Monday, March 19
Start first seeds in the Greenhouse!
Onions, leeks, lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, and flowers.
Monday, April 2
Apprentice Crew Begins - time to get to work!
April and May
Soil preparation and planting, planting, planting till y'er planted!
Saturday, May 19, 8am - 12pm
Flower Beds & Breakfast:
Spring Planting & Spring Cleaning Day
Please join us to see what's happening on the farm in the spring, to meet our new farm crew, to help plant the flower and herb garden, to help clean up the farm shop and/or to join friends for tea, coffee and breakfast treats.
Please bring: Your favorite tools and gloves if you would like to help and a breakfast treat to share. We'll provide tea, coffee and additional breakfast treats.
Since we can't predict the weather, these dates are approximate...we'll keep you posted.....:
Saturday, June 2
Tuesday, June 5
Thursday, June 7
First week of CSA Distributions from the Farm Shop:
Regular Farm Shop Hours are Saturday 8am-1pm, Tuesday & Thursday 2-7pm.
Thursday, June 7
First Boston Shares delivered.
Saturday, June 2 10am
Tea and Tour with Karen
Want to find out about our accessible garden, our perennial garden, or anything else about the farm? Now's the time as we'll have crew cook, crew nurse, and Farmer Dan's boss, Karen, showing people around the farm today
All ages and guests welcome!
Saturday, June 23, 10:30am - 12pm
Edible Wild Plants Walk
Naturalist John Root will lead an edible wild plants walk around the farm. Free, all ages welcome. Illustrated pamphlets will be offered to participants, and plants will be available for sale.
Saturday, July 14 8am -1pm
Garlic Harvest & Art Behind The Barn
Help us pull this year's garlic crop from the ground
come anytime from 10am - noon
work is suitable for all ages
no special tools needed
refreshments provided
and check out Brookfield Farm's own community Craft Fair -
Come with gift lists for birthdays, holidays, etc
Guests Welcome
Saturday, July 28, 11am - 1 pm
Pesto Making With Karen
Come to the farm shop for a cooking demo and tasting!
Saturday, August 4, 8am - 9am
Chores and Muffins With Karen
Do you or your kids want to help with farm chores? Come early this day to help feed the animals and we'll have some muffins to share for breakfast too!
Saturday, August 11, 1 pm
Farm Tour
Come check out your farm with a "behind the scenes" look with our
Assistant Manager, Pete McLean. We'll meet at the Farm Shop and walk
around the farm for about 90 minutes
Tuesday, August 28, 4-6pm
Tomato Bruschetta Making With Karen
Come to the farm shop for a cooking demo and tasting!
Saturday, September 22, 10:30 am
Pumpkin Harvest Party - Human Powered!!!
Help us harvest all of our pumpkins from the patch starting at 10:30.
(don't be late, this goes very quickly with lots of people!) then pick
out your pumpkin and take a wagon ride around the farm. This year we're gonna make use of all of this labor, and make this last a little longer, by making a human chain from the field, to the greenhouse where the pumpkin bins are stored - no more tractors necessary (except for the wagon ride!) A fun time for
all ages, especially little ones
Sat, October 27, 2 - 5pm
Potato Harvest & Cookout Come help with our fall harvest...
Join us in the field, to pick up the last of our yellow potatoes and bring them to the root cellar. Wear clothes that can get completely dirty and come anytime during the afternoon to help. We'll be picking up potatoes until about 4, and then loading them back to the barn between 4-5pm. At 5pm we'll have fresh-roasted potatoes and chili and the barn (feel free to bring some food that goes well with that, if you'd like).
This work is suitable for all ages. Feel free to bring your friends and neighbors for a fun time in the field.
Saturday, November 10, 5 - 8 pm
Harvest Dinner and BFCT Annual Meeting - At the S. Amherst Congregational Church
Potluck Farm Supper - bring a dish that feeds 12 and uses as much
farm food as possible. We'll have our yearly review, awards, and a look ahead to 2013. Plus this year, for our 25th Anniversary, we'll have a retrospective theme! All Welcome (Feel Free to Bring Friends). Celebrate our farm, food, and community. Please note - due to changes in policy at the church, this is now an ALCOHOL-FREE Event.
Thursday, November 15, 3-7 pm
Last Distribution Day for the season (Boston Area)
Tuesday, November 20, 1:30-6:30 pm
Last Distribution Day for the season (Farm Shop)
Sunday, Jan 1, 2013, 1:30 - 5pm
Beating The Bounds
check here later for more info!
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