Events

Join Mallory Grimm Tubbs of LUNCH in Sewanee to make Challah by hand and learn the techniques used in making yeasted, enriched bread that you can apply to other loaves like brioche, buns or cinnamon rolls. We will gather ingredients for the loaves on the farm, learn about the Sequatchie Cove egg program and mix, roll, shape and bake on site. You will leave class with a baked Challah loaf, herb butter and jam, plus recipes to use at home.

This class is scheduled just in time for Easter, as Challah is extremely similar to Easter Bread and the techniques learned can be applied.

Seasonal lunch from LUNCH will be provided. 

April 6th 11:00am-3:00 CST

Join us for a day of Shaker box making. We will spend a day bending a large Shaker box that will definitely make a statement in the house! No previous skills needed but all students will learn some basic woodworking.  The box will be the size of the red box in the photo.

April 12th 9:00am-4:00pm CST

A delicious farm lunch will be provided and is included in your tuition.

Join Mary Priestely, Sewanee Herbarium Associate, and the editor and illustrator of the Friends of the Herbarium newsletter, The Sewanee Plant Press, to learn to identify our native spring wildflowers and other plants growing in our region. Sequatchie Cove Farm has quite a spectacular plant population, including a variety of spring wildflowers.  We will begin in the Studio with a basic introduction to botany and plant Identification followed by a walk on the farm to observe, identify, and talk about the early wildflowers that we see.

This a great class for beginners, but also an opportunity for the more experienced to walk the farm and observe the spring wildflowers of Sequatchie Cove Farm’s property, which includes extensive woodlands.

We are thrilled to also have Miriam Keener from the farm guiding us through the woods. With over 30 years of living here and an extensive knowledge of native plants, it’s a real treat to have her with us.

April 13th 1:30pm - 4:30 CST

Join local birder Richard Candler, author of Birding Sewanee, on a morning bird walk around Sequatchie Cove Farm. A class for both beginners, who will learn some ID basics and also advanced birders to gather with others and bird Sequatchie Cove Farm’s Property. There will be a special emphasis on identification by bird song.

April 27th, 2025 8:00-11:00 CST

*** In the event of very rainy weather we may need to reschedule this class to a rain date of May 4th**

Learn essential mushroom biology and romp through the woods in search of choice edibles with this hands-on half-day program! Join professional mushrooms growers and wild mushroom enthusiasts Daniel Fortner, Pledger Schaefer and Adam Hobbs of Midway Mushrooms. We'll set the stage for our foraging walk with a brief crash course on the mushroom life cycle, basidiomycete anatomy, and region-specific fall-season mushrooms. Then it's off into the woods in search of tasty forage! Though we never know just what species we'll stumble across, likely seasonal candidates include turkey tail, dryad’s saddle, reishi, chicken of the woods, oysters, and possibly, the elusive morel! Assuming we enjoy a successful hunt, you'll head home with some freshly picked mushrooms, species-specific culinary tips, and new mycological knowledge for your toolkit! 

Learn from spinner and knitter Kelsey Eckelman how to use a drop spindle to start spinning yarn from Gulf Coast Native sheep’s wool roving, sourced from local Summer Fields Farm. The tuition includes local roving from Summer Fields Farm and a wooden drop spindle!

You will learn:

How to tie on a leader.The difference between S and Z twist. How to count Twists Per Inch (TPI).How to prepare roving for spinning including drafting and pre-drafting. The parts of a spindle.Different types of spindles. The difference between Worsted yarn and Woolen yarn. The difference between different types of fiber.