Category: Growing Food

Upcoming Workshop — Build a (Timber-Framing) Toolbox, Mar. 25, 1 p.m.–5 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

March 3, 2023

This year we’re building a timber-frame workshop and we’ll have classes almost every weekend, covering this build from start to finish. See our Events page for the complete schedule, which is being finalized at this time. Classes typically run $50 with a cap of $500 for ten or more. See also: Timber Felling (Mar. 11), … More Upcoming Workshop — Build a (Timber-Framing) Toolbox, Mar. 25, 1 p.m.–5 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Refurbishing Tools, Apr. 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

March 2, 2023

This year we’re building a timber-frame workshop and we’ll have classes almost every weekend, covering this build from start to finish. See our Events page for the complete schedule, which is being finalized at this time. Classes typically run $50 with a cap of $500 for ten or more. See also: Timber Felling (Mar. 11), … More Upcoming Workshop — Refurbishing Tools, Apr. 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Felling Trees for Timber, Mar. 26, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

February 21, 2023

ATTENTION: Due to inclement weather, the date of this has been changed from Mar. 11 to 26. This year we’re building a timber-frame workshop and we’ll have classes almost every weekend, covering this build from start to finish. See our Events page for the complete schedule, which is being finalized at this time. Classes typically … More Upcoming Workshop — Felling Trees for Timber, Mar. 26, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat and Rye, Jul. 16, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., $35 ($30 for members)

June 7, 2022

We’ve been growing and processing wheat and rye by hand for a few years. In mid-July, we will harvest it using scythes and sickles.  Then it has to get tied into sheaves and stood up in shocks to dry. Once dry, it has to be threshed to remove the grains from the heads, and then … More Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat and Rye, Jul. 16, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., $35 ($30 for members)