Visit and Learn
Adult Programs Overview
From farm tours, to lectures, to fun and informative culinary classes, we offer experiential opportunities for adults to engage in discussions, cook, share meals, and learn how to support a healthy ecosystem, community, and economy.
Our adult programming is designed to educate and entertain those who are interested in the quality of their food, environment, and wellness and strive to understand their interconnectedness.
Scroll down for a full list of upcoming adult programs!
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Featured Programs
Cook The Book with Stonington Free Library
Cooks will explore mushroom-forward recipes from two popular books: Cooking with Mushrooms by Andrea Gentl and Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook by Eugenia Bone. The group will meet at the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center - pick up your book today at the Stonington Free Library. RSVP today!
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The Art of Baking at Meryl Bakery
In these hands-on classes, Chef Jessica Spivey from Meryl Bakery will welcome you into her kitchen and teach you to work with sourdough, bake with whole grains, and create gluten-free bakes on March 16th, April 6th and April 27th!
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Early Spring Foraging Class
Learn to safely and sustainably forage for your wild plants and mushrooms! CT Foraging Club will teach you how to identify and utilize spring fungi and plants positively. You will taste Chaga tea and a foraged snack and then take a 45-minute walk to practice plant and mushroom ID skills.
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How to Grow a Pollinator-Friendly Flowering Lawn
Join us to learn how to grow a pollinator-friendly flowering lawn this spring, you will learn how to convert your landscape into native gardens to help boost biodiversity, ecosystem health, and food system resiliency. Feel confident in your plans to create a vibrant and sustainable landscape!
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The Art of Baking at Masa
In this hands-on class on March 31, Chef Jorge Baldiviezo of Masa will welcome you to his kitchen and teach traditional and new takes on empanadas fillings and the fine art of hand crimping. Workshop price: $100 per person
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Food For Thought: Writing Workshop
Gather around the table for a unique writing workshop that explores the deep connection between food and storytelling, led by Thought Fox Writer's Den. The workshop will meet at the Manor House on Stone Acres Farm on Tuesdays this April from 10 AM – 12 PM.
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Upcoming Programs and Events
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Cook The Book with Stonington Free Library
February 26, 2025Cooks will explore mushroom-forward recipes from two popular books: Cooking with Mushrooms by Andrea Gentl and Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook by Eugenia Bone. The group will meet at the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center - pick up your book today at the Stonington Free Library. RSVP today!
Fabulous Local Foodies at Mystic & Noank Library
March 3, 2025Join the Mystic & Noank Library for their Fabulous Local Foodies Series with Jen Rothman, Executive Director of Yellow Farmhouse Education Center on March 3rd at 5:30PM!
How Does Your Mushroom Grow?
March 8, 2025Bring your family to the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center to create a container mushroom kit. Take it home and watch it grow until the fantastic fungi are ready to eat! Drop in on March 8th from between 10AM - 12PM. $15 per mushroom kit!
The Fungi Dialogues: A Conversation w/ Chef James Wayman & Farmer Chris Pacheco
March 13, 2025Join us at the UNITED Table as the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center hosts the Fungi Dialogues, a conversation w/ Chef James Wayman & Farmer Chris Pacheco! Registration and more information can be found through the button link.
The Art of Baking at Meryl Bakery
March 16, 2025Jessica Spivey from Meryl Bakery will welcome you into her kitchen and teach you to work with sourdough, bake with whole grains, and create gluten-free bakes. Classes will be held on March 16th, April 6th, and April 27th. $150 per class or $400 for all three.
Mushroom & Plant Identification Class
March 22, 2025Learn to safely and sustainably forage for your wild plants and mushrooms with CT Foraging Club founder Amy Demers and forager and chef Vinny Crotta! Taste Chaga tea and a foraged snack, then take a 45-minute walk to practice plant and mushroom ID skills. Registration is $35 per person, rain or shine.
How to Grow a Pollinator-Friendly Flowering Lawn
March 29, 2025Join us to learn how to grow a pollinator-friendly flowering lawn this spring on March 29 from 10:30AM - 12PM with Margit Burgess, Accredited CT-NOFA Organic Lawn Care Professional! You will learn how to convert your landscape into native gardens to help boost biodiversity, ecosystem health, and food system resiliency - $10 per person.
The Art of Empanadas at Masa
March 31, 2025In this hands-on class, Chef Jorge Baldiviezo from Masa at the Stonington Velvet Mill will welcome you to his kitchen and teach traditional and new takes on empanadas fillings and the fine art of hand crimping. $100 for the entire class at the Velvet Mill!
Food For Thought: Writing Workshop Inspired by Meals and Memories
April 1, 2025Gather around the table in the historic Stone Acres Manor House for a unique writing workshop that explores the deep connection between food and storytelling. Food For Thought will be led by award-winning author Lara Ehrlich, founder and director of Thought Fox Writers Den. The workshop will meet at the Manor House on Stone Acres Farm on April 1, 8, 15 & 22 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.