Workshops & Events

D Acres of New Hampshire offers a variety of fun and exciting workshops, classes, and community events throughout the year, all of which are open to the public. Topics include gardening, woodworking, cooking, food preservation, animal husbandry, sustainable forestry, and ecological construction methods.

In 2008, the theme of our educational workshop series is Gardening for Health, Cultivating Wellness. Featured events include organic gardening classes, an herbal medicine mini-series, medicinal and edible plant walks, and a two-day Cultivating Wellness conference to be held September 13th and 14th, 2008!

Unless otherwise noted, all workshops are held on-site at D Acres: 218 Streeter Woods Road, Dorchester, NH. Directions are available here.

Click here to register for an event!

2008 CALENDAR

OF EVENTS

2008 is the year of

Gardening for Health,

Cultivating Wellness

August 2008

August 1: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: Affluenza 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

August 3: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

August 3: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

August 3: FREE New Moon Reiki Share with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm

August 5: Medicinal Plant Garden Walk with Lauren Buyofsky 6pm FREE! Join Lauren for an evening stroll through the extensive medicinal gardens at D Acres! Meet some common, and some not-so-common, garden plants that have been used as medicine for generations. We'll end the walk with organic herbal sun-tea!

August 16: Farm Day!

August 18-22: Kids Week at the Farm with Larissa Phillips and Tyler Durham 9am-1pm Monday-Friday $200 (sliding scale and family discounts available- contact us for more information!) D Acres welcomes youth to participate in real farm activities, including feeding the pigs, and chickens, gathering eggs, harvesting food from the gardens, and preparing and eating it in a tasty, healthy lunch. Young people will be encouraged to marvel at the diversity of life at the farm, and begin to see how plants, animals, insects, and others all work together in a healthy ecological system. Participating children will see that for the farm, and the world beyond, to work, ants, bugs and worms are no less important than oxen, trees, and people. Daily visits to the farm will feed the curiosity children naturally exhibit while fostering growth in a fun and exciting environment.

August 23: Circle Dance with Jan Nash 4-6pm FREE! Join us for our monthly circle dance, held every fourth Saturday of the month. Circle dance is followed by a potluck- bring a friend and a dish to share. Beginners are certainly welcome and encouraged to learn circle dance in this fun, supportive environment!

August 29: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

August 31: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

September 2008

September 5: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: Signs Out of Time 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

September 6: Herbs for Kids with Lauren Buyofsky 10am-12pm $16 Parents and kids are encouraged to discover how children can experience the wonders of medicinal plants! We will meet wild and garden medicinal plants that are safe and beneficial for children, and parents will go home with a handout of easy herbal remedies they can help their children make. We will also sample some herbal goodies!

September 6: Hard Apple Cider Making with Bill Errickson 1pm-3pm $20 Discover how to make apple "seconds", whether they are from that neglected old apple tree in your yard or bought on sale from your local orchard, into delicious hard apple cider!

September 7: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

September 7: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

September 7: FREE New Moon Reiki Share with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm

September 13 & 14: Cultivating Wellness Conference Join us for two full days of herbal medicine, yoga, nutrition, and more!

September 16: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm FREE

September 19, 20, & 21: MOFGA Common Ground Fair, Unity, Maine

September 20: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

September 26: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

September 26: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

September 27: Veggie Oil Conversion with Kevin Maas of KTM Auto 1pm-4pm $32 YES! The rumors are true...your diesel car CAN be converted to run on waste vegetable oil that you recycle from your local restaurants' fryer! Learn how you too can be driving a veggie oil-powered car, and why you should care!

September 28: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

October 2008

October 3: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: Spirited Away 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

October 4: Sauerkraut Bee, Part I with Louise Turner 2-4pm

October 5: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

October 5: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

October 5: FREE New Moon Reiki Share with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm

October 12: Annual Member Celebration Dinner 3pm
Every autumn, D Acres hosts a dinner to show our appreciation for the dedicated members of our organization. Join us for a delicious meal, and let us know how we can further work to improve the farm! Let us know what your favorite events were, and what you'd like to see next year. Not a member yet? Join, or renew your lapsed membership, at the Member's dinner! You can also sign up today!

