Sept - Dec Programs

Coverdale Farm Preserve

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Adult and Teen Programs
Family Programs: Parent(s) & Children Ages 1½ - 2½
Family Programs: Parent(s) & Children Ages 3 - 5
Family Programs: Parent(s) & Children Ages 6+
Family Programs: All Family Members

Farm Fun Day - Every Wednesday!
May 4 - September 28, Noon - 2:30 pm
Member/Non-Member: Free/Adult $5, Children 2 & Up $3

Pack up your picnic lunch, bring along some friends and come to Coverdale Farm Preserve located on Way Road in Greenville, Delaware. Visit the farm animals, talk with the gardeners and spend some time outdoors. No reservations needed.

Farm Fun Day - Back for 2011...Saturday Morning Chores!
August 20, September 17, 8 - 11 am
Member/Non-Member: Free/Adult $5, Children 2 & Up $3

Join us the third Saturday of each month May - September to help take care of our animals. Milk the cow, feed the animals, and assist with all of the other jobs we do 365 mornings per year. Stay after chores for a quiet stroll around the farm and pack a snack to enjoy at the picnic tables.

ADULTS and TEENS

Heirloom Tomato and Wine Tasting
Program #: U11-115-CF      Max: 20
Thursday, September 1, 6 - 8 pm
Member/Non-Member: $25/$35
Leaders: Michele Wales & Joe Sebastiani

Enjoy a late summer evening strolling from the historic farmstead to the fields of late season wildflowers of the Coverdale Farm Preserve. Keep your eyes skyward for nighthawks and migratory songbirds. Upon reaching the idyllic pond, relax fireside at the stone fireplace nestled into the hillside for a delicious paired tasting of Paradocx wines and Coverdale Farm Preserve heirloom tomatoes. Savor the flavors of heirlooms like the fruity Hawaiian Pineapple, the rich winey Purple Calabash and the sweet full-bodied Matt’s Wild Cherry. Delight in delectable local wines from delicate white to rich red. This will be quite a delicious and satisfying summer night.

Sunset Yoga
Mondays, 6:40 - 8:00 pm       Max: 20

Program #: F11-100-CF   September 12, 19, 26
Program #: F11-101-CF   October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Program #: F11-102-CF   November 7, 14, 21, 28
Program #: F11-103-CF   December 5, 12, 19

Member/Non-Member: September: $27/$33; October: $45/$55; November: $36/44; December: $27/$33
Leader: Stephanie Pascavage

Celebrate the end of the day with a truly organic experience at Coverdale Farm Preserve. Harmonize your mind-body-nature connection in the open air of the overlook vista through traditional Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga. Learn the basics of breathing, posture alignment, strengthening, and stretching as well as balance, body awareness, and unity with the natural world. Bring a Yoga mat and dress for easy movement. Sign up monthly or register for the 4 month block. Please note classes are indoors during cold months.

Through the Window in Watercolor
Program #: F11-104-CF      Max: 10
Tuesdays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Member/Non-Member: $150/$200
Leader: Diana Heitzman

Capture a pastoral view of Coverdale Farm Preserve in watercolor. Design and paint a work of art that offers the viewer a peek through a window. Using the "frame within a frame" motif you'll learn techniques of painting stone walls, farm buildings, animals, and gardens. For the first session of this five session class, bring your camera to photograph the farm. Required supplies will be discussed during the first class and are not included in program fee.

Preserving the Harvest
Program #: F11-105-CF      Max: 8
Sunday, September 25, 9:30 am - 2 pm
Member/Non-Member: $55/$65
Leader: Michele Wales

Springtime had us dreaming of all the wonderful things we could grow. Harvest time has us wondering how to make use of the season's bounty! Discover the many creative ways to pickle, can, and freeze our freshly harvested ingredients. Return home with jars of garden delights to enjoy when the weather turns cold. Bring a bag lunch.

From Farm to International Table: Asian Cooking
Program #: F11-106-CF      Max: 8
Saturday, October 8, 10 am - 2 pm
Member/Non-Member: $45/$55
Leader: Chef Dan O'Brien and Coverdale CSA Farm Assistant

Give your locally grown food a global twist with delicious recipes from the heart of the Asian kitchen. Begin with freshly harvested organic produce like cabbage, lettuce, and late season squash and end with dishes that will make your mouth water. Craft fresh ready to eat kimchi and a kimchi to ferment at home, quick salt and sugar pickles, and steamed buns with Coverdale Farm Preserve roasted pork shoulder and lettuce wraps. Sit down to the table together at the end of class and feast on your culinary creations.

Not Your Ordinary Pumpkin Pie!
Program #: F11-107-CF      Max: 8
Saturday, November 12, 9:30 am - 2 pm
Member/ Non-Member: $45/$55
Leader: Michele Wales

Seeking a solution for the same old pumpkin pie dessert this Thanksgiving? Learn how to take an organic, heirloom winter squash from field to table with delicious results. All materials included for baking, please bring a bag lunch.

Nose to Tail Workshop
Program #: F11-108-CF      Max: 8
Saturday & Sunday, December, 17 & 18, 10 am - 4 pm
Member/Non-Member: $150/$200
Leader: Dan O'Brien

Join Coverdale CSA Farm Assistant and Chef Dan O'Brien as he takes you on a culinary journey "from nose to tail." Craft a variety of sausages, artisanal charcuterie, and bacon using organically raised Coverdale pig. Learn how to identify and deconstruct different cuts of meat, knife technique, curing, salting, and exploring recipes that are sure to delight everyone at your table. All materials included, please bring a bagged lunch both days. Participants will end the weekend with a share of the completed products.

FAMILY PROGRAMS

Sept - Dec Programs

Coverdale Farm Preserve

ADULTS and TEENS

FAMILY PROGRAMS

Parent(s) and Children Ages 1½ to 2½

Parent(s) and Children Ages 3 to 5

Parent(s) and Children Ages 6 and up

All Family Members