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

Hands-On Cheese Making at Home

February 8th, 2025

12 - 4 PM
$110 per participant

with Dawn Kay

Willow Catalan Tray

**Great Introduction Workshop!***

February 22nd, 2025

10 AM - 4 PM
$98 per participant

with Karla Powell

Butter, Yogurt & Cheese Making at Home

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

March 15th, 2025

2 - 4 PM
$116 per participant

with Dawn Kay

Willow Obelisks For Your Garden

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

March 22nd, 2025

10 AM - 4 PM
$106 per participant

with Karla Powell

Rainwater Harvesting

TBD

$85 per participant

10 to 4 PM

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with Bruce Kay and Colin McCarthy Butt

of OnGrowing Works

Forage & Feast:Wild Food & Plant Friendships

2025 - TBD

$195.00 per participant

**Ask us about accommodations**

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with Julie Walker
of Full Circle Adventures

Improve Soil Health with Soil Amendments

2024 (Date TBD)

$TBD per participant

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with Lee Martineau

Natural Goat Milk Soap Making

February 15th, 2025

1 - 3 PM
$95 per participant

** you'll leave with a pound of soap!

with Dawn Kay

Meat Curing Workshop

Bacon or salami!

March 8th, 2025

12 - 4 PM
$98 per participant

with Wade Hardiman

Complete Herbal Medicinal Remedies

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

March 16th, 2025

1 - 4 PM
$96 per participant

with Malcolm Saunders

Growing Green: Essentials of Small-Scale Organic Agriculture

Date, time, and Price: TBD

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with Rick Kohut

Management Alternatives for Soil Health (MASH) Workshop

Date TBD

with Dr. Yamily Zavala

of CARA Soil Health Lab

Backyard Composting Workshop

2024 (Date TBD)

$TBD per participant

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with Mike Dorion

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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