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  • Monday, February 21, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Maple Sugaring at Wright-Locke Farm (Sold Out)

    Join Wright-Locke Farm staff on February 21 at 9:30 am for a close look at some majestic maple trees. Learn to identify the various species, and taste sap right from the bucket. We’ll discuss the history of maple sugaring and just how sap is turned into syrup. We’ll boil down a small amount of sap so you can watch the process See who can tell the difference between 100% maple syrup and the commercial stuff made mostly of corn syrup. Children ages 10 and up are welcome to join a registered adult. Click on to http://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/, or email events@wlfarm.org to be put on a wait list or to receive notification of extra March dates which currently are being added.

  • Saturday, February 5, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Valentine’s Wreath Workshop

    Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester is holding a Valentine’s Wreath Workshop on Saturday, February 5 from 11:30 – 12:30. This is a fun opportunity to create your own decorative heart shaped wreath from natural, compostable materials. You will use twine, vines, ribbons, paper, sticks, dried flowers, and berries. $45. As long as it is safe to do so, these workshops will be in-person, at the farm. All necessary supplies will be provided and participants will go home with their own creations. Register at https://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/

  • Tuesday, December 21, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Celebrate the Winter Solstice

    The Winter Solstice is the day on which the midday sun is at its lowest point in the sky and it arrives this year on Tuesday, December 21. The solstices mark key turning points in the year and have been celebrated by many cultures throughout history. The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year. Join Boot Boutwell at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester in celebrating The Winter Solstice at Wright-Locke Farm on December 21 at 2:30 – 4. We’ll begin indoors with some solstice poetry, science and lore and then go for a walk around the farm and into the woods beyond to celebrate the solstice season, learn a little about plants in their winter form and to enjoy the beauty of nature as winter approaches. The program will end around an outdoor fire with a cup of hot cocoa or cider.  $30 per person. Children 10 years and up are welcome if accompanied by a registered adult. Register at https://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/

  • Saturday, December 4, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Winter Holiday Wreaths

    Wright-Locke Farm offers a fun opportunity to create your own decorative wreath from natural, compostable materials. We will use twine, vines, ribbons, paper, sticks, dried flowers, ribbons and berries. Wreaths are completely compostable if you remove the ribbon.

    As long as it is safe to do so, this workshop will be in-person, at the farm in Winchester. All necessary supplies will be provided and participants will go home with their own creations.

    Cost: $45 – Register HERE. Nostalgic moment – below is a Garden Club of the Back Bay wreath from 2016.

  • Wednesday, September 22, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Final Farm-to-Table Supper of the Season at Wright-Locke Farm

    Join Wright-Locke Farm for a casual weekday supper at the Farm in Winchester on September 22. Celebrate the seasonal bounty, featuring Wright-Locke produce and locally sourced organic and/or IPM produce from New England farms, new friends and old, and maybe some raspberries, too. Local never tasted so good!

    • Suppers start promptly at 6:30 & end by 8:30pm
    • $70 per person (seats are limited)
    • Cash Bar

    What’s on the menu? Mother Nature decides!

    Where will we be eating?

    • If the weather is nice, outside on the new All Seasons Barn patio.
    • If it rains, inside the 1827 Barn.

    The nitty-gritty details:

    • Schedule changed and can’t come? Feel free to send a friend in your place!
    • Don’t feel well? Please stay home! Let us know and we will gladly refund your ticket.
    • Farm Suppers will be served at small 6-8 person tables. If there are more than 8 people in your group, please contact our event director in advance.
    • If you wish to be seated with friends, please arrive promptly at 6:30. Late guests will be seated at the management’s discretion.

    Reserve at https://www.wlfarm.org/farm-to-table-suppers/

  • Tuesday, June 8, or Wednesday, June 16, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Tree Identification Walk

    Wright-Locke Farm has invited naturalist Roland “Boot” Boutwell to lead two tree identification walks, on June 8 and June 16, from 9:30 – noon. The trees of New England are both beautiful and an essential part of our landscape. This course will introduce you to approximately a dozen common trees of New England, emphasizing tree identification as well as natural history. $30 per person. Register at http://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/

  • Through May 1 – Pre-order Organic Seedlings from Wright-Locke Farm

    Each year Wright-Locke Farm sells organic seedlings during the spring season to help you start your gardens off on the right foot. We are selling seedlings until May 1st on a PRE-SALE basis using our Farm to Go™ online order system. Login to your account (or make one if you don’t have one yet!), select “Seedling Presales” as your shopping period and start adding to your cart:

    • Greens
    • Flowers & Herbs
    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Heirloom & Slicing Tomatoes
    • Cucumbers
    • Beans
    • Summer Squash
    • Eggplant
    • Melons & MORE!

    Once you confirm your order, we’ll send you followup information about scheduling a pickup time in May for your seedlings. Happy Growing!
    Questions about the seedlings? Email farmer@wlfarm.orgQuestions about your account/ordering seedlings? Email farmstand@wlfarm.org

  • Saturday, April 17, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Primrose & Muscari Bulb Propagation Workshop, Online

    Learn how to make more flowers from one little plant or batch of bulbs to expand your spring garden. Ferriss Donham provides kits that contain all the plants and materials necessary to learn how to divide one clump of primroses and one clump of muscari bulbs. These perennials can then be planted into your spring garden to bloom for many years to come with the acquired knowledge of how to divide and share them as well. Both plants make lovely fragrant cut flowers for a spring bedside bouquet. 


    Kits will be available for pick-up at Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester on Thursday and Friday, April 15th and 16th. Cost is $45 per person and includes the kit with all necessary materials. Register at https://www.wlfarm.org/adult-education-programs/

  • Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Garden Planning, Online

    Snow may be on the ground and a chill still in the air, but it’s time to think about what you’ll be growing this season! Join Wright-Locke’s Farmer Adrienne and Education Director Erika for an introduction to garden planning–considerations, space, options, crops, and more. We’ll cover the basics to get help you get started. Cost: $20 per person.

    Wednesday, March 3rd, from 6:30-7:30pm via Zoom. Click here to register.

  • Saturday, February 6, 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Valentine Virtual Wreath Making Workshop

    Join Wright-Locke Farm and instructor Ferris Donham on Saturday, February 6 at 10 am online for a Valentine’s Wreath-Making Workshop — learn to create and assemble your own unique wreath using local, natural foraged materials, ornamental grasses, dried hydrangea blossoms, recycled wall paper and repurposed ribbons. It’s so rewarding to use things at hand and not contribute to the landfill! Wreaths are fully compostable after removing ribbon (but that can be reused too)!

    Cost is $40 and includes a kit with all necessary materials.

    Registration is required and space is limited. Register online at www.wlfarm.org.