Saturdays & Sundays, September 8th – October 21st
We’re celebrating the arrival of fall with a different theme each weekend. Join us every Saturday and Sunday for special workshops, demonstrations, music, food and more! Each weekend is unique and will offer activities for all ages. Enjoy wood-fired pizzas from our very own Farm Café. Pick up some of autumn’s bounty at the Farm Store or head out to our fields on a hayride.
There’s no better way to welcome this colorful season!
We’re kicking off our Fall on the Farm weekend series themed around a significant part of our farm: the cows! Learn more about our herd and their important role at Wolfe’s Neck Center – training new farmers, producing milk for Stonyfield yogurt, and more. You’ll meet the apprentices in our residential Organic Dairy Program, learn about pasture management, and can join in at the fun at the Maine Cheese Guild event on Sunday.
Hayrides, 9:30am – 2pm, Drop in registration at the Farm Store, $5 per person
Afternoon Milking Tours, 4:30pm, 5:00pm, 5:30pm, $5 per person
Come watch our dairy herd in action! Witness 30+ cows go through the organic milking process in our unique dairy parlor. You will meet some of our dairy apprentices, learn more about our Organic Dairy Farmer Training Program, and sample Stonyfield yogurt made with milk from our herd.
Cowology, 10am – 12pm, $10 per person
Join our Master Grazers and DGA Apprentices for an in-depth look at how our organic dairy operates. An overview of our current operation, a look at our new barn and facilities being built, a pasture walk, and description of our Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship program will all be part of this two hour field day at WNC. Register Now
2018 Maine Cheese Festival
The 3rd annual Maine Cheese Festival brings together over 30 Maine cheesemakers to sample and sell their cheeses! The festival is a key annual fundraiser for the Maine Cheese Guild, a non-profit trade organization which works to educate and support Maine cheesemakers.
We are highlighting the importance of spending time outdoors and enjoying the diverse landscape that Wolfe’s Neck Center has to offer. Elevate your educational experience in the Maine woods with activities like bird identification, or head to the shore for a guided bird walk searching for shore birds and ospreys! Enjoy a wood-fired pizza with farm-fresh produce, served by our Farm Café from 11am-3pm on Saturday & Sunday.
Wings Over Wolfe’s Neck, 8-9:15am, $5 per person
Take a morning to spend some time with the birds! Learn about the diversity of wild birds we have at Wolfe’s Neck and their roles within the ecosystem, practice your identification skills, visit our chickens, and enjoy an early morning walk on our beautiful property. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair of ours. Register Now
Additional Community Programs offered throughout the day. See the schedule
Hayrides, 9:30am – 2pm, Drop in registration at the Farm Store, $5 per person
Herb Workshop – Loose Leaf Tea, 10am-11am & 1-2pm, $8 per person
In the Little River Conference Room
Come and make your own herbal tea right here on the farm! Join us for this workshop with our one of our staff educators to learn about the different herbs we grow right here at Wolfes Neck Center. We will then use dried herbs to brew a cup to taste, and then bring home your own loose tea to enjoy with your family. Ages 8 and up! Register Now
Salamander Meander, 1-2pm, $5 per person
Meander through the woods of Wolfe’s Neck Center with one of our educators and search for salamanders under logs, snakes basking in the sun, and signs of other wildlife that inhabit the forest bordering our barnyard. Come prepared for a hike and exploration off of the beaten trail! All ages welcome, closed-toed shoes recommended. Register Now
Music:
10:30am – Shadowfly
12:00pm – Cribstone
1:30pm – Soupbone
Farming is rooted in the history of our state, a pastime that has long been documented through art, song, and Maine traditions. Come to Wolfe’s Neck Center to deepen your connection to our farming background with a history hay wagon ride, antique tractors, art workshops and more. Enjoy a wood-fired pizza with farm-fresh produce, served by our Farm Café from 11am-2pm on Saturday.
