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  • Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Sheep Shearing Day

    Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

    Saturday, April 20th from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Sheep Shearing Day Experience springtime on a colonial farm! Watch our farmers shear our sheep to get them ready for the warm weather. Then, follow the “wool to wardrobe” process as our living historians demonstrate spinning, weaving, and other textile crafts. Hear about all the various activities that went into running an 18th century farm as you tour the historic house. Check out the sights and smells of an open-hearth cooking demonstration in the Summer Kitchen. Stop by our demonstrators’ stalls to learn about important crafts like woodworking, basket-weaving, candle-dipping, and

    Free

  • Sustainable Agriculture and innovative Food Systems (SAIF) – 2nd Edition

    100 E Rittenhouse St 100 East Rittenhouse Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The second edition of the SAIF conference aims to advance sustainable agriculture and innovative food systems globally. Through dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge exchange among experts, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, the conference addresses challenges like climate change, resource depletion, and food insecurity. It explores solutions for environmental sustainability, social equity, and economic viability in agriculture. By sharing insights, best practices, and actionable strategies, SAIF inspires positive change and contributes to a more resilient and equitable global food system.

    $100

  • Weathering the Winter

    Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

    Saturday, February 1 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Weathering the Winter Winters were harsh in the 18th century, but even in cold and snowy weather there was still plenty of work to do around the farm. Fires had to be built, food preserved and cooked, and animals needed tending. Visit the Farmstead on February 1st to watch our living historians demonstrate the types of farm chores a family like the Wentzes would have had to do this time of year. Watch as meat and other provisions are cured and preserved in the Smokehouse, check out a cooking demonstration in

  • Sheep Shearing Day

    Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

    Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Sheep Shearing Day Experience springtime on a colonial farm! Watch our farmers shear our sheep to get them ready for the warm weather. Then, follow the “wool to wardrobe” process as our living historians demonstrate spinning, weaving, and other textile crafts. Hear about all the various activities that went into running an 18th century farm as you tour the historic house. Check out the sights and smells of an open-hearth cooking demonstration in the Summer Kitchen. Stop by our demonstrators’ stalls to learn about important crafts like woodworking, sewing, candle-dipping, and

    Free

  • Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Philadelphia’s Annual Garden Day & Plant Sale

    Fairmount Park Horticultural Center, 100 N. Horticultural Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19131 100 N. Horticultural Drive, Philadelphia, pennsylvania

    "The Philadelphia County Penn State Master Gardeners’ annual Garden Day & Plant Sale returns for the 9th year on Sunday, April 28, 2024! This year, we will be selling a variety of affordable seedlings and native plants with beautiful blooms. Prices range from $4.00 for small vegetable starter plants to $30 for well-established, exotic house plants. Choose from 100s of varieties of unique veggies, herbs, native plants, and pollinators for all kinds of light and moisture conditions. All plants have been carefully cultivated by Penn State Master Gardeners and proceeds support our educational programs in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Master Gardeners will