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Second Annual Quonquont Farm Blueberry Festival 2019
July 21, 2019
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Celebrate the classic northeast native fruit and high summer at Quonquont Farm at our Second Annual Blueberry Fest! Fun and games for all ages. Join pollinator expert Fred Morrison and learn about the fascinating relationship between bumblebees and blueberries. Enter your favorite blueberry delicacy in our Second Annual Blueberry Bake Off. Or taste the entries produced by professional and amateur bakers--we've added a junior category this year!--and cast your vote for the winner. (Bake-off proceeds to benefit the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.) Sample locally-produced beverages. Pick your own flowers and blueberries. To see the Bake Off rules and enter your creation, click on the event title above.
Flowery Evening 1: Midsummer
July 24, 2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for this season's first hands-on flower arranging workshop with QQ’s Horticulture Manager, Maida Goodwin. We’ll gather for drinks and light refreshments, learn about crafting beautiful bouquets, and tour the cutting garden at the height of bloom. Each participant will pick a bucket of flowers and create an arrangement to take home. Come and explore your artistic side while enjoying a summer evening at the Farm. Workshops happen rain or shine. Flowers, cocktails, light refreshments, and supplies are included in the registration fee. $50.00
Flowery Evening 2: Dog Days
August 7, 2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Heat-loving flowers will be the stars of the second hands-on flower arranging workshop with QQ’s Horticulture Manager, Maida Goodwin. We’ll gather for drinks and light refreshments, learn about crafting beautiful bouquets, and tour the cutting garden. Each participant will pick a bucket of flowers and create an arrangement to take home. Come and explore your artistic side while enjoying a summer evening at the Farm. Workshops happen rain or shine. Flowers, cocktails, light refreshments, and supplies are included in the registration fee. $50.00
Flower Garden Tea Party
August 11, 2019
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Put on your garden party best and enjoy Afternoon Tea in Quonquont's Cut Flower Garden with your favorite youngster. Pick your own flowers and make a bouquet to take home. Enjoy tea sandwiches, scones, and pastries from Bittersweet Cafe with your tea and lemonade. This event is designed for adults and children ages 5 and up. Registration includes flowers, vase, food, and beverages.
Flowery Evening 3: Summer's Last Hurrah
August 21, 2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Our third hands-on flower arranging workshop will take advantage of the abundant blooms and warm colors of late summer. We’ll gather for drinks and light refreshments, learn about crafting beautiful bouquets, and tour the cutting garden. Each participant will pick a bucket of flowers and create an arrangement to take home. Come and explore your artistic side while enjoying an early fall evening at the Farm. Workshops happen rain or shine. Flowers, cocktails, light refreshments, and supplies are included in the registration fee. $50.00
Flowery Evening 4: Early Autumn
September 11, 2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Our final hands-on flower arranging workshop of the season will celebrate the abundant blooms of early autumn. We’ll gather for drinks and light refreshments, learn about crafting beautiful bouquets, and tour the cutting garden. Each participant will pick a bucket of flowers and create an arrangement to take home. Come and explore your artistic side while enjoying an early fall evening at the Farm. Workshops happen rain or shine. Flowers, cocktails, light refreshments, and supplies are included in the registration fee. $50.00
Create a Woodland Terrarium
November 17, 2019
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Brighten the coldest of winter days with a terrarium full of native woodland plants. Assemble your own mini ecosystem. Workshops happen rain or shine. Registration includes terrarium jar, supplies, sustainably harvested woodland plants from QQ, and light refreshments. $50.00
Winter Wreath Making
December 7, 2019
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Jack Frost nipping at your nose? Deck your halls and ward off evil spirits by creating your own winter wreath out of greens, pods, berries, cones, and dried flowers. Workshops happen rain or shine. Registration includes all supplies and light refreshments. $65.00