Fall-Inspired Cocktails, Canning, Flowers, and More

Wright-Locke Farm has a wide range of workshops for adults and teens this autumn season. Educational programs are hosted in the farm's 1827 Barn (78 Ridge Street) or down the street in the kitchen at Saint Eulalia's Parish (50 Ridge Street). Full details regarding workshops and online registration are available via the farm's website at: http://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/

Backyard Beekeeping Workshop with Nancy Mangion on Wednesday, September 27 from 6 - 7:30pm
Join host Nancy Mangion of the Beekeepers’ Warehouse for an introductory class on the fundamentals of keeping honey bees in your backyard. Small scale “backyard” hives are great for honey production as well as the benefit of additional pollinators in your home gardens and the natural habitats in your neighborhood. The beginning of the workshop will include Nancy opening a hive for participants to (safely) see the farm’s bees, brood, and honey. The remainder of the workshop will take place in our historic 1827 Barn and include discussion of critical beekeeping supplies needed to get started- including the bees themselves- as well as required care and how / when to harvest honey from your hives’ frames. Nancy is an experienced master beekeeper with a passion for introducing individuals to the practice of small scale beekeeping, and is more than happy to answer any questions participants bring to the workshop. Nancy will also be bringing her own raw honey for any interested participants to purchase.

Tuition fee: $10 per person REGISTER NOW

Fall Flower Arranging Workshop with Ferriss Donham on Saturday, September 30 from 3 - 4pm
Join host Ferriss Donham to make an autumn-inspired floral arrangement in the farm’s historic 1827 Barn. Ferriss will provide the class with the fundamentals of arranging and ideas to get started, allowing participants to create a unique arrangement according to their tastes. Each participant will bring home a gorgeous vase full of beautiful local and seasonal flowers cultivated and foraged by Ferriss herself. Self-selected cuttings from the farm’s education garden and of wild plants around the farm will also be allowed! If you have a favorite vase, please bring it; otherwise a vase will be provided. Also bring clippers if you have them; clippers and scissors will also be provided during the workshop.

Tuition fee: $40 per person REGISTER NOW

Fall-Inspired Cocktail Workshop with Erick Donoghue on Wednesday, October 4 from 6:30 - 8pm
Learn how to make creative and fun cocktails that showcase the local and seasonal flavors of fall with bartender Erick Donoghue of Tempo Bistro. In this workshop, Erick will demonstrate how to make your very own allspice liqueur, intriguing flavor combinations for unique syrups, and how to play with fire to incorporate aromatics into your homemade cocktails. Tastings of cocktail ideas will be sampled throughout the workshop and served with locally-sourced appetizers.

Tuition fee: $40 per person REGISTER NOW

Canning Apple Butter and Fall Preserves Workshop on Saturday, October 7 from 10:30am - 12pm
Join Education Director Rebekah Carter to learn how to safely prepare and can homemade jams, jellies, whole and half fruits, pickles, relishes, chutneys, and other seasonal preserves using the hot water bath canning method. Featured topics to be covered include selecting the best ingredients, necessary canning equipment, preserve making techniques, and proper canning procedures that ensure a safe shelf-stable end product. Each participant will help make and take home a jar of cranberry apple butter to enjoy.

Tuition fee: $25 per person REGISTER NOW


More workshops to come in October and November:

• Herbalism with Roots Workshop with Steph Zabel on Thursday 10/12
• Herbal Cold and Flu Care with Marija Hamed on Sunday 10/15
• Fermenting Fall Vegetables Workshop on Tuesday 10/17
• Stargazing Workshop with Josh Roth on Friday 10/20
• Fall Wreath Making Workshop on Sunday 10/22
• Making Healthy Stocks and Soups Workshop on Saturday 11/11

For more information on the farm, including its education programs, events, and volunteer opportunities, visit our website: www.WLFarm.org