Please join us Sept 1-15 in the barn for a special exhibition of rustic decorative works by Blue Eagle Pottery and Grace Farm Studios. We’ll post more information about the exhibit and hours here.
art in the barn at Grace Farm
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delicious, delectable, and dehydrated! (class)
Dehydrating…a thing of the past? Join us as we teach current methods of preserving foods while discussing some techniques from the past. Learn about preserving the bounty from your garden and providing healthy treats you’ve made from scratch. From apples to zucchini, explore the fruits you’d expect, the veggies you love and surprising snacks like dehydrated cake! You’ll also learn how to properly prep and store your foods. A dehydrating cookbook will walk you through the process once you’re home. Course Fee: $35.00 (includes cookbook).
New this year: schedule on demand! let us know that you’d like to take it and we’ll contact you to coordinate a mutually convenient time and day.
Mar 122012
Join us for Autumn Drive this year, October 19-21, 2012.
This three hour Saturday workshop takes participants on a tour of surface design using paint effects. Learn the five laws of surface design and make your own samples using the following techniques:
Shibori (tied and sewn fabric); Resists (glue, flour, syrup); Mono prints; Easy stamps and stencils; and Embossing with paint sticks.
This workshop fee of $65 includes materials and supplies for in class projects, technique instructions and resource lists. No previous experience is necessary, but make sure you wear old clothes or something you won’t be concerned about if it gets messy!
Note: This is a three hour workshop, we will provide assorted beverages but please bring something to snack on. To see examples of textiles created with the techniques you will learn, click here.
Dec 312011
Winter is here and there is no better time for a comforting tea rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and flavor. . . but without the caffeine. Red raspberry leaves make a wonderful tea base for your favorite fruits, spices, and sweeteners.
What makes our loose leaf tea special is that our tea leaves are harvested under our high tunnels and are guaranteed no-spray. Leaves are harvested at the optimum time for flavor and nutrition – in the flowering stage. Because we are a small farm, we can do this twice a year – in the spring, on our primocanes and then again in the fall on the floricanes. Our tea leaves are crushed and hand sifted. Crushed leaves are available in 8 oz (by volume) lots at $7.50 each. To keep shipping costs low leaves are packaged in 1/2 lb tin-tie coffee style bags (not in mason jar that is pictured here). 
Red raspberry whole leaf tea – 6″ wreath, 10″ wreath, or 20″ swag.
These wreathes are woven just after the branches have been harvested from the plant, and some of the flowers and young berries are still intact. 
One large leaf or two smaller leaves will make two cups of tea when steeped from ten to fifteen minutes. The leaves can be brewed whole or crushed into an infuser or reusable tea bag. Each 6″ wreath yields ten to 20 cups or about 5 small pots; 10″ wreathes about twice that yield, and swags are about four times that yield. Each is garnished with a vintage linen motif, handmade and hand dyed with red raspberries. 6″ wreath=$12.00; 10″ wreath=$20.00; 20″ swag=$26.00.
Oct 312011
Carissa Troia and Ann Chaney are available to teach this basic needlefelting course. We will introduce you to the fundamentals of needle-felting, both 2-d and 3-d, and we will provide tools and materials for the class. The class fee includes two needles, roving, and felt batt base. $35.00
Jean Hervert Nieman is available to teach beginning inkle loom weaving.
Learn basic band weaving (inkle) terminology, making heddles, reading/selecting a pattern, warping the loom and weaving a warp-faced band. Course fee is $40.00.
When we receive notice that you have registered, Jean will contact you promptly to arrange a mutually convenient date and time.
If you do not have your own inkle loom and/or belt shuttle, you may purchase The Intertwined Inkle Loom, a beautiful, portable loom designed by the class instructor for $79 plus tax. Hardwood belt shuttles $10.00. Register by adding the class to your cart.
Visit our icelandic fleece page to see recent footage of one of Holli’s absolutely adorable spring lambs. Be sure to turn on your audio for 42 seconds that are sure to bring a smile to your face!
