Event Calendar

Take your tomato-growing to the next level by joining Farm Manager Ice Lekometros for a three-part intensive series on growing tomatoes, with hands-on workshops in March, June and August. Classes may be taken independently, registrants for all 3 will receive a $10 farm stand voucher upon completion of the series.

Class I covers the hands-on steps to successful planning, seeding, transplanting and early-life care for your tomato vines.

$20 per person, registration required
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult participant.

Healthy Trees provide essential ecosystem services like clean air and water, fertile soil, plentiful habitat, and increased biodiversity. However, 1/3 of all tree species are endangered, posing a threat to global health.

The Power of Trees will celebrate the critical role of trees in combatting climate change. There will be a fantastic lineup of speakers, hands-on activities, and real-world tips to protect our tree canopy. With everything from nature-inspired yoga to mindfulness, a delicious brunch from Ladle of Love, and 50+ exhibitors.

Look for Hilltop's table at this event!

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."

Have you ever kept potatoes in your kitchen for a little too long, and watched them begin to grow? Potatoes spend the long summer months resting below the ground, and become large enough for harvest in late summer. Jump into the field alongside our farmers and plant rows of our various seed potatoes in the rich soil as we grow more than ever for 2023. Dig into the dirt with us and enjoy working as a community to help this once-a-season task fly by! This will involve bending and light raking.

All ages and abilities are welcome. Stay for as long or as little as you would like.
Registration is not required, but it is helpful to know to expect you.

Join Assistant Farm Manager Jess Farrenkopf in the warm, green, humid world of Hilltop’s propagation greenhouse for a comprehensive hands-on introduction to greenhouse growing, from seed to hardening off. This workshop will cover the basics of greenhouse production practices from start to finish, including seeding, germination, care and maintenance, and potting up. Participants will tour the farm site and crop fields for an in-depth understanding of how we grow, and leave with their own seedling 6-pack of flowers or veggies.

Registration info coming soon.

Heather Flournoy leads an in-depth foraging workshop around the Hilltop property. Become familiar with the wild edibles and non-cultivated local species around us, and transform your foraged harvest into something new. This hands-on workshop begins with the basics of identification practices, before venturing out to the fields and forest, and returns to our kitchen to prepare a spring green sauce and a bone health vinegar to take home. Kids 8-11 must have an adult participant.

Registration info coming soon.

In this hands on demonstration class, join Emily Rauch, our native plant program manager, to learn how to stratify and propagate native seeds. All participants will take home seed stratifying material (including local-ecotype seeds), a full tray of planted seeds and some seedling starts. The workshop will focus on species that are deer-tolerant, useful in gardens, and attractive to pollinators.

$40 per person, Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration info coming soon.

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."

Take your tomato-growing to the next level by joining Farm Manager Ice Lekometros for a three-part intensive series on growing tomatoes, with hands-on workshops in March, June and August. Classes may be taken independently, registrants for all 3 will receive a $10 farm stand voucher upon completion of the series.

Class II covers proper care for your thriving tomatoes through the rich growing season, traveling throughout the farm for multiple location-specific trellising, pruning, and pest management techniques.

$20 per person, registration required
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult participant

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."

Take your tomato-growing to the next level by joining Farm Manager Ice Lekometros for a three-part intensive series on growing tomatoes, with hands-on workshops in March, June and August. Classes may be taken independently, registrants for all 3 will receive a $10 farm stand voucher upon completion of the series.

Class III will lay out a side-by-side tasting of the wide range of varieties available at the farm for eaters and growers alike, from deep red heirloom slicers to sweet golden cherry tomatoes, and include an open Q&A with Ice. You’ll leave with even further inspiration for your garden next spring!

$20 per person. All ages welcome. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by a participating adult, kids 5 and under are free.

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."

The Old Time Music Jam and Potluck is a monthly gathering of acoustic musicians who play traditional Appalachian fiddle music. A potluck meal is followed by an informal jam session. Please bring a dish to share. Musicians of all levels are welcome. Come to play or just to listen!

"Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles and Europe. African influences are notably found in instruments such as the banjo. In some regions French and German sources are also prominent. While many dance tunes and ballads can be traced to European sources, many others are of North American origin.

Old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.

Fiddlin' John Carson made some of the first commercial recordings of traditional American country music for the Okeh label in 1923. The recordings became hits. Okeh, which had previously coined the terms "hillbilly music" to describe Appalachian and Southern fiddle-based and religious music and "race recording" to describe the music of African American recording artists, began using "old-time music" as a term to describe the music made by artists of Carson's style. The term thus originated as a euphemism, but proved a suitable replacement for other terms that were considered disparaging by many inhabitants of these regions. It remains the term preferred by performers and listeners of the music. It is sometimes referred to as "old-timey" or "mountain music" by long-time practitioners."