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Open Farm Day
May 6, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Join us for May’s Open Farm Day!
Sign up for a workshop, explore the farm at your leisure, hop on a wagon ride and enjoy lunch on the quonset hut patio.
Congaree and Penn chilled rice bowls and refreshments will be available to purchase in the farm shop.
Register at congareeandpenn.com for workshops including mayhaw grafting, honey tasting, and a beginner’s guide to raising chickens.
The Workshops
(please register by May 4th)
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Mayhaw Grafting Workshop
10:15 am, 12:00 pm + 1:30 pm | $25
Presented by Congaree and Penn’s farmer Scott Meyer
Learn the essentials of growing, pruning and caring for mayhaw trees in Florida. Each participant will learn graft their own Mayhaw tree with the tools we use for the Congaree and Penn orchard. Once you’ve learned the ropes, the tree is yours to take home!
Sign up here
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Honey Tasting + Beekeeping Workshop
10:30 am, 12:00 pm + 1:30 pm | $10
Presented by Bee Friends Farm
Join Bee Friends for an educational honey tasting and a hive breakdown. Learn about keeping bees in Northeast Florida, the partnership between Bee Friends Farm and Congaree and Penn, and the benefits of local honey.
Sign up here
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Chickens for Beginners Workshop for Kids
10:30 am + 12:00 pm | $10
Presented by Congaree and Penn’s Lindsay Meyer
Meet the Congaree and Penn chickens! Lindsay will teach young participants about gentle handling of chickens, raising a happy flock, and collecting eggs.
Sign up here
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Chickens for Beginners Workshop
1:30 pm | $10
Presented by Congaree and Penn’s Lindsay Meyer
Meet the Congaree and Penn chickens! Lindsay will share her knowledge about successfully raising and maintaining a happy flock.
Sign up here
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Things to Know
Congaree and Penn accepts both cash and credit cards.
We’ll be available to help you find your workshop. Mayhaw Grafting will be in our Mayhaw nursery, Honey Tasting + Beekeeping will be at the quonset hut, and Chickens for Beginners will be at the chicken coop.
Well behaved canines are very welcome. Please keep Fido on a leash.
Please register in advance for workshops. If you need help scheduling or changing a reservation, please email hello@congareeandpenn.com. We’re happy to help!
Congaree and Penn chilled rice bowls and refreshments will be available for sale in our farm store. Our rice bowls are gluten free and contain pecan oil. We do offer vegan and pescatarian options.
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See you at the farm!
