About the Class

Learn about several highly medicinal mushrooms you can easily identify in the wild, plus how to make medicine with them to fight winter illnesses! Whether you are new to mushrooming or have experience foraging for edible mushrooms, take your mushrooming game to the next level with some of the same lecture I give at the Museum of Natural History. Prepare and taste medicinal mushroom tea which modulates our immune systems against viruses, disease and auto-immune-related conditions. After the lecture and tea-making, we will go to a nearby location to collect medicinal mushrooms in the wild. Take the mushrooms you find home with you to make teas and tonics, you will receive a handout with recipes and information about each mushroom.

Tickets

$35/person over the age of 12yrs (this is a teen-adult class due to mushroom safety precautions) A portion of the class fee will be donated to support Waters Farm Preservation.  Visit Evenbrite to purchase tickets for this event.

About the Instructor

Rachel Goclawski is a Foraging Instructor, Programming Partner with the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Sudbury Valley Trustees, and the Scouts of Eastern MA. She is a Massachusetts Certified Educator, Certified IT Trainer and US Army IT Specialist.

Sutton, December 2, 2017

1st Annual Breakfast with Santa at Waters Farm for People & Pets

8a-10a - Family breakfast with Santa.  Join our sponsor, H&H Dance Academy, in the Darling Barn.  Enjoy a hot breakfast, a photo with Santa, coloring sheets & a holiday craft. 

Adults - $12;
Children 12 & under - $10
Children 3 & Under - FREE

Reservations are required & LIMITED to 100 guests.  Email Britany at bfarnham143@aol.com or call Pam at 508.735.7146 no later than 11/30/17.

10a-11a Pets too!  Bring you best buddy for a picture with Santa.  Pets must be leashed & nonaggressive.  Enter a raffle drawing for a PetSmart gift card.

Help others, too.  Gently worn coats will be collected for the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department Coat Drive.  Food donations are also welcomed to benefit local families in need.  Get up to $1 off per person for each food or clothing item donated

Waters Farm, 53 Waters Road, Sutton, MA 01590. www.watersfarm.com

5th Annual Picker's Paradise Barn Flea Market/Craft Fair & Tractor Pulls

To Benefit for Nathan's Barn Raising Fund

Waters Farm Preservation, Inc. will be hosting their 5th Annual Pickers Paradise Flea Market and Craft Fair on Sunday, November 12th from 10a-3p.  Thanks to the generosity of local supporters, the Farm has a fresh, diverse selection of items for sale including antiques, home decorative pieces, furniture, tools & more.  Your donations & purchases benefit the Nathan’s Barn Raising Fund.

Vendor spaces are still available.  We have a large selection of outdoor spaces – bring your own tent & table or sell from your vehicle.  There are very few inside the barn as well.  A free will donation is requested from vendors.  Confirmed vendors will be posted on our website.  For more information, contact Pam Farnham at 508.735.7146 or email warefarnham@aol.com.

Don’t miss the last tractor pull of the season!  Antique farm tractors as well as garden tractors will be in the pit.  For more information on participating, contact Steve Courville at 774.276.6370 (farm tractors) or Bob Chauvin at 508.949.0971 (garden tractors).  Food will be available for purchase on site.  

Address: Waters Farm, 53 Waters Road, Sutton, MA.  

All of us at Waters Farm would like to thank those who have served for their country.  We truly appreciate you.

Bring your helping hands and join us for a weekend of volunteering to help us prepare for our biggest event of the year!  Waters Farm Volunteer Work Weekend will take place Saturday 10/7 & Sunday 10/8 from 9AM to 3PM (both days.)  

Great opportunity for community service hours, helping a local, all-volunteer, nonprofit living history center!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

Grounds maintenance, small carpentry projects, building clean-up, general farm work, or even adopt a project to be completed on your own!

Please RSVP on our Facebook event HERE

WATERS FARM is located at 53 Waters Road, Sutton, MA 01590

For more info, contact:

Bob Chauvin • hotwine@charter.net • 508.949.0971

or Pam Farnham • warefarnham@aol.com • 508.735.7146

Come for the food!  Stay for the entertainment!  It's Movie Night at Waters Farm.  Featuring the animated film, "Home" (Rated PG).  

