Feywood Grove Folk School is a community learning space located at Feywood Grove Farm designed to create an engaging and inclusive space to host skill sharing workshops focused on homesteading topics, community capacity building, and artisanal skills.  Having the folk school on the grounds of Feywood Grove Farm allows us to offer many hands-on learning opportunities in our gardens, with our farm animals, and throughout the forest and wild spaces that are protected by Feywood Grove.  If you are interested in offering a class in our space, collaborating on an event, or building community capacity with us, please contact us!

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Feywood Grove Folk School

2023 Workshops

Our Folkschool welcomes you to join us for these hands-on skill sharing opportunities at our farm.  

March 26th

2-5pm

2023

Orchard Care

Join us to learn about orchard care.  We will discuss plant care, pruning, grafting, and other details of keeping a thriving home orchard.  There will be hands-on demonstrations and a tour of our different fruit producing trees and shrubs.  

$30

sliding scale available

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April 30th

2-5pm

2023

Basic Chicken Care & Chick Incubating

Meet our flock of heritage breed chickens and learn how to care for your own flock including breed selection, incubation, feeding, watering, housing, fencing, and basic health needs.

$30

sliding scale available

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May 7th

2-5pm

2023

Homesteading 101

Join us to learn how to plan & grow a productive homestead. We will discuss topics including homesteading design, buildings & structures, tool selection, gardening, animal husbandry, food forests, food preservation, value added products, and more.  

$30

sliding scale available

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May 28

2023

Goat Care - the basics

Meet our small herd of goats and learn how to feed, house, milk, and care for them!  

$30

sliding scale available

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June 4th

2-5pm

2023

Orchard Design & Planting

This is a hands on workshop where you will learn about designing a holistic orchard using permaculture and food forest concepts to maximize biodiversity and food production in our northern climate.  A tour around existing orchard areas on our farm is included as well as hands-on opportunities to plant a new orchard area.

$30

sliding scale available

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June 11th

2-5pm

2023

Tapestry Weaving by Elizabeth Burtt Ivey

In this hands on workshop, you will be guided through the creation of your very own tapestry wall hanging.  A variety of methods and materials will be covered.  All materials will be provided.  

$TBA


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June 25th

2-4pm

2023

Soap Making

Join us for this hands-on makers class focused on cold process soap making.  We will demonstrate how to make rich, hydrating goat's milk soap with our own fresh goat's milk!  No experience necessary!

$30

sliding scale available

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July 9th

2-6pm

2023

Home Cheesemaking

Join us for a hands-on class learning the basics of home cheesemaking.  We will discuss home dairies, the cheese making process, cheese aging & storage, and prepare 3 different types of cheese!  No experience necessary!  

$30

sliding scale available

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July 16th

2-5pm

2023

Intro to Hand-dyed Fabrics: Tie dye & Shibori

Join Artist Elizabeth Burtt Ivey as she guides you through the process of hand-dying your very own fabric creation.  More info to come!

$TBA


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July 23rd

2-5pm

2023

Preserving the Harvest : Jams & pickles

This is a hands on workshop about food preserving through the process of hot water bath canning.  We will focus on jams & pickles in this session!

$30

sliding scale available

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August 27th

2-5pm

2023

Herbal Remedies

Join us for a tour of the herb gardens and a hands-on workshop making herbal remedies.  We will explore balms, teas, tinctures, and simple syrups.

$30

sliding scale available

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October 15th

2-5pm

2023

Seed Saving 

Join us for a tour of our gardens and learn the best methods for saving seed for next year, including plant selection, drying techniques, and how to preserve for the best germination.

$30

sliding scale available

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We want to make sure our workshops are available to everyone, so please talk to us about sliding scale options if price is a barrier

Cancellation Policy

We allow cancellations up to a week before the workshop with a full refund or to transfer that fee to another workshop in our series later in the year. In the event that we have to cancel, full refunds are offered to all participants, no matter how late the cancellation. If you cancel less than a week before a workshop, we will be unable to refund or transfer your payment. Because we are a small business with limited seating for our workshops, and supplies need to be purchased ahead of time, we can't recoup those costs. As a small business we appreciate your support and understanding in this matter.