October 18: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

October 18: Beer Brewing with Bill Errickson & John Morrissey 1pm-6pm $28

October 19: Root Cellaring with Bill Errickson 1pm-3pm $20 Tour the D Acres root cellar, and learn how you can best store those hearty crops that will last you all winter!

October 25: Sauerkraut Bee, Part II with Louise Turner 2-4pm

October 26: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

October 26: Community Potluck 6-9pm FREE

October 31: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15
*Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

October 31: Halloween Open Mic Night 8pm FREE! If you come in costume, you can leave your talent at home!

November 2008

November 2: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

November 2: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

November 2: FREE New Moon Reiki Share with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm

November 7: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: The Power of Community 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

November 8: Wooden Spoon Making with Josh Trought
Create your very own handcrafted wooden spoon in the D Acres woodshop in this hands-on workshop, and take it home to use in your kitchen or give as a holiday gift!

November 14: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm FREE

November 15: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

November 28: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15
*Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

November 28: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

December 2008

December 7: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

December 7: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

December 7: FREE New Moon Reiki Share with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm

December 20: Solstice Potluck 6-9pm FREE

December 26: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

Full Moon Potlucks

Join your neighbors in a monthly celebration of community and great food around the time of the full moon. Bring a friend and a dish to share!

Farm Feast Breakfast & Open House

The first Sunday of each month from 10am to 1pm, D Acres hosts an All-You-Should-Eat breakfast featuring pancakes made with local flour, NH maple syrup, local free-range eggs, D Acres meat, potatoes, and greens, and fair-trade coffee from Cafe Monte Alto (Plymouth, NH). Suggested donation is $10 adults, $5 kids. Work off your indulgence with a tour of the working, organic farm.

Can’t make the Feast? Come by at 1pm for the Open House tour. Beginning in May, the tour includes a garden walk! Throughout the year, our miles of woodland trails are open for your enjoyment on the first Sunday of the month! Join us at 1pm for our Open Trails- snowshoe or cross-country ski in the winter, hike in the summer! *For the safety and preservation of farm and wilderness flora and fauna, Please Do Not Bring Your Pets*

Seasonal Saturday Soups Join us on the third Saturday of each month, 6-8pm, for a fine meal of delicious soup, made with farm-fresh organic ingredients, and served with fresh baked bread. $5-$15 sliding scale donation for a bottomless bowl of soup!.

First-Friday Pizza and a Movie Whole-wheat, wood-fired pizza is all-you-should eat for a sliding scale donation of $5-$15. Dinner begins at 5:30pm. Films begin at 7pm, and are FREE to the public. In addition to ecological and social justice, this year's film series also includes a number of features focused on our 2008 educational theme, "Gardening for Health, Cultivating Wellness!" .

2008 Film Schedule:

March 7: Rivers and Tides

April 4: Juliette of the Herbs

May 2: The Future of Food

June 6: The Global Gardener: A Close-to-Nature Garden

July 4: Sir, No Sir!

August 1: Affluenza

September 5: Signs out of Time

October 3: Spirited Away

November 7: The Power of Community

Yoga Classes

$10 per class OR pre-pay $32 for 4 classes

*Attend 8 classes and the 9th is FREE!*

Please wear comfortable clothing. You can bring water and a yoga mat if you'd like, or borrow a yoga mat of ours.

Wednesday, 6:30-7:45pm (with Sarah Hall) The class style is gentle enough for beginners and challenging enough for yoga practitioners. The intentions of our weekly class are creating a strong spine, deep breath, and peaceful mind.

First Sunday of each month, 9:00-10:00am (with Darcie Shedd) Join us for yoga, stay for our Farm Feast Breakfast on the first Sunday of every month! Anusara Yoga is a light-hearted, all-inclusive system of yoga that is delightfully challenging and empowering. Anusara integrates the Universal Principles of AlignmentTM, celebration of the heart and balanced energetic action. And, it's fun!

