2022 Classes and Events.... go to Book Online to find more options
Butter, Yogurt & Cheese Making Classes!
Next Class: Saturday, August 13th from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Description:
(limit to 11 people)
Have fun in the kitchen with Farm Fresh Raw Milk!
Learn a few different ways to make yogurt - successfully and consistently.Get introduced to a couple different soft cheeses that are easy and fun to make.Learn the tricks for making delicious butter and using butter molds.
Learn in an intimate setting with a small group; get ready to laugh and taste some delicious creations.
Class will include a handout. Cheese cultures, yogurt cultures, citric acid, butter muslin cloth and organic grass-fed raw milk will be for sale, so you can start creating delicious treats for friends and family right away.
To learn more or to register, go HERE
Interested in scheduling a Private Class? Contact Lisa
Connecting to the Land and Self Through
Biodynamics, Dowsing, Reiki, and Shamanism
Dowsing Definition: The search for information by means of a hand-held instrument and faculties beyond the 5 physical senses.
Throughout the calendar year, we offer classes and private sessions that open portals into unseen worlds for the participant(s) to experience and explore. Our farm is a perfect medium for people to learn more about their own personal journey. The land is alive with nurturing, healing energy, ready to embrace and support you.
Classes include:
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Dowsing for Spiritual Growth: Connecting with the Natural World Next Class: August 7th from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm to learn more, go HERE
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Gardening & Land Management as Spiritual Practice - Next Class TBA. This is an in-person event. Offering some hands-on learning and demonstration in dowsing, biodynamics, land/plant communication, etc
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Intermediate Dowsing Class: finding water, accuracy in dowsing and more. Next Class TBA To learn more go HERE . Beginner Dowsing Review will be from 9:30 - 10:30 am for a additional fee.
Private Sessions: By appointment. Contact Lisa to set up a time
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Power Animal Retrievals (Done Remotely) - $75
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Dowsing Basics - for spiritual or for land care/communication (including how to find potable water). This can be done in person or remotely
Livestock Classes!!
These classes are sponsored in part by Eco-Sheild & Agri-Dynamics
Management Intensive Grazing for the Diversified Farm
Next Class Date: Date TBA...a six hour class
We also offer private Classes at our farm or yours. Contact Us for more info.
Interested in improving your grazing skills or new to Management Intensive Grazing? This class will employ the teachings of Holistic Management along with the techniques of Management Intensive Grazing (MIG) to assist you in improving pasture productivity and raising healthy livestock. To learn more, go HERE
Having A Family Cow
Next Class Date: Date TBA.... a four hour Class
We also offer private Classes at our farm or yours. Contact Us for more info.
This class is designed to help you navigate the new and exciting world of owning and caring for a family cow & calf. Topics to discuss will include: * Animal Health * Grazing Management * Calf Care * Animal Nutrition * Breeds and Breeding * Housing and Husbandry * Marketing your milk: raw milk regulations in VT. To learn more, contact us or go HERE.
Interested in a private class? Contact Us and we'll set one up with you!
EXPERIENCES at Earthwise Farm & Forest
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Description: Walk the beautiful permaculture landscape of Earthwise Farm & Forest with one of the farmer owners as your guide. Hear the story about how this farm came to be and where it is heading. Learn more about regenerative and organic farming practices and how that is unfolding on this ever-evolving, multi-generational Homestead Farm.
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Visit our livestock (pigs, chickens, turkeys, calves, cows, oxen, draft horses).
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Visit our vegetable, herb, and flower gardens.
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Walk our Labyrinth/Flower Garden and harvest your own flower bouquet
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Get a tour of our off-grid home and learn about the many conservation practices employed: Solar Power, composting toilets, gravity fed water, passive water heating systems for summer and winter, Root cellar and more.
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Finish the tour at our Farm Store where we have produce, preserves, meat, milk and pottery for sale.
1 Hour Tour: $60 (Group size: 1 - 20 people)
2.5 Hour Tour: $125
Experience Hand-Milking a Cow!
Description: Interested in hand milking a cow? Curious to find out what daily feeding and milking looks like on our Homestead Farm? Join us for a morning or afternoon of setting up pasture (their daily feed ration), and milking a cow by hand. Visitors get an opportunity to hand milk a cow, groom & pet the cow & calf, and bottle-feed a calf! Great conversations are sure to abound during this special event.
Estimated Time & Cost: 60-90 memorable minutes. $50-$75 sliding scale.
Contact Us to set up an appointment.