Hayrides, 9:30am – 2pm, Drop in registration at the Farm Store, $5 per person
Wagon Ride to the Past, 10am – 12pm, $10 per person
Climb aboard our haywagon and travel through time as you hear stories of the ship captains, fishermen, farmers, teachers, and homemakers who have lived on Wolfe’s Neck over the past 250 years! This new, one-hour tour will take you to 3 of the historic farmsteads that make up Wolfe’s Neck Center today, uncovering the past while connecting with the farm of the present. Register Now
Additional Community Programs offered throughout the day. See the schedule
Music:
10:30am – Soupbone
12:00pm – Giff + Nancy
1:30pm – Stan Davis
Farm to Table Flower Arrangement Workshop, 9-10:30am, $35 per person
Join floral designer Emily Carter for a fun, hands on-session on how to create beautiful arrangements using local seasonal flowers. Participants will take home their own one of kind creation, along with new skills and tips for future work. Workshop fee includes all flowers sourced from Wolfe’s Neck and Winter Hill Farm, a vessel, and a pair of flower clippers. Registration closes soon! Register Now
Farm to Easel Invitational Art Auction, 3 – 6pm, held at the Mallet Barn, $60 per person
Join us for an afternoon of great food from Frontier Café and Gather, and a live and silent art auction featuring local artists. Enjoy a wide variety of delicious appetizers made from farm fresh ingredients and bring home an original piece of art. Learn More & Buy Tickets
Fall is in full swing, so time to kick up your heels and get on your dancing boots! We’ll be celebrating throughout the weekend with music festivities for all ages, plus hay wagon rides, crafts, and more.
317 Main’s Fall Community Contra Dance & Potluck, 5:30-9:30pm, $6 per individual, $15 per family
The lively evening of dancing and live music features calling by Maggie Robinson and student musicians of all ages are welcome and encouraged to join in the all-comers band, led by fiddler Ellen Gawler and Bennett Konesni on guitar. Register Now
Pumpkin Hayrides, $5 per person (pumpkin purchase separately), drop-in registration at the Farm Store
Take a scenic ride on our haywagon and see our pastures and views of Casco Bay! Purchase a pumpkin ticket from the Farm Store and you can also pick out your own pumpkin when the haywagon stops by our organic fruit and vegetable plot. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an autumn day at Wolfe’s Neck Center!
Folk ‘n Fiddle Music Fest, 10:30 to 3pm
Three bands will be playing a mix of folk, bluegrass, Americana, and originals and covers of favorite tunes. Bold Riley, a 5-piece band from western Maine, and a veteran of gigs at Longfellow Square in Portland, kicks things off with a rollicking set of classic and contemporary folk and Americana music at 10:30. Shadowfly, a duo from Bowdoinham, brings hot fiddle and mandolin playing to the Main Tent at the Farm campus beginning at noon. And at 1:30, local Freeport band Not Too Shaap, known for their musical precision and fine, tight harmonies, will present their upbeat and fine-tuned folk, folk rock, and Americana originals and covers.
