Event

Dates: 

Saturday June 20th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Saturday June 27th

Time: 10am – 12noon

$160 pp

Wreath Workshop

At the height of bloom of our French lavender, join Nicole of Spadaflora Botanical Artistry to make a wreath from freshly harvested Phenomenal long-stemmed lavender. The bloom time of this lavender is within 2 weeks, and this is a very special opportunity that only comes once a year.

As a part of our workshop, you will pick some lavender right out of the field. It takes a LOT of lavender to create this, and so the lion’s share of it will be fresh cut and ready for you to fashion into your wreath. There is nothing like the color and scent of fresh lavender and it will dry beautifully, lasting well into the next year. Nicole will guide you to adhere it properly and distribute it nicely around your 14inch wreath support.

Lavender lemonade and lavender shortbread cookies will be served to nibble and sip.

Be sure to take the time to enjoy a stroll around the farm. It is the most beautiful time of year!

This workshop is limited to 8 attendees. In the event of rain, the workshop will be held in our Workshop Space.

Nicole Spadafora is a ghost, driving a meat covered skeleton, made from stardust, riding through space; who on a good day fears nothing. She is the proprietor of Spada Flora Botanical Artistry, a design company which is rooted in all things in all things floral & botanical – from designing and implementing native gardens, foraging, farming flowers and herbs to flowering weddings and holy-days.

Her guiding principal is; “There is only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle” Albert Einstein.

Date:

Sunday, June 28th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

$55/pp

$45/pp early sign up by June 21st

Please use coupon code LAVMED21

LavenderAsMedicine

Come join us for a workshop about the healing and restorative properties of lavender. Lavender is considered to be the workhorse of herbal remedies, an absolute essential in the medicine cabinet! We will discuss ways to work with lavender for reducing pain, promoting sleep, decreasing anxiety and tension, wound healing and so much more. This workshop includes a lavender field tour and harvesting with Mad Lavender’s very own lavender farmer, Adrienne. You will also make your own lavender salve. 

The lavender will be in first bloom and everyone will have an opportunity to pick fresh lavender to take home.

April Morecraft is a mother, teacher, gardener, and creator of Oak Root Herbals, a home based, small batch herb business. She began her studies 5 years ago, taking a farm based herbal foundations course with Linda Shanahan of Bluestem Botanicals. April has just completed a 3-year apprenticeship with herbalist, author and green witch, Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways and is currently studying herbal astrology online with Sarah Poham of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism.

She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.

Dates:

Sunday, July 19th

Sunday, Sept 27th

Time: 1-3pm

Cost: $80/pp

CandleMaking

$80 – Share the Abundance – Paying full price helps to subsidize and support those that may not have the means at this time.

$70- Essential – Paying this price is in line with my financial integrity. Please use coupon code FLAME10

$60 – Basic – Paying this price is what feels right for me and my financial situation. Please use coupon code FLAME20

This hands-on workshop invites you to reconnect with the timeless art and valuable skill of candle making while cultivating a sense of calm, creativity, and mindfulness. As we melt wax and blend fragrances, you’ll experience the meditative rhythm of the process—breathing in the therapeutic aromas of pure plant essential oils and engaging your senses through each step. Participants will learn how to melt and pour wax safely, blend scents mindfully, and adorn their candles with dried botanicals like lavender, rose, and chamomile for both beauty and benefit.

We’ll explore the properties of various wax types and how different botanicals and essential oils can enhance your candle’s aesthetic and aromatic qualities. A variety of vessels and accessories (gemstones, washi tape, labels, ribbons) will be available, allowing you to personalize your creations to suit your space, style, and spirit, or to make the perfect gift.

As we allow our wax to firm up, we’ll take part in a ritual to connect with nature on the beautiful grounds of the farm, and to reflect on what the candle’s flame can inspire us to ignite within ourselves, and what it can allow us to let go of.

Whether you’re drawn to the craft for its practicality, artistry, or serenity, this workshop offers a welcoming space to slow down, engage your senses, and create something beautiful and useful with your own hands.

Each participant will leave with at least one hand-poured candle, a deeper understanding of the materials and methods, and a DIY kit to continue the candle making journey at home. 

Tara S Ocansey is a multimedia artist and maker, mom, gardener, environmental educator, nonprofit leader, and community advocate. Motivated by a desire to more deeply connect with self, family, community, and the natural world, her work explores the rhythms and patterns of our human and ecological systems, and seeks to cultivate connectedness through story and shared experience. As a collector of crafting endeavors, Tara began her candle making journey after coordinating a sustainability-focused vocational training program in Ghana that trained young un/under-employed women to make upcycled products out of discarded glass and plastic, with a skilled glassblower serving as one of the trainers. To support the trainees’ business, Tara imported the beautiful handblown recycled glass vessels into the US to sell at markets, and learned candle making to put their artistic works to practical use. Tara has been a purveyor of handmade candles, plant-based skincare, home decor items, and accessories at dozens of markets across NJ and NY.

Date:

Saturday, September 26th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Tickets $85

Mushroom Cultivation

$85 – Share the Abundance – Paying full price helps to subsidize and support those that may not have the means at this time.

$75- Essential – Paying this price is in line with my financial integrity. Please use coupon code FUNGI10

$65 – Basic – Paying this price is what feels right for me and my financial situation. Please use coupon code FUNGI20

Are you interested in learning more about mushrooms? Join mushroom cultivator and forager Kacy Binz in a fun and hands-on mushroom cultivation workshop! Kacy will walk you through each step of the growing process, from mycelium to mushroom. She will lead the group in an inoculation of Blue Oyster Mushrooms, and you will leave with your own at home mushroom growing kit! You will also learn about the phenomenal health benefits of mushrooms as well as some tasty recipes to introduce wild mushrooms more into your diet. She will also have some tips and advice for those interested in wild foraging.

Mushroom snacks and tea will be provided, as well as print outs of all the information. 

Kacy has experience growing a wide variety of delectable mushrooms, such as lions mane, oysters, piopinno, white beech, chestnut, nameko and more.  She also enjoys foraging for wild mushrooms and plants, as well as making tea blends and tinctures. Her goal is to inspire people to incorporate more mushrooms into their diet, to become more connected with nature and our source of food, and to make delicious and creative recipes using mushrooms!