Daily Archives: August 28, 2024


Sunday, September 15, 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Harvest Time Photo Walk

Join photographer and Wright-Locke Farm educator Sue D’Arcy Fuller on September 15 at 8 am in an informative and fun early morning photo walk to capture the first rays and morning dew on the harvest at Wright Locke Farm! Slow down and experience the farm and woods through your own creative vision with new friends. 

We will meet in the historic 1827 barn at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester and spend the first 30 minutes discussing photographic composition, lighting, shadow, and ideas to bring new perspectives to your photography.  After that, we will go outside to walk around the farm and the woods with various planned stops to capture the beautiful farm harvest including vegetables and flowers, plus candid portraits of the chickens and goats.

If we are lucky, the weather will provide us with golden light to bathe the beautiful old farm buildings and scenes, allowing us to create some stunning images.  

On this walk, we will emphasize the early morning light at a very special time on the farm when the vegetables and flowers are fully out.  Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to attend!

It will not be a strenuous walk, but participants should be able to walk for about a mile on trails with uneven terrain. Make sure to dress appropriately for the forecasted weather at the time of the class. Any type camera is welcome, digital or film, including phones.

Cost
Tiered pricing available:
Tier A $45 (pay-it-forward/Cummings Foundation match!)
Tier B $35 (cost to run the class)
Tier C $25 (reduced price)

Register at https://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/


Monday, September 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Trails and Sails: The Historic Gardens of Fletcher Steele

Fletcher Steele is recognized as one of the most influential landscape architects of the early twentieth century.  For 60 years Steele practiced landscape architecture as a fine art, designing nearly 700 gardens in his lifetime.  The garden at Rolling Ridge was the first of his creations.

Join us at the Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center on September 16 for a tour of this historic garden. Although the fountain is no longer in operation and the grounds are being restored, you will discover the visionary genius of Steele as we walk the grounds and appreciate the natural beauty of this 38 acre peninsula along Lake Cochichewick.

The tour will also include the outdoor sculptures of Mico Kaufman, whose public works may be found at Tewksbury, Lowell, and now at Rolling Ridge.

There is no fee for the tour of the grounds, although your generous donation is appreciated to help support the mission and ministry of Rolling Ridge. Register at www.rollingridge.org