Foraging & Fermenting    Join us Saturday, April 26th from 1 to 3 pm at the Dudley Farm in North Guilford for a class on Foraging and Fermenting! CT Foraging Club founder Amy Demers and forager and chef Vinny Crotta will be co-teaching this class.   Come learn how to positively identify edible and medicinal […]

Part of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s objects are uniquely shaped pieces of wood found in the barn that Jim assures us were “vital when it came to work on a farm into the early 20th […]

Fee: Free (Binocular Rental $4) Suggested Donation: $5 Register Here   Join us at the Dudley Farm for a bird walk led by expert guide Tom Connolly of The Audubon Shop in Madison. Tom has led bird walks at Hammonasset State Park and East Rock Park, as well as in Costa Rica. Mid-May in Connecticut […]

  The Dudley Farm is excited to welcome back award winning and prolific Mashpee Wampanoag artist, poet, and author Robert Peters on Saturday, May 31. He will share his art and read from his latest children’s book, Big Baby—the story of how a village cared for the legendary Wampanoag giant Maushop as a baby. Robert’s […]

Part of a series of discussions on objects from the Dudley Farm Museum collections.  We’ll explore what stories can be generated from different perspectives.  This month’s objects are two spinning wheels that are both still working great (with a wee bit of restoration).  We’ll talk about the history of home spinning and what role these […]

Come to the Barn for some old time storytelling with Carolyn Stearns and music by Joe Flood. Spinning Tales is a free family event. Carolyn Stearns is the kind of storyteller who roamed New England towns 200 years ago. Her family tales of Revolutionary ships lost at sea, the man who painted Lincoln and the […]

  Join us as North Branford resident Courtney Cucinotta shares her knowledge about the traditional Indigenous use of herbs and herbal remedies. A Certified Clinical Herbalist and member of the Indigenous Nipmuc Tribe of Northeastern Connecticut, Courtney has been researching and using traditional plant remedies for more than thirty years. She has studied under many […]

This presentation, tasting, and hands-on workshop will explore what we can learn about people’s lives in the past by making and tasting the bread that they ate. We’ll sample and reflect on “breads” made by Native Americans, enslaved Africans, New England colonists, Jewish immigrants, and California hippies. The latter part of the workshop will allow […]