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  • Sunday, April 11 – Sunday, April 18 – Cheese Journey: A British Odyssey

    In April 2027, Formaggio Kitchen’s owner, Julia Hallman, will join Anna Juhl and Jilly Sitch of Cheese Journeys, on a Downton Abbey-style Cheese Journey across Britain.​
    Open to all travelers, this is a unique opportunity for cheese lovers to learn from England’s foremost cheese and wine expert, and author, Patrick McGuigan, as well as Britain’s most renowned artisan cheesemakers.

    This one-of-a-kind experience commences with a meet-up in London for a private tour of Borough Market with the beloved guide and TV chef host Celia Brooks. Then, travelers will spend the afternoon with the team of experts at Neal’s Yard Dairy for an insider’s tour of their aging caves and an exclusive look into the world of British cheese.


    The group will then travel west for a seven-day stay at the Downton Abbey-style manor North Cadbury Court, one of the finest historic properties in Somerset, England. Guests will enjoy chef-prepared meals, tour scenic farms, and witness Cheddar making firsthand. We’ll also be hosting a grand dinner party with 15 of Britain’s most renowned cheese producers at the Court.


    During this trip, you’ll enjoy hands-on cooking demonstrations with your favorite British cheesemakers and French chefs, indulge in a unique golf game (from the roof of the manor house!), walk the historic grounds of Camelot and King Arthur, and explore the exciting city of Bath (home to Roman baths and Jane Austen)!


    NOTE: There is only one single-occupancy and one double-occupancy opening left for this trip! To find out more and to register visit www.cheesejourneys.com

  • Sunday, September 19, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Native Led Tour of Awashonks’ Garden

    Join Miciah Stasis-Harding, Herring Pond Wampanoag, for one-hour guided tours of Awashonks’ Garden in Little Compton, Rhode Island on September 19 from 11 – noon. All ages welcome. Visit www.littlecompton.org for more information. The program will be repeated on October 3.

    Free to Little Compton Historical Society Members. Free to Members of Native Communities. General Public-Included in the cost of LCHS Admission.
    $10 Reservations Highly Recommended. Call 401-635-4035, included in cost of admission.

  • Monday, March 1 – Wednesday, March 3 , 9:00 am – 2:00 pm – Make Your Own Cheese

    Milk Street is heading to Parish Hill Creamery in Westminster West, Vermont to learn from the cheesemakers who teach cheesemakers – Peter Dixon and and Rachel Fritz Schaal. The three day course takes place March 1 – 3, 2027.

    Peter and Rachel usually only teach professional cheesemakers, but they’ve amended their professional-level course for us, the home cheesemaker. We’re honored they are welcoming us to their dairy and sharing their expertise with us.

    Parish Hill can only fit 8 students and we’re inviting you to grab your spot. You’ll make a wide range of cheeses using both raw and pasteurized milk, from fresh mozzarella to aged tomme, and learn the science and craft of natural cheesemaking.

    During hands-on sessions, lectures, demos and tastings, Rachel and Peter will help you understand the nature and qualities of milk, the mechanisms and techniques necessary for transforming milk into curd and curd into cheese, and the nuances of cheesemaking. Rachel and Peter believe that a solid understanding of science is essential to the craft and each day will include in-depth science lectures to inform your practice on site and back home.

    At each cheesemaking session, you’ll also talk about the style of cheese, where and how it developed and ways to adapt the specific techniques to your home kitchen. You’ll measure milk and cultures for each recipe, learning when and why to use raw milks and pasteurized ones. And you’ll heat, cut, stir, hoop and stretch curds to experience how the same ingredients become entirely different cheeses depending on the different techniques you use.

    We’ll pause every day for a group lunch, cooked by Milk Street, that features local cheeses and ingredients. And throughout the sessions, we’ll taste a range of Parish Hill and other local Vermont cheeses to consider how cheesemaking choices provide sustenance as well as joy.

    Email if you have any questions. rosie@177milkstreet.com. To register visit Eventbrite HERE.

  • Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 pm Eastern – From Lawn to Meadow, Online

    Replacing turfgrass with a native meadow can support biodiversity, strengthen ecological relationships, and create a more dynamic home landscape. But meadow establishment is not an instant process. It requires careful observation, realistic expectations, and management that changes as the plant community develops.

    Sara Weaner Cooper, owner and principal of New Directions in the American Landscape, will guide participants through her family’s gradual transition from lawn to meadow, a project featured in The New York Times in 2024 and the BBC in 2025. Rather than presenting one formula for success, she will show how the meadow has evolved through experimentation, ecological processes, changing conditions, and ongoing learning.

    Participants will gain practical insights into site preparation, planting, weed management, plant competition, and long-term maintenance. Sara will also discuss how expectations for a meadow’s appearance and function may need to change as the landscape develops over time.

