A Year on the Farm
IN THE Spring
- Annual Spring Spectacular (May 19, 2013)
- Order Organic Seedlings
- Baby animals born and arrive at Farm
- Priority registration for Summer Programs begins
in January for members, and in March for the general public.
- Gardens tilled, planted, and cultivated
- Sheep sheared
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IN THE Summer
- Summer Programs for youth ages 4-18 take place at Farm
- Rte 16 Farmstand opens in June
- Gardens harvested
- NCOF at Natick Farmer's Market
(Saturday mornings 9 AM-1PM, June through October); select days at the Framingham Farmers' Market (Thursday afternoons 6/7-10/25), and select days at the Wellesley Farmers' Market (Thursday afternoons 5/3-11/15).
- NCOF float in Fourth of July parade
IN THE Fall
- Annual Harvest Dinner/Auction (September 26, 2013)
- Order Thanksgiving Turkeys
- Honey harvested, animals bred
- Organic mesclun salad greens, beef, chicken, pork
and sausages for sale
- Greenhouse beds turned, planted
- Gardens prepared for winter
- School Programs registration begins
- Annual Appeal Drive
IN THE Winter
- Maple Magic Day/Maple Sugar Tours/Pancake Breakfast
(March 2, 2013)
- Maple Sugar Tours in March
- Maple Sugar Shack open to the public
- Gardens planned and seeds ordered
- Organic, greenhouse-grown mesclun salad greens for sale