Reiki Shares with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm, the FIRST Sunday of each month FREE and open to the public! Are you curious about Reiki energy healing, and want to give it a try? Are you a Reiki practitioner looking to share your gifts with others? Join our circle of Reiki practitioners and community members to welcome this relaxing, restorative energy into your life! No prior experience with or knowledge of Reiki is necessary.

Volunteer Days

The last Sunday of each month (April through October) is Volunteer Day at D Acres. Get your hands dirty working in the gardens, on the trails, or building with earthen materials with the D Acres crew. 10am to 4pm; hearty farm lunch included!

Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm, $15 Our monthly writing group meets in the enchanting northern forest of New Hampshire! Regular participants work to discover or improve creative writing talents in a supportive, encouraging environment through the use of writing promts, skills-building, and group critique. All levels and styles are welcome; emphasis is currently on poetry and short-stories. Beginners are certainly welcome.

*Pre-registration is required for the writing group. Please contact Lauren: (603)786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

Writing group is held the last Friday of each month. 2008 dates are: January 25, February 29, March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 31, November 28

Open Mic Night 8pm FREE! Join us on the last Friday of every month for an Open Mic Night from 8:00 to 10:30...all types of music, poetry, spoken word, etc. are welcome. Schedule your time slot when you arrive, or call ahead- or, join us as a listener in the audience! From 10:30 to 12:00, musicians of all kinds are welcome to join in an Open Jam session! Potluck drinks and snacks are welcome.

Farm Day

Join the masses for our annual Farm Day harvest celebration, featuring live music, a pig roast, local veggies, raffles, a bonfire, and tours of the farm and gardens! At Farm Day, we welcome over 200 guests to the farm to share a meal (D Acres-raised pork, complemented with lots of fresh, local veggies and homemade bread!) and build community! Bring a potluck dessert to share! We are thrilled to welcome the Crunchy Western Boys as the 2008 Farm Day Band!

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REGISTRATION

Asterisks (*) indicate that pre-registration is required.

To register for any of the above events, please email us at info@dacres.org with your name, the name and date of the event, and how many people will be attending. You may also call (603) 786-2366 to register. Please call in advance for confirmation and reservations. For those workshops or events that require payment, cash or checks are accepted at the door.

There is a 25% discount for residents of Grafton County and a further 25% discount for members of D Acres of New Hampshire. Members who live in Grafton County receive a total 50% discount!

No one will be denied access to D Acres workshops & events due to inability to pay.

Thank you!

Host Your Own Workshop or

Event at D Acres of New Hampshire!

Looking for a venue to host your sustainable, agriculture, art, community-oriented workshop, seminar, retreat or public speaking event? The facilities at D Acres of New Hampshire might be perfect for you. We have beautiful indoor and outdoor space to accommodate small-to-medium sized groups. Kitchen and bathroom facilities are available.

At D Acres, the environment and our local community come first. We strive to utilize only reusable plates, silverware, glasses, mugs, and napkins. Food is 90% organic and choices depend upon what can be harvested from the gardens, and what has been canned, pickled, frozen or stored in the root cellar from an earlier harvest.

E-mail us at info@dacres.org with information regarding the type of event you would like to host, the date, how many hours you will need the space, and whether you prefer indoors or outdoors. We will e-mail you back with prices and availability. You can also contact us by phone at (603) 786-2366.

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Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA)

NOFA provides an informative calendar of regional events related to sustainable agriculture. Please visit their web site at www.nofa.org

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2008 Prior Events

Sorry You Missed Us! The following events have already taken place, but we have them archived here to show you what we offer throughout the year!

January 2008

January 5: Fundamentals of Drawing with Beverly Walker 10am-12pm $15

January 6: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House

January 6: FREE Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 8:45-9:45am

January 6: FREE Reiki Share 1:30pm

January 12: Local Food Networking Potluck 5:30pm FREE Are you a local food grower, purchaser, consumer, or enthusiast? We are inviting all "local foodies" in the Pemi-Baker Valley area to gather at the farm to network and discuss possible areas of collaboration in 2008 and beyond! Bring your ideas and a dish to share with other local farmers, chefs, business owners, and community members!