Herb Workshop – Loose Leaf Tea, 1-2pm, $8 per person
In the Little River Conference Room
Come and make your own herbal tea right here on the farm! Join us for this workshop with our one of our staff educators to learn about the different herbs we grow right here at Wolfe’s Neck Center. We will then use dried herbs to brew a cup to taste, and then bring home your own loose tea to enjoy with your family. Ages 8 and up! Register Now
Additional Community Programs offered throughout the day. See the schedule
The 22nd Annual Harvest Dance with Chris Ross & the North, 6-10pm, held at the Mallet Barn, $25 per person (*Note: Our Tent & Tickets package is now sold out)
Our historic Mallet Barn (built in 1891) provides a unique venue for an evening of local food, local music, local brews, and lots of fun! Doors will open at 6:00 PM with a cash bar and an assortment of local food trucks and vendors. From 7:00 to 8:00 experience Contra Dance fun, then Chris Ross and the North take the stage. Buy Tickets
317 Main Community Music Center is offering a Little Roots Family music workshop with Amanda Panda. Little Roots Family music workshop will include playing instruments, moving bodies to the beat, and singing traditional folk songs with Amanda Panda original lyrics. Themes of nature, health, kindness and silliness are all part of the experience. This workshop is designed for all ages from birth through age 6. Register Now
Herb Workshop – Loose Leaf Tea, 1-2pm, $8 per person
In the Little River Conference Room
Come and make your own herbal tea right here on the farm! Join us for this workshop with our one of our staff educators to learn about the different herbs we grow right here at Wolfe’s Neck Center. We will then use dried herbs to brew a cup to taste, and then bring home your own loose tea to enjoy with your family. Ages 8 and up! Register Now
The fall season reaps an abundant vegetable harvest here in Maine. You’ll get an up close look at the apples, pumpkins, potatoes, and more with fun activities like spinning the cider press, taking a hay wagon up to the pumpkin patch, and playing in the hay! Between programs, barn visits, and more, find our Farm Café and their mobile wood fired pizza oven warming up outside of the Farm Store.
Pumpkin Hayrides, $5 per person (pumpkin purchase separately), drop-in registration at the Farm Store
Take a scenic ride on our haywagon and see our pastures and views of Casco Bay! Purchase a pumpkin ticket from the Farm Store and you can also pick out your own pumpkin when the haywagon stops by our organic fruit and vegetable plot. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an autumn day at Wolfe’s Neck Center!
Co-hosted by Wolfe’s Neck Center and the Freeport Sustainability Advisory Board
We pride ourself in being part of the Freeport community, a place rich in history and likeminded businesses and organizations. Among the fun ongoing fall activities this weekend, we also invite some of our neighbors and partners to showcase the special work that they do to care for the environment we all share. Between programs, barn visits, and more, find our Farm Café and their mobile wood fired pizza oven warming up outside of the Farm Store.
Public Talk by Gunther Hauk: The Honeybee Crisis: Real Causes and Solutions, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
* This event is held at Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport
$10 suggested donation at the door
In this talk on Friday evening, biodynamic beekeeper Gunther Hauk will present a deeper picture of that being we call the honeybee and what brings it so close to our hearts. He will put the bee crisis into a larger context historically, as well as its connection to other crises we are in – agricultural, economic, social, and spiritual. Gunther will then give indications of what will help us overcome the crisis. Register Now
Pumpkin Hayrides, $5 per person (pumpkin purchase separately), drop-in registration at the Farm Store
Take a scenic ride on our haywagon and see our pastures and views of Casco Bay! Purchase a pumpkin ticket from the Farm Store and you can also pick out your own pumpkin when the haywagon stops by our organic fruit and vegetable plot. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an autumn day at Wolfe’s Neck Center!
Live Music, 10:30am – 3pm
10:30 – Gif Jamison and Nancy Sferra. Local singers and songwriters Gif and Nancy team up for 90 minutes of an artfully diverse set of originals and covers from the realm of traditional and contemporary folk, blues, and Americana.
12:00 – Stan Davis plays and sings a mix of traditional and original songs- from the blues to lyrical hymns about modern country life; from songs about reincarnation to love songs. He weaves storytelling, beautiful intricate guitar playing, and evocative lyrics full of poetic imagery.
1:30 – Flight 317 is 317 Main’s advanced teen bluegrass/acoustic ensemble. The group maintains a rigorous rehearsal schedule and represents 317 Main with performances in the community throughout the year.
Biodynamic Beekeeping Workshop with Gunther Hauk, 9am – 4pm
* This event is held at Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport
$60.00 per person. Snacks will be provided but lunch is BYO.
