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2011 Events We are busy planning events for the 2011 season, and will start of with a sneak preview member day at the Farm in mid-May featuring farm tours and pizza making.
Harvest Potluck & Square Dance An annual event featuring Pete Laberge and the Cackling Hens and Roosters Too led farm members in our annual square dance. Dancers ranged in age from less than one year old (okay, they were being held) to over 84! It was a footstomping good time. Hoots and Hellmouth Hoots and Hellmouth gave a great concert as part of their Harvest Farm Tour. It was a foot stomping celebration of local food local music and community. Thank you Hoots & Hellmouth!!!
Cob Oven Workshop Many of you who came to the farm last week may have noticed the new brick patio and big pile of dirt near the sandbox. The patio will be the home of the Farm's new wood-fired bread and pizza oven, and this weekend we will use the big pile of dirt to build it! Those of you who have sampled Donald Andersen's bread at Farm events, will understand why we are building an oven for Farm members. Cara Graver, local potter, nutritional consultant and expert in cob construction, will help us build our the oven. The process is easy and lots of fun. Helpers will mix mud and sand with their toes - a little like old fashioned wine-making. We'll pat the mud on a sand form to shape the oven. We welcome helpers young and old to participate in this project and you can come for as long or short a time as you like. We will make a big farm salad at lunch each day and have cold drinks as well. We'll probably grill some pasture-raised meats too. If you plan to spend the day at the workshop, we welcome any potluck items you would like to share. If you are considering making your own oven, this workshop will provide you with some hands-on experience. Once the oven is finished, we plan to fire it up for pizza and movie nights and bread making workshops later in the season.
Joel Salatin, a nationally recognized pioneer in the grass-based farming movement and featured farmer in The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, presented two well-attended workshops. Sponsored by: |
The Farm A Full Plate |
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Charlestown Farm ~ 2565 Charlestown Road ~ Phoenixville, PA 19460 610.917.0252 ~ info@charlestownfarmcenter.org |
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