January 17: Introduction to Energy Healing with Gayle Hannan 6:30-8:30pm $16 This class is will introduce you to what energy healing is about. Gayle will help participants to understand the basics of how the Human Energy Field functions by giving an overview of the Chakra system and sharing with us how balancing the mind-body connection can create health and wellness in our daily lives.

January 19: Open Art Workshop with Beverly Walker 10am-12pm $15

January 20: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm

January 25: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

January 25: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

January 29: Bulk Food Club Meeting 7pm Are you interested in saving money and reducing packaging on food, spices, beverages and household products? The Bulk Food Club may be for you! Join us to discuss options for the future of the food club (especially if you are a member already!!), and to find out how you can join!

February 2008

February 3: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

February 3: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

February 3: FREE New Moon Reiki Share 1:30pm

February 15: Partner Yoga with Darcie Shedd, 6:00-7:30pm $10/person Partner Yoga is a unique physical and spiritual practice that uses various movements and poses (asanas) to focus the mind and increase strength, stamina and flexibility. The physical poses are combined with potent breathing techniques (prananyams), which help release tension and promote the free flow of subtle energies (prana). All Partner Yoga exercises use the "buddy system" to dissolve tension and establish a natural state of harmony in body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Attention is given to the importance of touch, which is seen as a basic human need that, in our busy modern lifestyle, is generally not satisfied. Partner Yoga offers a system that treats touch and intimacy as integral parts of our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. In poses and exercises, partners rely on each other's support to keep correct body alignment, balance, and concentration. In a deeper sense, this physical support fosters deeper feelings of nurture and acceptance. When you feel safe and supported you develop the courage to trust others and the strength to confront your fears and embrace your true self. Partner Yoga can be practiced by anyone, including couples, parents and kids, and friends.

February 22: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm

February 29: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

February 29: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

March 2008

March 1: NOFA-NH Winter Conference Tilton, NH D Acres' Lauren Buyofsky will speak about "Gardening for Health, Cultivating Wellness" in our daily lives, and Bill Errickson will lead a Season Extension workshop! Many New England agricultural specialists will be teaching and vending at the conference. Please visit www.nofanh.org for details!

March 2: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

March 2: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

March 2: FREE New Moon Reiki Share 1:30pm

March 7: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: Rivers & Tides 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

March 8: Home Brewing with John Morrissey 1-6pm $28 Join Neighbor John as we concoct a brew with our own hops.

March 15: Pruning 2-4pm $20 Specializing in berries and fruit trees.

March 15: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

March 23: Maple Syrup Production 1-3pm FREE Maggie Brox of Butternut Farm in Rumney will be hosting a tour of her sugaring operation. Call D Acres for details & directions!

March 23: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm

March 28: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

March 28: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

March 29: Herbs for Health with Lauren Buyofsky 1-4pm $25 Discover tonic herbs to nourish the body! Traditions of herbal medicine, imbalances in the body, and herbs for nutritional, hormonal, and emotional support will be discussed.

April 2008

April 4: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: Juliette of the Herbs 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

April 6: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

April 6: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00am $10

April 6: FREE New Moon Reiki Share 1:30pm

April 12: Mycological Landscaping
with Dave Wichland 10am-4pm $36 includes lunch
We welcome Dave Wichland of Wichland Woods to D Acres in this day-long workshop focusing on hands-on cultivation of elm oysters on straw and morels in garden beds. We start with a overview of simple mycology, and its role in nature. On-site we will create a home garden scale morel bed, and innoculate straw with Oyster spawn.

April 13: Treehouse Building with Josh Trought 1-4pm $12 Review existing structures and help build the latest.

April 19: Herbs for Family Wellness with Lauren Buyofsky 1-4pm $25 Why do we "get sick?" Discover traditional approaches to common family illnesses ranging from fevers to the flu, and learn how herbs can assist in keeping your family well!

April 19: Clothing Swap FREE 5-7pm Bring (wearable) clothes you no longer want or need, and leave with a whole new wardrobe! You do not need to bring clothes to take clothes home with you, and vice versa. All items remaining after the swap will be donated.

