Workshops & Events

Saturday, February 21

1:00-2:00 pm

Want to get a start on early seeds that can go directly in the ground? Find out which seeds to start and how to set up a low key cold frame for your own early seedlings. 

Each participant will take home a six-pack of brassica seeds. 

Saturday, February 21

2:00 - 4: 00 pm

 Fascinating Fungi: Did you know that many wood-inhabiting fungi species stick around and do perfectly well in winter? In this walk, mycologist Larry Millman will help you find these species as well as discuss their winter survival skills. You’ll learn that rolling a log is like unwrapping a present — you don’t know what you’ll find!  

Gardening and Wellness Workshops

at Untold Brewing, Scituate

6-8 pm

Registration required.

When you register, you'll receive a complimentary draft pour the night of the class!

• February 25 - Build Your Own Soil Workshop

• March 11 - Boost Your Nutrition, Boost Your Mood

• March 25 - Organic Pest Management

• April 8 - A Feast for More Than the Eyes: Planning An Edible Flower Garden
  

Make an impact on the farm, in the community, and on the health of the environment.

Learn how to get involved by attending one of our upcoming volunteer information "hands-on" tours! 

Hosted the last Friday of the month January - May

(Jan. 30 - canceled due to cold temps)

February 27, 9:30-10:30 am

March 27, 9:30-10:30 am

April 24, 9:30-10:30 am

May 29, 9:30-10:30 am

Tuesday, March 3

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Registration required.

Join us for an evening stroll to see the woods and field edges at night. 

Warm cocoa upon return to the barnyard. 

Saturday, March 7

10:00 -11:00 am

Do you need a nudge to get outside and get moving this winter? Sign up for one or all three of this series and we will hit the trail for a morning hike lead by the farm's education staff. 

We will explore the Cornelia and Richardson White Woods for some winter "forest bathing" and for a January, February, and March perspective on the seasonal changes in the wild places around us. When we return from our hikes, the farm stand is open and you can continue your healthy streak with some organic produce for weekend meals.

Sunday, March 29

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Ages 16+

You do not need to be an artist to enjoy this beautiful workshop! Join Trish Hart to slow down, connect with nature, and spark your creativity. In this workshop, you’ll experience the calming practice of forest bathing—mindfully engaging your senses in the natural world—followed by a guided drawing session inspired by what you see and feel. No art experience required, just curiosity and openness to relaxation, reflection, and self-expression.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Join Trish Hart for a serene outdoor experience at Holly Hill Farm that begins with a mindful hike through scenic trails leading to the tranquil Ice Pond. Once there, settle into a guided meditation and calming yoga practice followed by a restorative sound bath designed to relax your nervous system and reconnect you with nature. This is a unique opportunity to breathe deeply, move mindfully, and restore your inner calm in a beautiful, natural setting. 

Saturday, April 25, 2026

2:00 - 4:00 pm

A hands-on foraging workshop on identifying and safely eating wild plants on the farm. Participate in an early Spring Forage as we hike the trails and fields and gardens at Holly Hill Farm searching for edible wild foods. Many wild plants including what we call “weeds” are more nutritious than conventionally grown foods. Learn how to identify invasive species and how to help eradicate them ..by eating them of course! Food tasting samples will be created and shared amongst participants.  

Tuesday, April 28

5:00 - 6:00 pm

At the end of poetry month, it will be terrific to gather and share poems for Spring. Join us at the farm to read poems aloud, hear poems and share perspectives.

 Consider writing a poem too that connects with growing, the earth and our precious environment. 

We will celebrate the written and spoken word. 

Registration Requested. Free.

Saturday, May 16

8:00 - 10:00 am

Join Sally Avery through the woods and fields of Holly Hill Farms searching for resident and migrating birds. Expect to see colorful warblers, vireos, and perhaps tanagers as well as evidence of nesting activities of resident birds. Dress in layers and wear footwear appropriate for wet, muddy conditions.  

Saturday, May 30

1:00 - 2:30 pm

Learn to homebrew your own kombucha. Rose Forbes co-owns Independent Fermentations Brewing in Plymouth and will provide an overview of kombucha and teach you how to brew your own at home. Rose is a retired environmental engineer and is a huge fan of fermentation.  A kombucha kit and SCOBY are provided along with kombucha tastings during the class. 

Sunday, June 7

10 am - noon 

In this hands-on workshop you will  learn how to create a successful culinary mushroom garden. Mushrooms and their fungal networks are an intricate part of successful garden soil, and make great companion plants in the garden. In this workshop using mushroom (seeding) spawn you will learn to create the best growing conditions for two outstanding culinary mushrooms. 

Participants will go home with a small “starter spawn kit” to inoculate your at home gardens.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

5:30-8:00 pm 

Have you been curious as to how to cook with an outdoor woodfired oven? Perhaps you've been thinking of having one built or one came with your new house. Join the farm’s resident oven guru Sally Rossi-Ormon as she takes you through a four course meal using the principles and techniques of woodfired cooking. This workshop includes information on wood oven types, equipment used for outdoor cooking, wood selection and the principles used to cook on woodfired surfaces. Prepare and enjoy the fruits of our cooking efforts, a complete meal from tapas style appetizers to main course and dessert.

Sunday, October 4, 2026

10:00 am  - noon

An Introduction to Safe Foraging for Mushrooms in the beautiful woods and fields of the farm. This workshop, led by local forager and outdoor educator 

Sally Rossi-Ormon, will include the 3 principles of foraging safely, resources for positive identification, followed by a guided forage hike.

Discussion of proper harvesting techniques, cleaning, cooking and storage will be included.

Disclaimer included: Never consume any wild foods without a 100% positive identification. 

*Size limited to 20 people