classes // workshops // events
FARM TOURS + HANDS-ON EDUCATION
We offer educational farm tours for families, schools, and organizations.
FIBER ARTS CIRCLE
Whether you’re sewing a quilt, knitting a hat, or creating something else entirely, bring your project and work in good company!
VOLUNTEER ON THE FARM
Join us on the farm any or every Tuesday from May 7 through October 7. During volunteer hours you will have the hands-on experience of working on our small-scale, diversified farm!
COMMUNITY FLOWER PLANTING DAY
Help us plant our flower garden! Share in the joy that comes from planting seeds.
COMPOST it!
In this workshop you will learn how to compost food scraps, leaf litter, and more in your own backyard. We’ll cover different methods, dealing with wildlife, and how to make good quality compost that your plants will love.
PROJECT SOW - Seeds of Wonder
Calling all High School students! Join CCE and Craigardan on the farm this summer.
BACKYARD BEES
This introduction to beekeeping with novice beekeepers Michele, Sam, and Laura may just inspire you to maintain a hive or two of your own - if we can do it, so can you! Pre-registration is appreciated, but not necessary.
TRAIL WORK DAY
Craigardan’s 320 acre campus is a patchwork of new fields and previously logged forest navigated on a network of skidder tracks and new trails. We need your help clearing debris, stabilizing soils, and creating paths to open up new possibilities for walking, skiing, biking, and exploring the property.
WASSAIL
Join us for a fun-filled tradition of waking our fruit trees for the coming season.
Fruit Tree Care and Pruning
Join us on Saturday, March 16th for a free educational workshop on fruit tree care with local arborist Peter Landau.
TRAIL-WORK WEEKEND
Craigardan’s 320 acre campus is a patchwork of new fields and previously logged forest navigated on a network of skidder tracks and new trails. We need your help clearing debris, stabilizing soils, and creating paths to open up new possibilities for walking, skiing, biking, and exploring the property.
COMMUNITY HARVEST DAY
What is better than the harvest season?! All of our work leads up to this time of celebration and bounty. In May we invite you to join us in planting some of what we will be harvesting months later during our Fall harvest.
COMPOST it!
In this workshop you will learn how to compost food scraps, leaf litter, and more in your own backyard. We’ll cover different methods, dealing with wildlife, and how to make good quality compost that your plants will love.
LIVING LANDSCAPE: HOW SHEEP, CHICKENS, AND PIGS PLAY A ROLE
Come learn how we care for and manage our livestock, how these animals fit into an integrated living landscape, and how they really strengthen and provide for all of us. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not necessary.
BACKYARD BEES
This introduction to beekeeping with novice beekeepers Michele, Sam, and Laura may just inspire you to maintain a hive or two of your own - if we can do it, so can you! Pre-registration is appreciated, but not necessary.
Project SOW - Seeds of Wonder
Calling all High School students! Join CCE and Craigardan on the farm this summer.
VOLUNTEER ON THE FARM
Join us on the farm any or every Saturday from June 10 through September 30th. During volunteer hours you will have the hands-on experience of working on our small-scale, diversified farm!
COMMUNITY FARM PLANTING DAY
Help us plant our garden! Share in the joy that comes from planting seeds and starts with the satisfaction of knowing the fruits of your labor will help feed our local community and visiting artists all year long.