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May 2020
Farm Days: Principles of Organic Soil Management
It’s all about the soil! Join soil expert, Roger Hill of Treeline Farm, in Bethany, PA, and experienced garden designer Adrianne Picciano (Dirt Diva) for a workshop on soil management for gardens. Roger works closely with Willow Wisp Organic Farm on soil health, and he brings a deep knowledge and passion for soil chemistry to the workshop. Adrianne has developed hundreds of gardens for homeowners across the region and shares her practical knowledge about creating and caring for healthy gardens…
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Farm Days: Salad Dressings
Expand your salad and salad dressing repertoire! Join personal chef Mark Hitzges and a panel of local chefs for a fun and informative workshop on classic and innovative home made salad dressings. Participants will prepare 3 unique dressings and taste them on three salads composed of greens and vegetables provided by Willow Wisp Organic Farm. Oils, eggs, vinaigrettes and other dressing ingredients will all be provided. Participants should bring along 3 small mason jars to take home their dressings. Get…
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Farm Days: Bee Keeping
What’s all the buzz about? Bees! Get comfortable with proximity to the honeybees that beekeeper, Roger Moss keeps on Willow Wisp Organic Farm. Learn about the workers, drones, the queen bee and their activities and what beekeepers do in pursuit of maintaining healthy colonies and how colony management is carried out through each season of the year. Roger will open a hive to view the bees at work, the young larvae as they hatch, and possibly the queen among the…
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Farm Days: Flower Growing & Arranging
Get artistic! Cut and build your own bouquet. Willow Wisp Organic Farm’s flower producer, Tannis Kowalchuk, takes participants into her flower field for an in depth tour of the flower varieties that she grows for the cut flower trade. Participants will cut the flowers of their choice (over 30 varieties) and will then be guided through a design lesson encouraging everyone to build their own flower bouquet which they can bring home. Participants should bring a vase. Get Tickets Here!…
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Farm Days: Fermentation
Fermentation is a gas! A hands on experience in fermentation including the chemistry, health benefits, and a practical how-to-make classic and unique fermentations from cabbage to kombucha, kimchi to kvaas. The workshop invites all participants to follow along with the teachers in the preparation of 3 unique fermentations in the workshop. All vegetables and salts will be provided. Participants should bring 3 one-quart mason jars, a cutting board, large mixing bowl, and a large knife. Get Tickets Here! *We honor…
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Farm Days: Winterizing Your Home
Stay warm this winter. Michael Chojnicki, Architect, and Stephen Stuart, lifelong advocate of energy efficiency will discuss the importance of enhancing and maintaining a healthy home. They will explore the various principles guiding energy efficiency, as well as review approaches to winterizing homes using “no and low” cost ways to lower your home’s energy use and save money. Discussions will include home energy audits, along with simple awareness and understanding of how the occupant's activities can affect their home energy…
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