Visit and Learn
Adult Programs Overview
From farm tours, to lectures, to fun and informative culinary classes, we offer experiential opportunities for adults to engage in discussions, cook, share meals, and learn how to support a healthy ecosystem, community, and economy.
Our adult programming is designed to educate and entertain those who are interested in the quality of their food, environment, and wellness and strive to understand their interconnectedness.
Scroll down for a full list of upcoming adult programs!
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Featured Programs
Summer Culinary Excursions
Join us this summer for day-long culinary field trips that explore the diversity of Connecticut’s local food system. Hosted by the Yellow Farmhouse, these excursions will take you to farms and food businesses across the state for hands-on activities, tastings, and behind-the-scenes learning. Lunch is included, featuring locally sourced ingredients that celebrate Connecticut’s growers and producers. Explore Bloomfield, Baltic, Stonington, and East Haven this summer!
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Cocktails in the Garden: Summer Fundraiser
Join the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center for a festive summer evening celebrating our Seven Seeds Honorees, a group of seven inspiring individuals—educators, farmers, and food advocates—working in unique ways to build a better food future. The party will feature farm-forward hors d'oeuvres, garden-inspired craft cocktails, and lively conversation about how food connects us all—one delicious bite at a time.
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Field-To-Glass Cocktail Class: Lavender Libations
Join us to walk in the lavender garden and learn about the culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses of this versatile plant. Then gather in the Stone Acres formal garden with acclaimed mixologist Anthony Caporale and learn to craft lavender-infused cocktails with a selection of fine spirits provided by Spencer & Lynn Wine and Spirit Merchants. Enjoy award-winning cheeses handmade by local cheese makers and canapes made with farm-fresh ingredients. Take home a lavender simple syrup and a charming nosegay.
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Growing Through The Seasons: Gardening Workshops
Yellow Farmhouse and Stone Acres farmers will help you create a blueprint for your beds, plan for produce throughout the growing season, manage weeds and pests sustainably, tend tomatoes, cultivate your soil, and put your garden to rest in the fall. All experience levels are welcome!
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Upcoming Programs and Events
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Culinary Excursion - July 10: Samad Gardens Initiative & Auerfarm in Bloomfield
July 10, 2025Hosts: Sarah Rose and Azeem Kareem in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Join us this summer for day-long culinary field trips that explore the diversity of Connecticut’s local food system. Hosted by the Yellow Farmhouse, these excursions will take high school culinary teachers to farms and food businesses across the state for hands-on activities, tastings, and behind-the-scenes learning.
Cocktails in the Garden: Summer Fundraiser
July 18, 2025Join the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center for a festive summer evening celebrating our Seven Seeds Honorees, a group of seven inspiring individuals—educators, farmers, and food advocates—working in unique ways to build a better food future. The party will feature farm-forward hors d'oeuvres, garden-inspired craft cocktails, and lively conversation about how food connects us all—one delicious bite at a time.
Field-To-Glass Summer Cocktail Class: Lavender Libations
July 24, 2025Join us to walk in the lavender garden and learn about the culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses of this versatile plant. Then gather in the Stone Acres formal garden with acclaimed mixologist Anthony Caporale and learn to craft lavender-infused cocktails with a selection of fine spirits provided by Spencer & Lynn Wine and Spirit Merchants. Enjoy award-winning cheeses handmade by local cheese makers and canapes made with farm-fresh ingredients. Take home a lavender simple syrup and a charming nosegay.
Culinary Excursions - August 1: Cato Corner Farm & Artza Mendi Farm in Colchester/Baltic
August 1, 2025Hosts: Cato Corner Farm Staff and Murray Gates of Artza Mendi Farm. Join us this summer for day-long culinary field trips that explore the diversity of Connecticut’s local food system. Hosted by the Yellow Farmhouse, these excursions will take high school culinary teachers to farms and food businesses across the state for hands-on activities, tastings, and behind-the-scenes learning.
Culinary Excursions - August 4: Stone Acres Farm, JW Beef & Stonington Farms Shellfish in Stonington
August 4, 2025Hosts: Yellow Farmhouse Education Center, Josh Welsh of JW Beef & Beth Simonds of Stonington Farms Shellfish. Join us this summer for day-long culinary field trips that explore the diversity of Connecticut’s local food system. Hosted by the Yellow Farmhouse, these excursions will take high school culinary teachers to farms and food businesses across the state for hands-on activities, tastings, and behind-the-scenes learning.
Growing Through The Seasons: Gardening Workshops
August 7, 2025Yellow Farmhouse and Stone Acres farmers will help you create a blueprint for your beds, plan for produce throughout the growing season, manage weeds and pests sustainably, tend tomatoes, cultivate your soil, and put your garden to rest in the fall. $35 per workshop!
Culinary Excursions - August 19: East Haven High School Culinary Program in East Haven
August 19, 2025Hosts: Heather & John Profetto at East Haven High. Join us this summer for day-long culinary field trips that explore the diversity of Connecticut’s local food system. Hosted by the Yellow Farmhouse, these excursions will take high school culinary teachers to farms and food businesses across the state for hands-on activities, tastings, and behind-the-scenes learning.