April 19: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

April 20: Wooden Spoon-making with Josh Trought 1-4pm $32 Hand craft wooden spoons in the woodshop at D Acres, and take one home with you to use in the kitchen or give as a gift!

April 22: Earth Day Potluck 6-9pm FREE

with guest presentation by Cynthia Robinson of Eco Art a la Carte

Art with an Environmental Purpose

Join us as we view and discuss artists from around the world who are working to improve our relationship to the natural world. These artists go way beyond making art for living room or gallery walls- they are working in the dirt and on the ground, reclaiming damaged ecologies, creating artworks to inform us about nature and its processes, or about environmental problems we face, interacting with environmental forces, re-envisioning our relationship to nature, proposing through their work new ways for us to co-exist with our environment.

April 22: Yoga Room Open House 6-9pm FREE
Join us in celebrating the newly painted yoga room at D Acres, featuring a nature mural by Lisa Olech! Interested in taking yoga classes?? Come check out our fantastic yoga space!

April 25: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

April 25: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

April 26: Season Extension with Bill Errickson 1-3pm $20 Through the efforts of D Acres of NH to lengthen the farming season while reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, you can learn how to extend our limited northern growing season. Topics will include microclimate modification and species selection of crops, as well as the importance of incorporating value-added farm enterprises to extend the concept of a “season” to include productive year-round, land-based activities.

April 27: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

May 2008

May 2: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: The Future of Food 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

May 4: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

May 4: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

May 4: FREE New Moon Reiki Share 1:30pm

May 4: Seedling Sale 10-2pm Buy your organic seedlings (and plants for Mother's Day!) early this year!

May 7: Mushroom Plugging with Bill Errickson 6-8pm $24 Innoculate logs with mushroom spores to grow your own crop of edible mushrooms!

May 10 & 11: Grafting & Compost
with Mark Fulford 9-4pm $50/day or $90/two days includes lunch. Accommodations available- please call!
Maine organic farmer Mark Fulford returns to D Acres for two days of hands-on organic land stewardship. Instruction and hands on methods of grafting, biological soil nutrition, and compost tea recipes will be applied to the organic, no-till, annual and perennial polycultures of the farm.
Day One: Orchards Includes organic orchard care: grafting, restoration, and pruning, fruit tree fertility and planting tips, as well as organic pest and disease control. There will be a thorough, outdoor, hands-on grafting class using existing trees, with rootstocks and scionwood provided for bench grafting.
Day Two: Compost Build crop-specific compost recipes using inoculants, thermophylic, mesophylic, BD and static methods, as well as natural rock powders and other amendments for soil and crop nutrition. We will discuss vermiculture, (worm farming), compost teas, ferments and leachates.

May 11: Plant Walk with Sarah Hall 1-3pm FREE Join Sarah in identifying medicinal plants provided to us by the New Hampshire field and forest!

May 17: Traditional Dances to Celebrate Life, Community & Spirit with Kayla Dauphine 1-5pm $32 Recent archaeological analysis asserts that as people turned to agriculture for their livelihood and settled into villages, religious ceremonies involving dancing became their primary means for bonding individuals into communities. Many traditional folk dances celebrating the rituals of planting and harvesting are danced in villages today. Come explore “easy to learn” traditional dances. Through the simple process of joining hands and moving together in a circle, experience the spiritual dimension of dance and celebrate life.

*Please pre-register: 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

May 17: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

May 18: Native Birds with Len Reitsma 6:30-9:00am $24 Join PSU professor Len Reitsma in identifying New Hampshire bird species by sight and sound. Bring binoculars and birding field guides if you have them.

May 18: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm FREE

May 24: Hands-On Herbal Medicine Making with Lauren Buyofsky
1-4pm $25 Discover how easy, and fun, it can be to create your own herbal products for use in your home!

May 25: Tree Species ID with Josh Trought 2-4pm $12 Walk the woods and learn the trees of the Northern Forest.

