Monday, August 13th
Smokey House Center, Danby Herbal Farm Medicine | 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm | Join Bruce Ketcham along with the Smokey House Center Farm staff in an herbal farm medicine workshop. The basics of foraged plant medicine will be covered with an opportunity to make a salve for farm cracked hands, topical itch spray and/or poultice and rejuvenating tea blend. The emphasis in this workshop is to use the wild plants around the cultivated community farm to make remedies that help with outdoor activities. Cost to Attend is Sliding Scale, $5- $15. No Pre-Registration Required.
Tuesday, August 14th
Smokey House Center, Danby Blueberry Jam & Potluck | 2:00 pm- 7:30 pm | Join us in our u-pick blueberry field, where you’ll pick berries from 2:00 pm -3:00 pm and then take them to the conference barn kitchen. Guided by Luna Collins, you’ll learn how to make your very own blueberry jam! An informal mid-summer potluck accompanied by local music will commence post jam-workshop. Come
for a part of the afternoon/evening or stay for it all. Potluck and music from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. You must pay for your blueberries by weight at the farmstead. Sliding scale donation is suggested for the blueberry jam making $5-$15.
Friday, August 17th
Smokey House Center, Danby Community Work Day & Community Farm Tour | 9:00 am- 1:00 pm | Join the folks at the Smokey House Center for their weekly Community Work Day where all volunteers are welcome to pitch in on their Community Farm Project where all the food is grown for the community. From 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm there will be a walking tour guided by the farmer of the Community Farm Project at Smokey House Center. Bring work gloves if you would like them, instruction and tools will be provided!
Small Farm, Brandon Build a Mini Worm Compost | 10:00 am, 11:00 am, and 2:00 pm | Come visit them for a tour, as well as to build your own mini worm compost. You will take home some of their red wigglers and nutritious veggies!
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