Please NOTE that Movie will start at DUSK and is 1 hour and 34 minutes long.  (We have to wait until it's dark enough to see the screen)

On Saturday, August 26th, 2017, Waters Farm will be hosting a Chicken Dinner featuring a wide variety of chicken dishes & our famous Waters Farm hot apple crisp with ice cream for dessert! Chicken nuggets & fries will be available for kids.  

Located at Waters Farm in the Darling Barn. Seating is continuous 5:30p - 7:00p. 

RESERVED SEATING:  Adults $10.00, Ages 6-12 $5.00, 5 & under free
AT THE DOOR:  Adults $12.00, Ages 6-12 $7.00, 5 & under free. 
*Raffles at the door. 

Please reserve or purchase tickets in advance by calling Norma at 508-865-2082 (leave message with your name, phone number & headcount) or e-mail watersfarm1757@gmail.com.  Limited walk-ins day of the event.

**Stay on after for Movie Night!  

CHICKEN DINNER WITH WATERS FARM APPLE CRISP 

Join us Sunday, August 13th
for our next

Waters Farm Open House

12PM-3PM (Tractor Pull starts early at 10AM)

Hypertufa Pot Making Class with Debra Pope
Sign up now for the Hypertufa pot making class which will take place during our Open House event and will be 1.5-2 hours long. Cost is $60 and you will learn to make Hypertufa pots using Portland cement, sifted peat moss and Perlite.

All students must bring the following to class:

- dust mask
- heavy latex / rubber gloves
-molds.  A mold can be almost anything -- a large bowl, dishpan, plastic flowerpots, baskets (without metal “ribs”), or cardboard boxes.  If cardboard boxes are used, the box should not be larger than approximately 10” x 18”.   Also, a lightweight board or a tray will be needed to put under the box so that it can be transported home.
-lightweight plastic sheets or plastic garbage bags to line the molds

If you are interested, or have more questions about the event, please contact Pam Farnham at warefarnham@aol.com.  To sign up for this class, please fill out the signup form here.

Plus!  Picker's Paradise, Open House, Walking Tour

HOUSE TOUR & PICKER’S PARADISE
THE WATERS FARMHOUSE WILL BE OPEN FOR TOURS OF THE 1757 HOME. WE WILL ALSO BE HOLDING OUR PICKERS’ PARADISE BARN BENEFIT SALE, FLEA MARKET AND CRAFTS.

TRACTOR PULL
THE  TRACTOR PULL WILL BE RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE OPEN HOUSE WITH EXPANDED HOURS FROM 10A-3P.

Unfortunately we had to cancel today's event.  It looks like in addition to the rain, there will be severe thunderstorm and windy conditions.  We care about the safety of the mules and the people who travel far and wide to come to the show, so a decision was made for these reasons.

Sorry for the inconvenience and hope to see you soon!!  

The rain date is here!  Join us on Saturday, August 5th, for the 15th Annual Donkey & Mule Show at Waters Farm.  Spectator Admission is $5 per car load; exhibitors are free.

Come see donkeys strut their stuff.  Our show is fun and instructional, with a mix of seasoned competitors with backyard donkey and mule owners bringing their animal out for the first time.  While there are many traditional horse show classes including in hand, riding and driving, we also have some that are unique to the donkey world. 

The final morning class before lunch break is coon jumping.  All donkeys and mules compete – from the minis to the mammoths – in a jump off where the bar is raised higher each round.  What is different?  These competitors jump from a standstill without a rider on their back, only holding a lead line.  

The costume class – following lunch break – is a big hit.  Exhibitors and animals dress up in costumes that, in the past, have included pajama party, bubble bath, French mimes, Star Wars characters, and Chiquita bananas.

Have you ever considered adopting or sponsoring a donkey or mule?  The Save Your Ass Long Ears Rescue is the only 501(c)3 nonprofit donkey and mule rescue in New England.  Stop by and pick up some information on the rescue.

Vendor spaces are available for $20 for equine related items.  Lunch is available for a fee.

Waters Farm, 53 Waters Road, Sutton, MA.  Any questions, please contact Pam at 508.735.7146.  