In this workshop biodynamic beekeeper Gunther Hauk will begin with a brief look at the development of beekeeping in the last 2000 years. Understanding the complexity of this creature’s instinct from a spiritual point of view will let us regain the awe and wonder inherent in this highly evolved insect. We will search for what actually has driven all the inventions, on which current professional and most hobby beekeeping rely. A logical examination of these practices in view of the impact on the honeybee’s health, will let us arrive at beekeeping methods that respect the honeybees’ very own needs and further their health. Through their suffering, the honeybees are calling us to radically change our relationship to all the animals we raise, and challenging us to become stewards of the kingdoms of nature rather than exploiters. Register Now
Backyard Chicken Basics, 10-11:30am, $20 per person (includes 2 laying hens)
Everything you need to know to produce eggs from your own backyard hens. Coop construction/purchasing, hen health, feed types, breeds, winter care, and predator protection will be covered. There will also be a tour of our mobile and stationary hen houses for a visual learning experience. This workshop is suitable for ages 12 and up. Note: Customers can take their chickens home with them, or email Haden to schedule an arrangement for pickup. The farm will not provide any food, or boxes for taking the chickens home. A simple cardboard box will suffice for temporary transport. Additional chickens of any amount can be purchased for $5 each. Customers are not required to take any chickens home if they just want the educational tour, but the price will not change. Register Now
Freeport Community Services (FCS) Food Drive
Please bring non-perishable goods, cleaning or household items to contribute to our community.
Mast Landing School’s Green Team, 10am under the Little River Tent
Watch the presentation and performance about composting and recycling, written by the students!
EcoMaine
Learn more about their recycling and trash-to-energy programs and find out tips on how you can help.
We Compost It!
On site sharing information about their composting programs. The Town of Freeport contracts with We Compost It for the town transfer station.
Revision Energy, 10am – 3pm
Learn about solar energy through various kids activities such as making Solar Prints and UV Bead Keychains with sunscreen tests.
Pumpkin Hayrides, $5 per person (pumpkin purchase separately), drop-in registration at the Farm Store
Take a scenic ride on our haywagon and see our pastures and views of Casco Bay! Purchase a pumpkin ticket from the Farm Store and you can also pick out your own pumpkin when the haywagon stops by our organic fruit and vegetable plot. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an autumn day at Wolfe’s Neck Center!
Harvest Dinner with the Harraseeket Inn, 5-8pm, held at the Mallet Barn, $110 per person
Feast on the harvest of the season with Chef Troy Mains of the Harraseeket Inn, 2018 Maine Chef of the Year. Enjoy a seated, family-style dinner along with delicious local desserts and drinks in our historic Mallet Barn. Buy Tickets
As the temperature cools, let’s take a closer look at the warm coats of some of our livestock and learn more about their role on the farm. We’ll host a sheep shearing demo, invite spinners to show how they manipulate the wool, work with the felt ourselves, and more! Between programs, barn visits, and more, find our Farm Café and their mobile wood fired pizza oven warming up outside of the Farm Store.
Pumpkin Hayrides, $5 per person (pumpkin purchase separately), drop-in registration at the Farm Store
Take a scenic ride on our haywagon and see our pastures and views of Casco Bay! Purchase a pumpkin ticket from the Farm Store and you can also pick out your own pumpkin when the haywagon stops by our organic fruit and vegetable plot. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an autumn day at Wolfe’s Neck Center!
Sheep Shearing Demonstrations, 10-11am & 1-2pm
Fiber and Spinning Demonstrations, all day
Wheel spinning, fiber prep, weaving and more! Held in the Little River Conference Room.
4H Sheep Club – Sheep Trivia and Games
Pumpkin Hayrides, $5 per person (pumpkin purchase separately), drop-in registration at the Farm Store
Take a scenic ride on our haywagon and see our pastures and views of Casco Bay! Purchase a pumpkin ticket from the Farm Store and you can also pick out your own pumpkin when the haywagon stops by our organic fruit and vegetable plot. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an autumn day at Wolfe’s Neck Center!
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