Visits and Workshops
A few times a year we open the farm to the public for tours, dinners, plant sales and workshops. If you are interested in a workshop for a private gathering please reach out! A couple of ideas for personalized visits/workshops: floral jewelry including flower crowns, a centerpiece workshop during which you can help harvest some of the flowers and make an arrangement to take home. We love to share our farm!
Below are our upcoming events as well as a few examples of some of our past events.
Eco-printing and Bouquet Technique
with artist Monique Crabb
Saturday, October 4th - two time slots:
10am - 1pm AND 2pm - 5pm
$125
Location: 4226 Maple Grove Rd. Hampstead, MD 21074
We are teaming up with artist, Monique Crabb to offer an eco-printing workshop, tour of the farm and bouquet making.
The two eco-printing techniques you will learn are Bundle Dyeing, which uses steam to extract color from plants onto fabric and Hapa Zome is the Japanese art of beating pigment out of leaves and flowers with a hammer. Please bring one small natural fiber item to alter with plant colors.
We will also tour the farm and you will leave with an eco-printed silk scarf, cotton tea towel, and a bouquet of flowers, all made by you!
When we offered this workshop in the past it sold out quickly, so get your tickets soon to hold your spot.
Monique Crabbs work explores the intersection of identity, societal constraints, and the human body through narrative, symbolism, and traditional craft processes. Rooted in feminist theory, her practice interrogates how gendered bodies are shaped by history and society.
Monique received her BFA in Photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art and MFA at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Intermedia + Digital Arts, and for nearly a decade contributed to the Baltimore City arts community as co-director of Current Space, an artist-run gallery, studios and performance space. She currently is an adjunct faculty member at Maryland Institute College of Art where she teaches in the Fiber department.
Classes and events we have held on the farm in the past and will in the future include floral painting, yoga, farm dinners, eco-printing- using plants to dye fabrics, floral arranging, and more. If you want to stay informed about what's happening on the farm, please join our mailing list. We aim to host events that promote curiosity, peace and play. We hope you will join us for an event soon!