Join us for our 2nd Supper of the summer!  Featuring a delicious Italian Dinner in the Darling Barn at Waters Farm.  Saturday, July 22nd 5:30PM-7:00PM

MENU

Chicken Cacciatore

Meat Lasagna

Veggie Lasagna

Pizza Casserole

Tossed Salad

Garlic Bread

Coffee

Lemonade

PLUS Waters Farm's Famous Apple Crisp with Ice Cream

Reserved Seating: 
Adults: $10.00
Children ages 6-12 $5.00 (5 & under eat free)

At the Door: 
Adults: $12.00
Children ages 6-12 $7.00 (5 & under free)

Raffles at the door.  Please contact Norma at 508-865-2082 (leave message with name, number & headcount) or email watersfarm1757@gmail.com.  Limited Walk-ins day of event.

We're sad to report that we had to postpone the Donkey & Mule show due to weather reports and field conditions.  Although it ended up not actually raining the day of the event, the field conditions were unsafe for the donkeys and mules as a result of several rainy days leading up to it.  

No fear!!  We will be back in August!  Fill out the form below, and we will send you an email once we have the rain date for the Donkey and Mule Show.  If you sign up to our mailing list, we will also email you periodically with news, updates and events for Waters Farm.  We promise not to send too many!

AGRICULTURAL DAY OPEN HOUSE, WALKING TOUR, BUTCH OOSTERMAN MEMORIAL TRACTOR PULL, PICKERS PARADISE BARN SALE & MORE

AGRICULTURAL DAY

Join Us for our 2nd open house of the season, featuring Agricultural Day on the Farm. Come and check out the Sutton Preservation 4-H Club animals, see Bob Pearson’s own handmade ox yokes and meet a few of the calves from their dairy. Plus, get a chance to meet other local farmers and their animals! Learn how to make Country Store Soap with Harvey Blythe and talk with him about his bee hives, situated right here on the farm!

GUIDED WALKING TOUR

Don’t miss Ken Ethier, local historian and board member of Waters Farm, who will lead a guided walking tour of the Farm property beginning at 1:30pm. Please wear suitable shoes as he will be taking us through the granite quarry, Rattlesnake Hill, and other points of interest along our wooded trails.TRACTOR PULL + BARN SALE

TRACTOR PULL + BARN SALE

The Waters 1757 farmhouse will be open for tours as well. We will be holding our Pickers’ Paradise barn sale, flea market & crafts on the back lawn right behind the farmhouse.

In addition, the first annual Butch Oosterman Farm Tractor Pull and the Lawn & Garden Tractor Pull will be running concurrently, with expanded hours from 10a-3p. Participants & spectators are welcome!

VENDORS WELCOME!

Craft and flea market vendors are welcome at no charge, free will donation is appreciated. Please contact Pam at 508.735.7146 for space.

ADMISSION IS FREE!

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RAISE THE BARN - A Summer Supper Series

Warmer weather is finally here to stay and we are excited to announce the beginning of our Summer Supper Series!

Join us for our first of the season:

WATERS FARM HAM & BEAN SUPPER

Enjoy a menu of delicious items, set in our Darling Barn, all while supporting a good cause!

All proceeds benefit the Nathan's Barn Raising Fund at Waters Farm, a 502(c)3, all-volunteer nonprofit living history center. Waters Farm is the proud recipient of a circa 1860 New England style Barn to replace the original barn built by Nathan Waters in 1840, which was lost during the Hurricane of 1938.

Your support allows us to move the Chrobak Barn to the original site of Nathan's Barn.

On the Tasting Menu:

Baked Ham
Norma's Homemade Baked Beans
Brown Bread
Cole Slaw
Honey Corn Muffins
PLUS Waters Farm's famous Hot Apple Crisp! served w/ice cream

Tickets:

Adults: $10 in advance / $12 at door
Children 6-12: $5 in advance / $7 at door

*Reservations: Norma at 508-865-2082 or email watersfarm1757@gmail.com

**Upcoming Suppers**

Italian Dinner 7/22/27
Chicken Dinner 8/26/27

Check out our event on Facebook:

Waters Farm Preservation Inc
In the Darling Barn
53 Waters Road
Sutton, MA 01590

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS !!!

Join us this Saturday, June 3rd, for the very first WORK DAY of 2017 at WATERS FARM!
Great opportunity for community service hours, helping a local, all-volunteer, nonprofit living history center!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE

Grounds maintenance, small carpentry projects, building clean-up, general farm work, or even adopt a project to be completed on your own!

WATERS FARM is located at
53 Waters Road, West Sutton, MA
Google Map It!

For more info, contact
Bob Chauvin 508.949.0971 or
Pam Farnham 508.735.7146

RSVP here