Classes for a Self-Sustainable Life
The Homestead Series
It is time to get back to our roots! Are you motivated to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle, or to reduce the chemicals and additives that are in your home? Maybe you are just looking for a slower paced more relaxed life without being ON 24/7.
Stokoe Farms 'Homestead Series' are classes and lectures that are designed to bring you back to the basics of living, the way our grandparents lived. Growing up on a farm, our grandparents didn't just run to the grocery store, we ate what was grown, wore what was sewn, and learned to use everything, lest not be wasteful. With todays skyrocketing prices, continuted supply chain issues, wouldn't you rather depend on your own skills to take care of your family?
Join us as we bring back the 'old fashion ways' of stocking the cellar, baking, canning, and soap making, and of course just remembering our heritage. Check out our current listing of revolving classes.
Sourdough Bread Class
August 2nd - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm - NEW DATE ADDED!
July 21st - 9:00 am to 11:00 am - SOLD OUT
Get your hands in some dough! Stokoe Farms is proud to host 'Sourdough Mama' for a sourdough bread class. Get ready to unlock the secrets of perfect sourdough bread from scratch. Whether you are a bread enthusiast or a beginner, 'Sourdough Mama' Katie Snyder will teach you the secret to perfect starter dough and how to craft the most amazing breads, bagels, cookies, and treats. You will understand the science and artistry behind the fermentation process and its impact on texture and flavor.
Sourdough is known for being lower on the glycemic index, fermented in a way that fosters more beneficial bacteria, fewer preservatives, less yeast, and of course tastes delicious! This hands-on class will teach you more than just the basics, so you can go home with practical knowledge and make amazing food to feed your family, at less than half the cost of buying a loaf at the grocery store.
Class includes:
-2 hours of instruction and demonstration
-Hands-on preparation of your own loaf of dough to take home and bake
-Dehydrated sourdough starter to take home so you can begin on your own time
-Cold glass of refreshing lemonade and small scone for a yummy treat
'Sourdough Mama' will also have additional treats for purchase to take home or to give as gifts!
Class is good for ages 14 and older. However, those under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Please purchase tickets per person.
How to Make Your Own Soap - Lecture
August 3rd - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Do you know what is in your commercial soaps? What are Pentasodium Pentetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate anyway? Keep harsh checmicals and allergens out of your home and off your families bodies. Do what our grandmothers did! Learn to make your own soap and keep your home safe and healthy.
The benefits of making your own soap include:
-Controlling your ingredients
-Customization of ingredients
-Avoidance of harsh chemicals
-Creativity, the sky is the limit with natural scents
-Aromatherapy for a relaxing or envigorating bath
-Cost effictive
-Envionmentally sound with a smaller footprint and natural materials
We are partnering with Valley View Farmstead in Dansville to bring you a class where you will learn 'cold process' soap making process, the history of soap making, and why natural products are the best for you and your family.
This is a lecture style class where you will go home with two bars of soap, a laminated sheet on how to make your own soap at home, and where to source the best ingredients.
How to Pickle...Everything
Preserving the Blessing of an Abundant Harvest
August - 10th 9 am to 11 am
Pickling is one of the oldest and safest way to preserve your food, and can be traced back to 2400 BC in Mesopotamia. Today modern families pickle their food for the delicious taste and most commonly for a crunchy texture. Pickled foods do not require refrigeration or a freezer, can preserve almost any vegetable that is over abundant in your garden, safely last several years, can help families in the pinch of power outages, or be ready when there are low summer harvests.
Pickling at the height of harvest is cheaper and has more nutrients than veggies shipped to your grocery store that have been sitting in cold storage. Pickles don't have to be boring or made with one vegetable. Salsas and chutneys are perfect for your holiday parties, and can be perfectly preserved at peak deliciousness.
The class will begin with instruction, and allow attendees to choose what items they would like to pickle from our harvest table, allowing you to customize to your taste!
