Schedule for Spring/Summer 2010 Educational Workshops

All Common Ground Farm workshops are open to the public and members for a small registration fee unless otherwise noted. We are now offering members a discount of 10% on all classes! Encourage your friends to join at the Basic Member rate of $25 per year and they will receive discounts as well as our wonderful newsletter.

To register for any workshop: Email Jen Clapp or call (845) 838-1822.

All classes taking place at Common Ground Farm meet by the red livestock barns.

Programs for Children

Preschool on the Farm

The group is open to all children ages 2-4 years old, attended by a care provider. You may register for all classes or drop in at your convenience. Remember—members receive a 10% discount!

Days/Times: Thursdays & Fridays from 10am-11am
Cost: $7 per child, $12 for 2 children in the same family
Location: Meet at the red livestock barns at Stonykill Farm Environmental Center on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls.
To register: Email Jen Clapp or call (845) 838-1822.

Subjects and Dates
Wonderful Water! - July 15 & 16
Teddy Bear Picnic - August 26 & 27

Older Children

Summer Programs for Kids
Summer on the Farm means catching frogs in the pond, making ice cream, digging in the garden, and tons of games and arts & crafts.
Tuesdays through Fridays, 9am-12:30pm
Cost: $125 (members receive 10% discount)
4 Sessions:
Pioneer Living—based on the “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Coming this Fall!
We are excited to continue this monthly program for children ages 6 & up. Using the “Little House” series as inspiration, we will learn about how children and their parents provided food, shelter and entertainment for themselves, long before the days of television, refrigerators, cars and electricity. Knowledge of the books is not required for participation.
For the full line-up of programming for this workshop, view the Pioneer Living Workshop page.

Programs For Adults

Raising Chickens
Sunday, July 18 from 2pm - 3:30pm
With Sara Milonovich
Last year's workshop with Sara was such a success we are running it again! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about raising your own chickens: food and shelter, different breeds, where and how to buy chicks, meat vs. egg production, common problems and solutions. Sara is a life-long, award-winning poultry gal currently residing in Beacon. She is also available for private consultations.
Location: Common Ground Farm
Cost: $15 (10% discount for CGF members)

Farm to Table Cooking Class: Spring Produce
Saturday, July 31, 11am
Join chef-instructor Jennifer Clair for a class on how to best use all the new produce Spring has to offer. The menu will be based on what Common Ground Farm has in store the first week of June.
Location: TBA
Cost: $60 per person; All proceeds benefit Common Ground Farm.

Making Your Own Babyfood
Wednesday, June 30 from 7pm - 8:30pm
With Nicole Raskopf (mother of Julia, age 3)
Making fresh food for your baby is easier than you think. Using vegetables from the garden Nicole will show you how to make, use and store your homemade baby food. Participants will go home with a sample.
Location: Nicole's home in Beacon
Cost: $15 (10% discount for CGF members)

Planting an Edible Landscape
Sunday August 1 from 2pm - 3:30pm
With Bonny Joy Carmicino
Bonny Joy's .17 acre lot in Cold Spring is a beautifully landscaped with plants that also happen to produce a ton of food for her family. To date she has planted strawberries, raspberries, wineberries, blackberries, juneberries, blueberries, gooseberries, elderberries, a cherry tree, a peach tree, a persimmon tree, two apple trees, a pair of Siberian kiwis, two grape vines, a black currant, and an herb garden... and she's not done yet! Learn how to design and plant your own edible landscape.
Location: Bonny Joy's home in Cold Spring
Cost: $15 (10% discount for CGF members)

And coming later in the season:

Canning & Pickling
Beekeeping