May 25: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

May 30: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15
*Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

May 30: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

May 31: Weaving on a Frame Loom with Marcia Vandermast 10:00am-2:30pm $28 plus $10 materials fee Bring a Lunch! Join our neighbor Marcia Vandermast in constructing a basic frame loom and creating woven treasures with recycled fabric and yarn to bring home with you! Bring material and yarn if you would like- we will also have some available.
*Please pre-register: info@dacres.org or (603) 786-2366*

June 2008

June 1: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

June 1: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

June 1: FREE New Moon Reiki Share 1:30pm

June 6: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: The Global Gardener: A Close-to-Nature Garden 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

June 7: Home-scale Organic Gardening with Bill Errickson & Lauren Buyofsky 10am-4pm $36 (includes lunch) Experience the joy of gardening! Learn how easy, empowering, and fun it is to grow your food with your own two hands in this one-day workshop. We will spend the day in the gardens at D Acres of New Hampshire, learning organic gardening basics and getting our hands in the soil! Topics include why grow organic, how to begin your garden (whether your garden is a potted tomato plant or a multi-acre market garden), composting, plant selection, preventing pests, encouraging pollinators, irrigation techniques, and specialty themed garden planting. You will leave feeling inspired and ready to start your own organic garden!

June 14: Gardening for Kids with Lauren Buyofsky & Bill Errickson 1pm-3pm $16 per parent/child; $4 each additional child
Parents and kids are encouraged to discover how children can experience the wonders of the garden! We will have our hands in the dirt, meet the D Acres composting worms, discover easy-to-grow veggies and flowers, and even sample some garden goodies!

June 21: Herbs for Women with Lauren Buyofsky 1-4pm $25 In today’s world, women are faced with many stresses, physical, mental, and emotional, that are familiar to our grandmothers, and many that are not. Luckily, the healing traditions of our grandmothers are still with us and are applicable today! Discover how medicinal herbs can strengthen and support us in our daily lives, and how many can be used as helpful healing agents for a variety of women’s health concerns while sampling wonderful and delicious herbal preparations!

June 21: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!
*Featuring a special guest presentation by Iraq war veteran Will Hopkins*

June 22: Full Moon Potluck 6-9pm FREE

June 27: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

June 27: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

June 28: Circle Dance with Jan Nash 4-6pm FREE! Join us for our monthly circle dance, held every fourth Saturday of the month. Circle dance is followed by a potluck- bring a friend and a dish to share. Beginners are certainly welcome and encouraged to learn circle dance in this fun, supportive environment!

June 29: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

July 2008

July 4: First Friday Pizza & a Movie: Sir, No Sir! 5:30pm pizza, 7pm movie, $5-$15 sliding scale suggested donation for all-you-should-eat pizza!

July 6: Farm Feast Breakfast and Open House/Open Trails

July 6: Yoga Class with Darcie Shedd, 9:00-10:00 am

July 6: FREE New Moon Reiki Share with Gayle Hannan 1:30pm

July 18, 19, & 20: Dorchester Old Home Days

July 19: Saturday Soup Night 6-8pm $5-$15 sliding scale donation for all-you-should-eat organic farm soup!

July 26: Preserving the Harvest with Bill Errickson & Lauren Buyofsky 1pm-4pm $28 Discover ways to enjoy your vegetable, fruit, and medicinal plant harvest through the winter! Through hands-on harvesting, a tour of the D Acres root cellar, reviewing canning and pickling processes, and dehydrating fruits and herbs, you will see how easy it can be to enjoy the bounty of your garden (or your summer farmer's market purchases) all year long.

July 25: Writing Group with Nylah Lyman 10am-12pm $15 *Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lauren: (603) 786-2366 or info@dacres.org*

July 25: Open Mic Night 8pm FREE!

July 26: Circle Dance with Jan Nash 4-6pm FREE! Join us for our monthly circle dance, held every fourth Saturday of the month. Circle dance is followed by a potluck- bring a friend and a dish to share. Beginners are certainly welcome and encouraged to learn circle dance in this fun, supportive environment!

July 27: Volunteer Day 10am-4pm

July 29: Community Potluck 6-9pm FREE

2008 is the year of Gardening for Health, Cultivating Wellness

No one will be denied access to D Acres workshops & events due to inability to pay.

A 25% discount on all workshops and events is offered to members of D Acres and to residents of Grafton County, so...

50% off for Local Members