This class is intended for ages 12 and us.
Class Includes:
-1 jar of pickles that you make with the water bath process to go home
-Recipe and instruction sheets to take home
-Samples!
-A cold glass of refreshing lemonade and small snack
So head out to the farm, and join us for our Homestead Series of Classes!
Caligraphy Class
October 4th 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Stokoe Farms and Lisa from Sip & ScriptⓇ are teaming up for Modern Calligraphy Fun, Harvest Fest Style!
Join us for a festive workshop of spooky fun and pretty lettering for beginners! Whether you’re a stationery nerd, DIY Bride-to-be, or just a crafty individual, in this workshop you’ll be learning an introduction to modern calligraphy with a pointed dip pen and ink. We will cover all the basics and get you ready to add those special lettered details to all your spooky spreads – think lettered pumpkins at your front door, on your bar cart, as a Halloween party hostess gift, or special occasion gift!
Class includes:
-1.5 hours of instruction and demonstration
-Our beginner’s calligraphy kit (two nibs, black ink pot, 2 letter guides, tracing paper, and straight pen holder)
-All materials to write on.
-Everything is yours to keep at the end of the workshop!
-Additionally, we will be lettering on faux pumpkins at the end of our class time!
Get your tickets below! Feel free to come early, grab your seat, and bring any food or drinks you’d like. This venue is BYOB, light snacks will be available. The class will start promptly at 6:00 PM!
Little Hands Making Jam Class
SOLD OUT!
June 19th - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
School is out for the day, and Strawberries are at their peak ripeness! Head out to Stokoe Farms for a morning with your kiddos where our homestead educator Amy will teach you and your family how to make the perfect Strawberry Jam, a skill that will last a lifetime.
Have you tried your hand at jam making, only for it to turn out runny or moldy? At our Homestead Series Jam making class you and your kiddos will learn how to identify which strawberries are best to use for jams, the difference between jams, jellies, and preserves. Learn with hands-on demonstations for the basics of the water bath canning processes, which can be used with multiple seasonal fruits.
Making your own jam at home means no additional additives or preservatives, made from nature at the perfect time. Canning your own jams is less expensive and better for you! At the conclusion of the class you will proudly take home a jar of jam that you helped to make!
This class is intended for kiddos ages 8 and up with their favorite adult.
Class Includes:
-2 jars of Strawberry Jam to take home
-Laminated recipe sheets to take home
-Delicious strawberry biscuit with jam snack
-A cold glass of strawberry lemonade
-Time to play on Stokoe Farms popular Bounce Pillows and Low Ropes Course 12 pm to 1 pm.
So join us for a perfect day in the country with your family!
Strawberry Jam Making Class
Past Class - Check Back Soon for Future Jam & Preserve Classes
Strawberry season is in full swing, and the jam berries are perfect! Head out to Stokoe Farms where our homestead educator Amy will teach you and your friends the lost art of making the perfect Strawberry Jam, a skill that will save you money, impress your family and friends, and help you live a more self-sustainable life.
Ever tried to make at home jams, and they don't come out quite right? A little to watery, set lumpy? At our Homestead Series Jam making class you and your friends will learn how to identify which strawberries are best to use for jams, the difference between jams, jellies, and preserves. Learn with hands-on demonstations for the basics of the water bath canning processes which can be used with multiple seasonal fruits.
Making your own jam at home means no additional additives or preservatives, made from nature at the perfect time. Canning your own jams is less expensive and better for you! At the conclusion of the class you will proudly take home a jar of jam that you helped to make! Jams make the perfect hostess gift, as it is made with love and 100% natural!
This class is intended for ages 14 and up.
Class Includes:
-2 jars of Strawberry Jam to take home
-Laminated recipe sheets to take home
-Delicious strawberry biscuit with jam snack
-A cold glass of strawberry lemonade
So head out to the farm, and join us for our Homestead Series of Classes!