Talks, Workshops + Gatherings
Churchtown Dairy was built both to inspire and educate visitors about small-scale organic dairy farming. Our doors are open to all: farmers, gardeners, educators, learners, neighbors, artists, and social activists who seek solutions to the critical issues of our time. To that end, Churchtown Dairy sponsors a variety of social and cultural events, educational workshops, and conferences throughout the year. To stay informed about upcoming events, please sign up for our newsletter, follow us on Instagram and Facebook and check our calendar on this website.
Churchtown offers tours for student groups and private events for visitors that would like to arrange a bespoke experience at the farm, a special gathering for your weekend away with friends, or activations for workplace retreats. Private tastings are held in the Farm House and include a selection of Churchtown cheeses, an array of our favorite accompaniments from the Hudson Valley, and wine pairings at an additional cost.
For more information on tours and private events, please reach out to grace@churchtowndairy.org.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Living Foods: Cheesemaking for Home Cooks
Susan Chiappini, PhD, will lead our group in making yogurt, ricotta and creme fraiche using Churchtown raw milk in our farm kitchen. Attendees can look forward to learning how to make delicious fresh styles of cheese at home and how to best incorporate it into their cooking and lifestyles.
Susan has studied human physiology and nutrition at the Medical College of Virginia, and Columbia University and she is certified as a Master Food Preserver through Cornell Co-operative Extension. Susan is a passionate home cook who loves sharing her kitchen knowledge with others and has taught cooking classes in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and New York State. Susan works seasonally as the farm kitchen supervisor at Montgomery Place Orchards, Red Hook, NY in the summer and spends winter stitching quilts for family, friends and retail.
We will be serving refreshments throughout the afternoon, including a board of Churchtown Dairy cheeses, fresh bread, coffee, and our own herbal tea for the group to enjoy as they learn.
This event is SOLD OUT. Please subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates about future cheesemaking workshops.
Beekeeping 101
Join us for an introduction to beekeeping at the dairy. Colleen Quinn will guide the class through material gathering, bee selection, hive establishment and maintenance. As we talk through the process of beekeeping, she will provide instruction, answer pressing questions and offer further resources.
Colleen is a hobbyist beekeeper and beverage enthusiast living in Greene County. She shares her apiary with two dogs, a husband and a one eyed cat. Colleen owns Mustard & Miel on Main Street in Catskill, where she brews kombucha with her honey for the community.
We'll be serving coffee, herbal tea from the garden and a Churchtown Dairy cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they learn.
Get tickets HERE.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
Silent Spring Revolution by Douglas Brinkley
In Silent Spring Revolution, Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long Sixties: Rachel Carson (a marine biologist and author), David Brower (director of the Sierra Club), Barry Commoner (an environmental justice advocate), Coretta Scott King (an antinuclear activist), Stewart Udall (the secretary of the interior), William O. Douglas (Supreme Court justice), Cesar Chavez (a labor organizer), and other crusaders are profiled with verve and insight.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Living Foods: Making Kombucha with Honey
Colleen Quinn will lead in depth instruction on how to make kombucha with honey at home. In this edition of the Living Food workshops, we'll cover kombucha brewing, fermentation, health benefits, history, and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls of making this delicious, nourishing beverage. Each ticket includes a kit with all of the necessary tools for production.
Colleen is a hobbyist beekeeper and beverage enthusiast living in Greene County. She shares her apiary with 2 dogs, a husband and a one eyed cat. Colleen owns Mustard & Miel on Main Street in Catskill, where she brews kombucha for the community.
We'll be serving coffee, herbal tea from the garden and a Churchtown Dairy cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they learn.
Get tickets HERE.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
The Trail: A Novel by Ethan Gallogly
The Trail is fused with humor, philosophy, and trail lore. Woven in is a back story detailing the origins of the John Muir Trail: a 211-mile trail spanning the rooftop of the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072 by M. E. O'Brien /Eman Abdelhadi
Eman Abdelhadi and M. E. O’Brien’s tall tales of the future draw on real experiences of the past and present. The book’s multiple narratives, equal parts hope and pain, merge into a prayer for collective survival and for the eventual flourishing of our powers of love and invention. Voices from as-yet-unlived lives instill faith that our becoming is not yet done. Abdelhadi and O’Brien have created a vivid image of the possibility that we will one day make a home of the world.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger
Award-winning Atlantic staff writer Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popular science that probes the hidden world of the plant kingdom, “destabilizing not just how we see the green things of the world but also our place in the hierarchy of beings, and maybe the notion of that hierarchy itself.”
