EARTHFEST APRIL 29 & 30 at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Free for Garden Members or Free with General Admission 11:00AM-12:00PM Saturday, April 29, 2017 & Sunday April 30, 2017 Weeds to Remedies: Medicine Making and Plant Walk Discover the power of nature through the magic of plants.  Dr. Dave Hamilton, Naturopathic Physician, from Of the Earth Wellness will be joining Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens for a plant walk and medicine...

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FARM BREWING DAY –  SUNDAY MARCH 26 Start time: 1pm until the brew is done (approx. 5 hours) Come for an hour or stay all afternoon. Originally scheduled for the ides of March, we have a new date for the open farm brewing day! We will be serving Doc Hamilton’s all grain home brew from approximately 1pm-6pm. Farm is open until the brew is done. Free craft beer with each beer soap or goat milk soap purchase. Free and open to the...

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My name is Brendan Coffey and I’m very happy to be a part of the fathers day events at the farm this year! Yoga is a big part of my life and I’m excited about sharing it with all participants. I started practicing yoga in 2009 in Wilmington, NC and was certified to teach yoga in 2011.  I’ve been teaching yoga since 2013 in Charlotte, and now teach at the YMCA and Stax Charlotte.  I will be teaching a basic but challenging sequence...

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KOMBUCHA BASICS Start time: 2pm End time: 3:30pm Saturday, February 25th On the farm: 10715 Shopton Road West, Charlotte, NC 28278 BASICS OF KOMBUCHA – What is that bubbly tea drink on grocery store shelves and on tap at breweries around Charlotte? Kombucha – fermented sweet tea – is a refreshing soda alternative, bursting with probiotics, B-vitamins and antioxidants. If you can make sweet tea, you can make kombucha at home....

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BONE BROTH Tasting and Talk – 5pm FEB 12th Heirloom Restaurant Warm your bones with a hearty local flavor. Join us on February 12th as Chef Clark teams up with Wish we Had Acres, Dr. Dave and Laura Denyes, to host a Bone Broth Class.  You will learn how to make your own broth as well as the nutritional benefits of consuming broth.  Nothing goes to waste in Heirloom’s kitchen especially the delicious bones. Bones are...

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Hello good folks! We hope you had/are having a wonderful holiday. For those of you whose tradition involves a living tree – we welcome your tree donations! Goats are ruminant animals (they have 4 stomachs!) and evergreen trees are not only great for digestion, but offer other medicinal benefits! To donate your Christmas tree to our goat farm, please follow these simple guidelines: 1) Fir, Pine, Spruce… all “clean” (see...

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