Workshops | Early Dawn Farm

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Workshops

Join us as we host leading industry professionals sharing expertise and knowledge, connecting you with the land, your food, and your community.

Current Events

Meat Curing Workshop

with Wade Hardiman

Bacon and beef jerky!

March 8th, 2025

12 - 4:30 PM
$155 per participant

Complete Herbal Medicinal Remedies

with Malcolm Saunders

Learn to make the most popular herbal medicines using your own herbs.

March 16th, 2025

1 - 4 PM
$96 per participant

Wine, Cheese & Goat Snuggles!

with Dawn Kay and Paul Martzoukos

Expert cheese & wine pairings, followed by a farm tour!

March 29th, 2025

2 - 4 PM
$85 per participant

$150 per pair
**includes wine pairing, cheese, and snacks

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Beginner Stained Glass Workshop:

Cute Bird Centrepiece

with Vanda Juhász

Learn the basics of stained glass-cutting, grinding, fitting, foiling, soldering, and finishing to build an adorable centerpiece

April 12th, 2025

9.30 AM - 12 PM
$55 per participant

Gardening for Resilience

with Alberta Telfer and Vanessa Willms-Wong

April 26th, 2025

12 - 2:30 PM

$76 per participant

Growing Green: Essentials of Small-Scale Organic Agriculture

with Rick Kohut

Date, time, and Price: TBD

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Management Alternatives for Soil Health (MASH) Workshop

with Dr. Yamily Zavala

of CARA Soil Health Lab

Date TBD

Improve Soil Health with Soil Amendments

with Lee Martineau

2024 (Date TBD)

$TBD per participant

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Butter, Yogurt & Cheese Making at Home

with Dawn Kay

Cultured butter, yogurt & Labneh(soft spreadable cheese) all from 2 gallons of whole milk.

March 15th, 2025

2 - 4 PM
$75 per participant

Willow Obelisks For Your Garden

with Karla Powell

Beautiful & functional piece of garden art from locally foraged willow.

March 22nd, 2025

10 AM - 4 PM
$105 per participant

Spring Pussy Willow Wreath Workshop

with Dawn Kay

April 5th, 2025

12 - 2:30 PM
$85 per participant

Beginner Stained Glass Workshop:

Country Plant Stake

with Vanda Juhász

Learn the basics of stained glass-cutting, grinding, fitting, foiling, soldering, and finishing to build a gorgeous plant stake.

April 12th, 2025

1 - 5 PM
$78 per participant

Backyard Composting Workshop

with Mike Dorion

May 3rd, 2025

12 - 4 PM

$40 per participant

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Rainwater Harvesting

with Bruce Kay and Colin McCarthy Butt

of OnGrowing Works

TBD

$85 per participant

10 to 4 PM

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Ethical Foraging

& Cooking Workshop

with Julie Walker
of Full Circle Adventures

June 14th, 2025

Time: 9:30am-3:30pm

$125.00 per participant

**Ask us about accommodations**

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Past & Recurring Events

Unveil the artistry of willow weaving under the expert guidance of Karla Powell at Early Dawn Farm. Spend an enriching day immersed in the craft, building invaluable skills and meaningful connections in our Willow Tension Tray Workshop.

A comprehensive hands-on workshop to help build the confidence and skills needed for your own field to table processing.

Food Fermentation

This is a hands-on workshop full of stretchy fun, with lots of laughs. You'll leave with some incredible new knowledge in the kitchen, not to mention full tummies, and hearts.

Goats Milk Soap Making

Renewable Energy Workshop

Wildlife Awareness & Mitigation

Bees in Your Garden

Native Woody Plants

DIY Pruning

Willow Basket Weaving

Livestock Guardian Dogs: Workshop

A fun Vermicomposting Workshop with Mike Dorion of Living Soil Solutions

with Malcolm Saunders of Light Cellar, and Paul Martzoukous of Vinestone!

Build the confidence and skills needed to properly butcher your own animal.

Learn how to make medicinal salves from herbs grown in your own garden.

Cheesemaking.
We look forward to hosting David again! Stay tuned for future dates and details.

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