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
These Wilds Beyond Our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home by Bayo Akomolafe
These Wilds Beyond Our Fences is a passionate attempt to make sense of our disconnection in a world where it is easy to feel untethered and lost. It is a father’s search for meaning, for a place of belonging, and for reassurance that the world will embrace and support our children once we are gone.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love by Jamaica Kincaid
A delightful compendium of writing on plants. The passion for gardening and the passion for words come together in this inspired anthology, a collection of essays on topics as diverse as beans and roses, by writers who garden and by gardeners who write.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden by Maria Rodale
In Love, Nature, Magic, organic advocate and former CEO of a global health and wellness company Maria Rodale combines her love of nature and gardening with her experience in shamanic journeying, embarking on an epic adventure to learn from plants, animals, and insects―including some of the most misunderstood beings in nature. Maria asks them their purpose and listens as they show and declare what they want us humans to know. From Thistles to Snakes, Poison Ivy to Mosquitoes, these nature beings convey messages that are relevant to every human, showing us how to live in balance and harmony on this Earth.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of Churchtown's award-winning cheeses. These gatherings offer a fun opportunity to learn more about the farm, creamery, tasting notes for the selection, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited to 12 attendees. Tastings are BYOB.
Register here.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
January 29th, 7PM: Silent Spring Revolution by Douglas Brinkley:
In Silent Spring Revolution, Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long Sixties: Rachel Carson (a marine biologist and author), David Brower (director of the Sierra Club), Barry Commoner (an environmental justice advocate), Coretta Scott King (an antinuclear activist), Stewart Udall (the secretary of the interior), William O. Douglas (Supreme Court justice), Cesar Chavez (a labor organizer), and other crusaders are profiled with verve and insight.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any questions or to be added to the club’s mailing list.
Quilting Workshop with Susan Chiappini
Spend the day learning how to quilt at the farm this winter. We'll be gathering as a group to learn the necessary skills and strategy from Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts. During the workshop, Susan will demonstrate how to assemble an Ohio Star quilt block, provide hands on instruction, and assist with techniques for cutting + piecing fabric. We'll also discuss traditional patterns, project planning, and material sourcing. The event is open to beginners with basic sewing machine knowledge and folks with quilting experience.
At lunchtime, attendees will pause to enjoy a delicious, communal lunch from Talbott and Arding (included in ticket price).
Susan is a self taught quilt artist/educator living and working in the Hudson Valley. A scientist at heart, she studied human physiology and nutrition at the Medical College of Virginia, and Columbia University and is certified as a Master Food Preserver through Cornell Co-operative Extension. She works seasonally as the farm kitchen supervisor at Montgomery Place Orchard in Red Hook, NY in the summer and spends winter stitching quilts for family, friends and retail through Arrow Maker.
Attendees will be asked to bring the below materials:
- Self-healing cutting mat for quilting 24 X 18 (Olfa is a suggested brand)
- Rotary cutter 45mm
- Grid ruler 8.5 X 24 (Creative Grid is a suggested brand)
- Seam ripper
- All purpose thread in neutral color
- Sewing machine in good working order
- 1⁄4” foot attachment for your machine if you have it
- 1.5 yard quilting cotton that will contrast with the provided muslin; this can be one single cut or a collection of scraps each at least 7” x 7”.
- Fabric scissors
Get your tickets HERE.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Caroling to the Cows
A very special holiday tradition at Churchtown! Join us as we sing carols to the dairy herd from the haylofts above.
There are no more tickets available for this event but if you would like to sign up for the waitlist visit our eventbrite page.
Caroling to the Cows
A very special holiday tradition at Churchtown! Join us as we sing carols to the dairy herd from the haylofts above.
There are no more tickets available for this event but if you would like to sign up for the waitlist visit our eventbrite page.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of our award-winning cheeses as cheesemaker Grace Pullin leads a conversation about the creamery, tasting notes, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited (with safe and spacious seating). Register here.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
An Enemy of The People by Henrik Ibsen
Dr. Stockmann has discovered that the new baths built in his town are infected with a deadly disease and instructs the town to repair or close the baths. The Mayor, who is Dr. Stockmann's brother, does not believe the report and refuses to close the baths because it will cause the financial ruin of the town. Dr. Stockmann tries to take his case to the people, but the mayor intercedes and explains to the people how much it will cost to repair the baths. He explains that the Doctor is always filled with wild, fanciful ideas. In a public meeting, he has his brother declared an enemy of the people. The doctor decides to leave the town, but at the last minute comes to the realization that he must stay and fight for the things he believes to be right.
Free tickets to this event are available here.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any Book Club questions or to be added to the Book Club mailing list.
Caroling to the Cows
A very special holiday tradition at Churchtown! Join us as we sing carols to the dairy herd from the haylofts above.
There are no more tickets available for this event but if you would like to sign up for the waitlist visit our eventbrite page.
Holiday Market
Churchtown is celebrating the holiday season with our Annual Holiday Market. Join the festivities and shop for gifts from local makers and farmers in our community. We'll have warm drinks and treats to enjoy while you browse.
Caroling to the Cows
A very special holiday tradition at Churchtown! Join us as we sing carols to the dairy herd from the haylofts above.