    Whether you are considering replacing a small section of lawn or converting a larger area, this webinar will offer a realistic look at what meadow-making involves. Free but donations encouraged. To sign up visit https://wildones.org/from-lawn-to-meadow/

  • Classes On Demand, Online – Best Native Plants for Containers

    Now you can gain gardening expertise whenever and wherever you want with Classes On Demand! Featuring several of Mt. Cuba Center’s most popular courses, each class lasts about 90 minutes. Once purchased, students are able to watch the pre-recorded videos more than once, or stop at any point and re-start it again later within 30 days of the purchase date. Please call if this is a gift that will need a specific start date.

    On-demand classes are intended for independent learning by one student. They do not offer teacher interaction and are available for a limited time only.

    The beauty of using native plants in containers is that they are adapted to our local growing conditions. From short to tall, sun to shade, spring through fall, there are plenty of plants for creating a small, wildlife-friendly oasis on a balcony, patio, or porch. Leave with a list of our favorite container-loving natives.


    Julia Eppes was an Assistant Horticulturist working in the Formal Gardens at Mt. Cuba Center. She has a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in Landscape Horticulture from the University of Delaware. She formerly interned at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and worked at Gateway Garden Center.

    $19. Register at https://tickets.mtcubacenter.org/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=ga&c=REC#4396

  • Saturday, September 26, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – 45th Lenox Apple Squeeze

    Lenox’s signature fall festival featuring more than 100 artisan and food vendors, live music, family activities, and a full downtown street fair experience., takes place Saturday, September 26 from 10 – 5.

    Free to attend, it’s a day of family fun with music, food & kid’s carnival. Musical performances throughout downtown. If you have questions, please email info@lenox.org

  • Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm GMT – Benton End: Remaking a Garden, Online

    Since March 2023, Head Gardener James Horner has led the rigorous work of renewing Cedric Morris’ walled garden at Benton End – an approach that aims to evoke the spirit of the place as a hotbed of creativity and plantsmanship.

    Drawing on his training at Great Dixter and his experience as an international garden maker, James has said that every day has mattered over the last three years: turning around a slumbering garden and conjuring one full of Cedric’s plants and spirit of place.

    James is joined in conversation by florist Shane Connolly and photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo who has been documenting the garden’s renewal. They will be sharing their own perspectives on Benton End’s plants, atmosphere, and afterlife in gardens and images beyond the walls. This talk at The Garden Museum will be livestreamed (the live presentation is already sold out). £10 Livestream. Register at https://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/james-horner-ngoc-minh-ngo-and-shane-connolly-on-benton-end-remaking-a-garden/

  • Saturday & Sunday, September 19 & 20, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Stitched Garden: Plant Dyes & Book Art

    Join Berkshire artist and writer Suzi Banks Baum in Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Mother Earth Lodge for a hands-on workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday September 19 and Sunday Sept ember 20. We’ll harvest peak-season color from BBG’s gardens, create natural dyes and use them to dye thread and paper. With simple embroidery stitches, you’ll embellish book pages to create a small handmade book that carries the garden’s beauty into winter. You’ll be introduced to natural dyeing, receive resources for further study and take part in poetic journal prompts and conversation about daily creative practice. A materials fee of $15 is payable at the workshop. Please bring an apron and lunch. BBG members $200, nonmembers $230. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/stitched-gardens-plant-dyes-and-book-art

  • Tuesday, September 22, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern – La Mortella: A Garden Rooted in Passion, Online

    Carved into the volcanic rock of Ischia, La Mortella is one of Italy’s most extraordinary gardens, a place of rare plants, cascading water, and an almost otherworldly beauty. Created by the composer William Walton and his wife Susana in the 1950s, it was landscape architect Russell Page who shaped its initial form, designing the valley garden and its sequence of fountains. Page’s archive now resides here at the Garden Museum, making this an evening with a particular resonance and 2026 a special year as La Mortella celebrates the centenary of Lady Susana Walton.

    Join Alessandra Vinciguerra, Director of La Mortella, for a talk exploring the history, horticulture, and enduring vision behind this remarkable place, from its origins as a rocky hillside to the lush, layered landscape it is today. Vinciguerra will share the stories and the people that have shaped La Mortella, and reflect on what it means to steward a garden of such singular character. Register for the £10 Livestream at The Garden Museum website HERE.

  • Fridays, September 18 & 25, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Leaf to Stone: Concrete Leaf Casting Workshop

    Join Krissy Romano, Visitor Center Manager at Berkshire Botanical Garden, for a two-part leaf casting workshop on Fridays, September 18 and 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. In the first session, you’ll select a leaf, prepare a sand form, and apply and shape concrete to create your cast. In the second, you’ll reveal your piece, refine its form, and learn techniques for painting and sealing. You’ll leave with a handcrafted garden sculpture to take home. BBG members $110, nonmembers $140. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/leaf-stone-concrete-leaf-casting-workshop