Workshops


Farm Arts Collective presents workshops on organic farming, sustainable living practices, artisanal food topics, ecological investigations, as well as workshops and presentations on social justice issues of equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Past workshops include sauerkraut making & vegan soul food cooking, how to start a sustainable farm, children's horticulture, animal husbandry, soil health, fermentation & flower farming.

STAGE FIGHTING Workshop with Jess López-Barkl
Mar
6

STAGE FIGHTING Workshop with Jess López-Barkl

Have fun finding your inner warrior! This stage combat workshop will give you some foundations and skills to perform convincing fight scenes safely. You will learn some basic terminology for stage combat, safety, consent/intimacy work, punches, kicks, falls, and weapons. This will class will prioritize safety and using this tool for optimum storytelling through movement.

Diverse skill levels: The workshop is suitable for beginners to experienced actors. 

Practical application: Hands-on exercises to learn fight choreography. 

Storytelling element: Stage combat can be used to enhance character development and excitement for the overall presentation aspect of theater.

Variety of techniques: Unarmed and weapon techniques will be covered.

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Family Farm Day
Jun
28

Family Farm Day

Join us on Willow Wisp Organic Farm for our annual Family Farm Day!  Bring the whole family and learn more about organic farming, join a led tour of our greenhouses, vegetable and flower fields.
The day will include:

  • Led farm tours

  • Touch-a-Tractor

  • Face Painting by Foxglow Face Painting

  • Eco Crafts by Kit Sailer

  • Seed starting

  • Farm Fresh snacks!

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Flower Cut & Design
Jul
12

Flower Cut & Design

The day begins with coffee at the barn followed by a led tour by Willow Wisp flower farmers, Tannis Kowalchuk and Jess Beveridge. The attendees will visit the annual and perennial flower fields and learn best practices in growing cut flowers, our favorite varieties, and tips on post-harvest methods. 

-Wear your farm boots!

-Bring clippers or scissors. We have a few pairs!

-Bring a vase or vessel to bring your bouquet home.

-Light refreshments will be served

-Please NO pets! 

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Flower Cut & Design
Aug
23

Flower Cut & Design

The day begins with coffee at the barn followed by a led tour by Willow Wisp flower farmers, Tannis Kowalchuk and Jess Beveridge. The attendees will visit the annual and perennial flower fields and learn best practices in growing cut flowers, our favorite varieties, and tips on post-harvest methods. 

-Wear your farm boots!

-Bring clippers or scissors. We have a few pairs!

-Bring a vase or vessel to bring your bouquet home.

-Light refreshments will be served

-Please NO pets!

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Understanding Food Labels
Sep
28

Understanding Food Labels

Understanding Food Labels:
Organic, Regenerative, Free Range, Cage Free, Non-GMO.
What does it all mean?

A collaborative workshop with Gael Roots Farm and Farm Arts Collective with support from a For Farmers Grant

In this workshop, consumers will learn the difference between certified labels and buzz words to describe the food we buy.  What is the difference between organic & regenerative?  What is the difference between cage free & free range?  What is grain finished beef?

Hear from farmers on their ranging perspectives on certification, regulations and how they choose their farming practices. 

This is a workshop for consumers to learn how to be responsible buyers and to understand what is in their food.

No Reservation Required. Pay What You Can at the door.

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Soup Making Workshop
Nov
15

Soup Making Workshop

Join us in the Willow Wisp Organic Farm kitchen & learn how to make 2 delicious soups with step-by-step guidance from Souperstar Tannis Kowalchuk.

Each participant will learn the basics of soup making and will chop, dice, and cook 2 soups with farm-fresh ingredients that will be provided.

Please bring with you 2 quart-sized containers to take the soup you made home to share with your family & friends.

Limited seats are available for this intimate, hands-on cooking demo! Reserve your spot now!

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SONG-WRITING Workshop #1 with Doug Rogers
Feb
20

SONG-WRITING Workshop #1 with Doug Rogers

Introduction, philosophy, technique, with song-writer Doug Rogers who has created many incredible and memorable tunes for the Dream on the Farm series. Doug will give participants a song-writing assignment which will be brought in the following week.

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INVOKE YOUR CLOWN Workshop with Clown Daddy
Feb
13

INVOKE YOUR CLOWN Workshop with Clown Daddy

Finding your clown’s physicality and inner life is the goal with this playful workshop. Actress, Clown Daddy will teach how to shift your body and mind into a state of energized creativity, curiosity and joy. Red nose provided.

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Vocal & Group Song Workshop with Tannis Kowalchuk
Feb
8

Vocal & Group Song Workshop with Tannis Kowalchuk

Tannis will teach a battery of songs with amazing group harmonies as well as introduce exercises that employ the voice as a muscle. We will stretch our range and capacity and attempt some improvised song-making.  Everyone can sing is the philosophy. Singing is natural and good for us.

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VOCAL and GROUP SONG Workshop with Tannis Kowalchuk
Feb
6

VOCAL and GROUP SONG Workshop with Tannis Kowalchuk

THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 FROM 1-3 PM DUE TO WEATHER!!!

Tannis will teach a battery of songs with amazing group harmonies as well as introduce exercises that employ the voice as a muscle. We will stretch our range and capacity and attempt some improvised song-making.  Everyone can sing is the philosophy. Singing is natural and good for us.

PAY WHAT YOU CAN at the door.

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"There is a remarkable amount of agrarian history and knowledge in our community — thinkers, artisans, makers, and creatives who want to make the world a better place, who see sustainable living and social justice as a necessity. Our workshops bring this community together to learn from one another. And there is so much to learn! Be it herbalism, fermenting & preserving, healing racism, organic soil management, CBD production, raising happy pigs, cut flower design, Lenape language — it is the process of listening and learning that moves us together and forward as a culture."

– Tannis Kowalchuk, Artistic Director