration for soups and salads that will take us through this cooler season. This class is BYOB! $100 pp.
Autumn Soup + Salads: 10.15.24, 7 p.m. We’ll prepare:
-Hearty Farro Salad Featuring Local Apples
-Delicata Squash Salad, Highlighting the Easiest Local Squash of all the CT Varieties
-Warm Cauliflower Salad with Dried Fruit and Pistachios
-Middle Eastern-Inspired, Sweet and Savory Red Lentil Soup

This class is vegetarian, dairy-free and BYOB. We save time at end of the class to enjoy eating around a communal table. This menu highlights CT produce being harvested  in mid-October. Items may change slightly depending on availability of ingredients.

About Liz Rueven 
Liz is a Westport-based culinary freelancer who has been writing her blog, Kosher Like Me, since 2011. She is passionate about encouraging readers to eat within the seasons, explore Jewish foodways and support local farmers and food creatives. Follow her on Instagram @kosherlikeme.

Double Your Impact This Giving Tuesday for Wakeman Town Farm! 12.3.24

Giving Tuesday - Dec. 3, 2024 - Donations are Doubled!
This Giving Tuesday, we’re thrilled to share an incredible opportunity to make your generosity go even further. Thanks to the generosity of matching donors Tom and Jeanne Capasse, Ellen and Isaac Sonsino, and Ellen Lautenberg and Doug Hendel, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $10,000!

This fall, we piloted these amazing programs, below, and the results were inspiring:
🌱 Children with developmental disabilities thrived in farm-based classes.
🍳 Women and children from local nonprofits gained confidence in cooking classes.
🤝 Families from underserved communities connected through meaningful farm experiences.

Your Gift Matched = Double the Impact
 Every dollar you give will be matched up to $10,000, meaning your gift goes twice as far!

  • $100 = Provides materials and supplies for multiple classes

  • $500 = Sponsors a week of inclusive or outreach programming for a child or family

  • $1,000 = Provides scholarships for several children to attend SpEd or outreach programs

💚 Donate Today and Double Your Impact!

Thank you for supporting inclusion, connection, and empowerment in our community!

Warm regards,

Liz Milwe + Bill Constantino,Co-Chairs, Wakeman Town Farm

Sold out! OKTOBERFEST-THEMED DINNER with CHEF ALISON MILWE GRACE 10.10.24

FARM TO TABLE Thursday, October 10, 2024 6 pm.

AL FRESCO, WEATHER PERMITTING*, $135 pp. BYO BEVERAGES

STARTER *BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND*

Mini Soft Pretzel “Bites” with German Cheese Beer Spread

FIRST COURSE

“WTF” Roasted “Candy” Squash Bisque with “WTF” Sunflower Seeds

SALAD COURSE

Mixed “WTF” Lettuces with “WTF” Radish, Carrots, Fennel, Apples ,

Candied German Almonds with “Cider” Vinaigrette

ENTRÉE (Choose ONE)

Beer-Braised Short Ribs Served over Egg Noodles and Roasted Cabbage

OR

Roasted Local Cod with Tarragon Aioli, Bratkartoffeln (Crripy Potatoes with Bacon),

Brussels and Baby Carrots

DESSERT

Classic Apple Strudel

*This event will be held outdoors, weather permitting, so please dress accordingly. If it’s too cold or the weather isn’t right for an outdoor dinner, we will bring the event indoors into Tim’s Kitchen. Please note that this is a BYO Event, so please bring your favorite beverages! Sorry, but due to opportunity costs, we can not allow refunds for any reason, although you may give away or sell your tickets if you cannot make it. Thanks for understanding!

Curious Sprouts: Parent and Me Ages 3-5 Starts September 17 - REGISTER NOW!

Enjoy quality time at Wakeman Town Farm with your child and a small group of other nature loving parents and kids. Together, your preschooler and you will help care for and interact with the Farm’s sheep, chicken, goats, and, of course, the Farm’s furry Alpacas. Time will be spent outdoors interacting with Farm animals, and exploring the Farm Gardens as they start to grow. Caregiver, sitter, family member, or another adult is welcome in lieu of parent. Please Note: This program will be mainly outdoors so please dress weather appropriateand a small group of other nature loving parents and kids.

Fantastic Farmhands: Ages 6- 10 Starts September - Register NOW!

In this exciting, fun-packed farm program, participants will experience life on the Farm by seasonal planting, watering, and harvesting and getting to know what daily life is like on a working farm. Fantastic Farmhands will help care for and interact with furry and feathered friends on the Farm, and will also learn about what is means to be sustainable, pollinators, compost, and other farmhand experiences by way of hands-on activities.

Little Farmers: Parent + Me Ages 0-3 New Classes Start Up 11. 12 REGISTER NOW!

Join us for an hour of quality time this fall with your child on the Farm, while connecting with other children and parents in the community. You’ll enjoy fun and developmentally appropriate experiences with your little one in a class designed to foster social skills and independence on our Farm's grounds. The highlight of this signature program is the hands-on experience visiting our furry and feathered farm friends. In this class we will be outdoors exploring the farm, visiting the animals, playing on the grounds, chatting with new friends, or simply following the kids’ interests.

Green Teen Club Ages 11-14 Starting September 18 - REGISTER NOW!

This outdoor program for kids ages 11-14 allows students to ‘un-plug’ from the digital world, reconnect with nature, and learn the ins and outs of organic farming and gardening through hands-on instruction. Green Teens will work together to help maintain the Wakeman gardens while learning about composting, and taking care of the various farm animals (chickens, ducks, goats, alpacas, sheep). Building projects and exploring how to live a sustainable lifestyle are also a part of this program. This program is great for students who like to ‘get their hands dirty’ while learning about the environment and having fun at the same time.

New! kids’ Apple Baking Bonanza - one-off After-School Class with Pizza! 9.27.24

Apple Baking Bonanza - After-School Class with Pizza!

9/27/24 - 4:15 pm-5:45 pm-Ages 7 - 12. 12 participants max

In this fabulous interactive fall baking class kids will explore different ways to bake with apples while developing their culinary skills! $60 per student, includes all ingriedients and homemade pizza for dinner!

Recipes will include:

Apple Pie Dumplings-a fun and tasty twist on traditional apple pie.

Apples are wrapped in pastry and baked with plenty of spices.

Baked Apple Donuts: A healthier twist on donuts, baked with a batter that includes apple chunks and cinnamon, then glazed with a simple icing.

Chocolate-Covered Caramel Apple Slices: Sliced apples dipped in dark chocolate and adorned in caramel and assorted toppings.

Handmade Pizza - We decorate with our favorite toppings!

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