LITTLE FARMER EXPLORERS (ages 4-10)
Every Saturday July-August, 10am-11am
Tour the farm each week to see what’s growing, harvest some fruits and vegetables, maybe collect eggs from the chickens! Learn about how things grow.
- Fun for families, friends, and make great gifts too! Includes admission to Fun Fields play area. Pre-registration requested but drop-ins are allowed.
- Parents are welcome to come along, or kids can be dropped off for the program (or parents can wait at the Farm Market during the program).
- Includes admission to Fun Fields play area. $15 per child, $10 per adult and $40 Family Package includes 4+ people in the same family.
TOTS COOKING! classes (ages 2-10)
Every Thursday July & Aug 11am-12:30pm
Tour the farm to gather the things for our recipe and learn about how they were produced. Then turn them into delectable delicacies – while learning simple ways to incorporate fresh, farm-to-table eating at home. Pre-registration required online at www.gardenofevefarm.com
- Thurs July 18: Mesclun mix up Pick and eat our friends the lettuces
- Thurs July 25: Fairy Gardening: take a journey to fairy-land by planting our own fairy garden! We will include some herbs and foods for the fairies to eat.
- Thurs August 1: Tomato tasting, and learn your herbs Go on a tomato scavenger hunt & season your treasures with a flavor sensation
- Thurs Aug 8: Pasta party! Break eggs on purpose and make spaghetti to eat for lunch
- Thurs Aug 15: We Be Jammin’! Pick berries, make jam, & take a jar home
- Thurs Aug 22: Simple Simon Met a Pieman… make some fruit pies and eat them!
- Thurs Aug 29: Sauerkraut & more
Turn veggies into delicious, probiotic foods that kids love!We’ll investigate how to make a yummy meal without cooking, including raw kale salad, kale chips, cabbage slaw and more. You will be shocked, but yes we will have your kid eating raw kale of their own free will!
Each class begins with a harvest tour of the farm, where we will all gather the things we need and learn about how they were produced. Then we’ll bring them back to the Farm Market and turn them into delectable delicacies – while you learn simple ways to incorporate fresh, farm-to-table eating at home. Led by our Farm Educators, these classes are fun for families, friends, and make great gifts too! NOTE: all recipes are vegetarian, and we can accommodate vegan or other diets in most classes. Just ask!
Tots’ and Kids’ classes are $20 per child, $10 for additional children, or $60 for a series of ANY 4 classes during the summer ($30 per series for addl children). Tag-alongs under 2 are free. Adults are $7.95 pp which is the Fun Fields Admission fee. FREE FOR CSA MEMBERS.
Classes are FREE for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members at any Garden of Eve CSA pick-up location.
OTHER CHILD-ORIENTED EVENTS!
July 20-21: TOUCH-A-TRACTOR, Come down to see and sit in some of Garden of Eve’s collection of tractors, old and new! Included with Fun Fields admission
July 28: HONEY BEE FESTIVAL (rain cancels) Come support your friends the honeybees! Watch how real beekeepers tend for hives, extract honey and more! Honey and beeswax product vendors. Honey Hayrides at 10, 11, 12, 1 and 2 take you to fields of fresh sunflowers, one included to take home! Great photo ops too! Our acre sunflower field has more than 100,000 flowers! Tickets $15 purchase online.
July 25, Thursday, 5:30-8pm OYSTER ROAST TO BENEFIT THE SMITHTOWN HUNT
Enjoy a beautiful summer evening on the farm with delicious food, craft brews, and great company! All are welcome, young and old, at this Oyster Roast, catered by Garden of Eve Organic Farm Cafe’.
Ticket price includes: Roast oysters, appetizers and light buffet, including non-alcoholic beverages and dessert. One cup of craft beer (for over 21), additional beer can be purchased at the tasting bar, and our Fun Fields attractions. Ticket Price: $45 adults, $20 kids. A portion of all proceeds benefit The Smithtown Hunt, a 501(c)3 charitable organization whose mission is Conservation, Preservation, and Education. BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE:
August 17-18: WATERMELON WEEKEND! 10am-6pm, Come judge the taste of 10 varieties of heirloom and traditional melons! FREE!
August 22, Thursday, 5:30-8pm OYSTER ROAST TO BENEFIT NORTH FORK ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
Enjoy a beautiful summer evening on the farm with delicious food, craft brews, and great company! All are welcome, young and old, at this Oyster Roast, catered by Garden of Eve Organic Farm Cafe’.
Ticket price includes: Roast oysters, appetizers and light buffet, including non-alcoholic beverages and dessert. One cup of craft beer (for over 21), additional beer can be purchased at the tasting bar. Ticket Price: $45 adults, $20 kids. Benefits The North Fork Animal Welfare League, a 501(c)3 charitable organization which has sheltered, nourished, and saved animals on the North Fork for more than 50 years. BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE: https://garden-of-eve-organic-farm.ticketleap.com/oyster-roast-evening-to-benefit-the-smithtown-hunt/
August 24-25, Aug 31-Sept 2: TOMATO TASTING WEEKENDS! 10am-6pm, Come judge the taste of 20 varieties of heirloom and traditional tomatoes, enjoy tomato cuisine. FREE!
September 14-15, Sat-Sun: 16th Annual LONG ISLAND GARLIC FESTIVAL
10am-6pm, Rain or shine. Our most famous festival, with 50 vendors featuring a wide variety of garlic inspired foods, crafts, music, and just plain organic garlic to eat and plant, Garlic Eating Contest and more. All-access Admission just $10 per person, children under 2 free. Arrive before 12 pm for discounted $5 admission.
October weekends, Sat-Sun: PUMPKIN & CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
Enjoy roasted sweet corn and squash, fresh-squeezed lemonade, organic hot dogs and more. Pick out a pumpkin and some beautiful fall mums, and enjoy our live music every weekend as you try our homegrown Farm Café’ fare. Time will fly by as the kids disappear into the many attractions including our pedal kart track, maze, and lavender labyrinth, and friendly farm animals.
October 19-20, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm: OKTOBERFEST
Enjoy the end of fall with live music, vendors, pumpkin picking, hayrides, locally brewed beer and special Oktoberfest Menu featuring hearty Kielbasa, Kraut, and more! Free festival admission, Fun Fields admission just $7.95 per person includes hayride (11-5), Giant Hay Pyramid, farm animals, Bounce House, Pedal Kart Track, and more. All activities weather permitting.
October 27, Sun 10am-12pm: GLEANING OF THE FIELDS
Come out and join us for this Biblical ritual which still makes a difference to people, even today! Help pick vegetables that have been left behind to donate to those less fortunate than we are through food pantries across Long Island. Adults Free, kids $5 includes Fun Fields Admission.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND OTHER PRIVATE EVENTS can be scheduled through October, includes 3 hours in our private party area indoors or outdoors. Packages start at just $350 and include lunches for 15 kids or $100 credit towards catering! Tons of fun for both kids and adults. Spend your special day on the farm, playing with farm animals and friends in the beautiful clean air, in a child-safe and nourishing environment! Catering from our farm café’ available, as well as Farm Brewery beer. See www.gardenofevefarm.com for details.