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The New 2026 Workshop Series!
Here's a Look At Some of Our Previous Workshops

GWF Workshops
  On Two Pond Farm

  176 Weaver Road
  West Milford, NJ
2026

 

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Our Workshops

  • Each workshop will begin at 9:30 AM with a delicious breakfast and meet and greet.

  • Workshops will be held in the farmhouse kitchen and gardens as appropriate to the season and class topics.

  • These are hands-on experiences and include something to take home.

  • The workshops end at approximately 1PM.             

  • Cost: $80 per workshop excluding the Wool Workshop and Pumpkin Pies $100 each.   
    These two workshops include a hearty lunch and end at 2:30PM

  • Class size is limited to 10, unless otherwise noted. 

  • Pre-registration is required.  Payment due upon arrival, cash or check.

Organic Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

February 21

Let us get you started! Vegetable garden beginner basics:  sun, soil, water, fencing, planning, Q&A, and we will help you create your own garden layout plan 

Digging Deeper Into Dirt

April 4

A discussion, demonstration, and hands-on class in soil building, composting,  and using soil amendments to feed the soil for optimum plant growth and health.​
 

Putting the Garden to Bed and Planting Garlic

October 24

We'll show you how to get your garden ready now for winterization and spring planting by touring and working in our field. 
We will also discuss how garlic growing from start to finish.

Saving and Starting Seeds

March 7

A comprehensive session about seed saving and starting vegetables from seed.  
Take home some of our saved seeds and a couple of pots of sowed seeds for your garden.

Eat Your Weeds and
Making Them Into Pesto

June 6

Walk around the farm and gardens identifying and sampling wild, edible plants and flowers. You'll also make delicious pesto to take home.

Wool Workshop

October 10

Wool processing from cleaning the fleece to spinning yarn.
You will participate in each step and have the opportunity to use a drop spindle, cards, carding machine, and a spinning wheel.

 

Garden Planning for
Optimum Yield

March 21
Get the most out of your garden by planning ahead using these techniques: 
crop rotation, companion planting, inter-cropping, succession planting, and pest control.​

Preserving the Harvest

August 22

We will discuss and demonstrate how to safely can produce using the water bath method.  Then you will make cowboy candy, relish, and pickled red onions to take home.
 

Pumpkin Pies
From Scratch

November 7

Make a pumpkin pie from start to finish.  From roasting and preparing the pumpkin, rendering lard, making the dough, preparing the custard, and finally baking a pie to take home along with a surprise treat.
 

Pre-registration is required.
Workshops begin at 9:30AM with a complimentary breakfast and end around 1PM. Cost $80

The Wool and Pumpkin Pie Workshops are $100 each and include a full, hearty lunch and run till 2:30PM

Payment is due the day of the workshop, cash or check please.  
Contact us below to register and for more information. 
 

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