There are no more tickets available for this event but if you would like to sign up for the waitlist visit our eventbrite page.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of our award-winning cheeses as cheesemaker Grace Pullin leads a conversation about the creamery, tasting notes, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited (with safe and spacious seating). Register here.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
Barons : Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry by Austin Frerick
Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, Chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture, where school children ride trams through mechanized warehouses filled with tens of thousands of cows that never see the light of day. What was the key to his success? Hard work and exceptional business savvy? Maybe. But more than anything else, Mike benefitted from deregulation of the American food industry, a phenomenon that has consolidated wealth in the hands of select tycoons, and along the way, hollowed out the nation’s rural towns and local businesses.
Free tickets to this event are available here.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any Book Club questions or to be added to the Book Club mailing list.
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
Monthly Cheese Tasting
Please join us for a tasting of our award-winning cheeses as cheesemaker Grace Pullin leads a conversation about the creamery, tasting notes, and pairing suggestions.
Registration is limited (with safe and spacious seating). Register here.
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
HRN and Young Farmers “Common Ground” Screening
Join HRN and Young Farmers for a fundraiser and screening of the film Common Ground, followed by a panel discussion featuring:
Leah Penniman (Soul Fire Farm)
Michelle A.T. Hughes (Young Farmers)
Chris Nickell (Finca Seremos)
Event Schedule:
4pm - Doors open: Enjoy a mixer and light refreshments with local farmers and Young Farmers team members. Food trucks will have meals available for purchase.
5pm - Take a seat and enjoy the film!
7pm - Panel discussion
Together, we are building power and shifting policies toward a brighter, more just future for U.S. Agriculture.
Let's come together and celebrate National Farmers Day by supporting the National Young Farmers Coalition and HRN. Seats are limited, get your ticket today!
Harvest Market
Celebrate the harvest season with us on October 12. We'll be gathering in the Round Barn for a community market featuring our favorite local makers and vendors. Participants will offer beautiful beeswax candles, local seasonal baked goods, special antiques and much more.
A sourdough pizza truck will be serving delicious wood fired pies for lunch and we'll have coffee + hot cider to keep you warm as you enjoy the afternoon at the farm.
Biodynamic Cheese and Wine Tasting
We're celebrating the turn of the season by gathering in the barn to enjoy Churchtown cheese paired with exquisite biodynamic wines from around the world. As we taste the selection, attendees will learn about this unqiue spirutal way of farming and the practices used on biodyamic dairies and vineyards. Perfect for cheese connosieurs, folks who are curious about wholistic farming, and those looking for a fun night out.
The seated tasting will include four pairings and assorted local accompaniments. The evening will conclude with a brief farm tour.
Tickets are available here.
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
Monthly Handwork Club
Our friend and collaborator Susan Chiappini will lead a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. We will work on sewing projects together and troubleshoot new techniques. There will be a Churchtown cheese board for attendees to enjoy as they work.
Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: grace@churchtowndairy.org
Garden Walks with Jean-David Derreumaux
Every Friday at 10 am from May 17 to October 18, 2024.
Enjoy a morning at Churchtown Dairy exploring the Healing Gardens with Jean-David Derreumaux, a biodynamic grower with over 25 years’ experience fostering the medicinal properties of plants and gardens.
The tour is free - donations welcome! Register HERE.
Weekly Farm Tour
Tour the farm with our Herd Manager and learn more about our care for the land, our herd management, medicinal gardens, and animal husbandry practices. Meet the cows, calves and pigs, and observe the milking. This free tour occurs every Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm. We will meet in front of the Farm Store! Register HERE.
Real Organic Project Conference - A World Movement
Join the Real Organic Project for an intimate, day-long gathering that features short, moving talks on the Main Stage from voices of the Organic Movement, as well as two sessions of focused breakout groups, a delicious lunch, and plenty of time to mingle and connect.
Speakers include farmers, journalists, and policy experts, such as: Eliot Coleman, Paul Holmbeck, Emily Oakley, Nora Taleb, Paul Muller, Tim Wise, Linley Dixon and Dave Chapman.
More information and tickets are available here.
Garden Walks with Jean-David Derreumaux
Every Friday at 10 am from May 17 to October 18, 2024.
Enjoy a morning at Churchtown Dairy exploring the Healing Gardens with Jean-David Derreumaux, a biodynamic grower with over 25 years’ experience fostering the medicinal properties of plants and gardens.
The tour is free - donations welcome! Register HERE.
Monthly Book Club
Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to discuss topics surrounding land, history, ecology, and community.
Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food By Timothy A. Wise
Few challenges are more daunting than feeding a global population projected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050―at a time when climate change is making it increasingly difficult to successfully grow crops. In response, corporate and philanthropic leaders have called for major investments in industrial agriculture, including genetically modified seed technologies. Reporting from Africa, Mexico, India, and the United States, Timothy A. Wise's Eating Tomorrow discovers how in country after country agribusiness and its well-heeled philanthropic promoters have hijacked food policies to feed corporate interests.
Free tickets to this event are available here.
Please email caitlin@churchtowndairy.org with any Book Club questions or to be added to the Book Club mailing list.