This month’s Kitchen Knacks will explore how to dress up a salad, from texture and flavor to making homemade dressings. Leave with a few ideas and recipes to take home! Pre-registration required.
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Stop by Muscoot Farm for our annual Winter Festival to watch maple syrup magic in action during tree-tapping demonstrations at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. and visit the Sugar Shack anytime between noon and 3 p.m. There will be syrup tastings and syrup for sell to benefit our Friends of Muscoot nonprofit group. Additional activities include candle making demos with a make your own rolled beeswax candle station, a winter kid’s tattoo station, create animal valentine’s, listen to music by Chris Lawler, shop from almost a dozen vendors and warm up with some delicious food from Leila’s Crepe Station or Little Pigs BBQ food trucks. Most activities are inside the main house and activity building so there will be plenty of space to warm up from the cold. Our farm animals will also be outside and in their barns waiting for you to visit. The event is free and no pre-registration is required.
A walk through the Preserve to observe our local birds and early-spring migrants.
How does sap become syrup? Experience our Sugar Shack in action between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.! All ages; stop-in demonstration.
Think tree identification is only for spring and summer? Think again! Come on a winter walk and learn key strategies for identifying different tree species. No prior experience needed. Recommended for ages 16+. Free, but please pre-register.
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Ages 15 and older can bring their recyclables and get a head start on your spring garden while helping the planet. In this eco-friendly workshop, participants will learn how to turn everyday recyclables into mini-greenhouses for seeds. Please bring your clean milk jugs, juice containers, large zip-top bags or other clear recyclables to create your winter sowing vessels. A limited amount of soil, seeds and guidance will be provided as you prepare your containers for outdoor germination. This simple and sustainable method produces strong, healthy seedlings ready for spring planting. $15.
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Hilltop Hanover Farm’s Farm Stand will be open the first Saturday of each month throughout the winter. We will have crops harvested from the fall as well as freshly grown greens from our greenhouse available to purchase.
Join us for a mid-morning cuppa while you meet and learn about the animals on the farm! Participants will harvest and make some scrumptious treats for both us humans and the animals to enjoy together for a tea party! Adults and children 6+ welcome! Pre-registration is required.
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Join beekeeper, Sean Bugara, to learn how to get started with your own bees at home! Topics discussed will include basic equipment, starting and maintaining a hive, and responsible beekeeping practices. Come prepared to ask all of your burning bee questions!
Come to the studio to make a simple bird feeder using pine cones and sun butter. Make one to take home and one to hang up at Lasdon. For all ages.
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