Events Calendar
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Microbe Art Exploration
A crafting event for 6-10 year olds exploring the hidden world of microbes on the farm.
Harvest Sessions: Strawberries
Join us to hear and learn from passionate experts about growing, cooking and eating some of our favorite produce. In our session dedicated to strawberries, we’re welcoming Dr. Mark Hoffmann and Phoebe Lawless to the Container Barn.
Spring Plant Sale & Farm Tour (Day 2)
Shop for vegetables, herbs, and flowers for your garden while supporting feeding programs for underserved youth in Wake County.
Spring Plant Sale & Farm Tour (Day 1)
(Registration is now closed.) Shop for vegetables, herbs, and flowers for your garden while supporting feeding programs for underserved youth in Wake County.
Flower Wreath Workshop & Farm Brunch
In this workshop in our greenhouse, you’ll learn about the basics of flower-drying, and then get to create your own dried flower wreath to take home. You’ll also get to enjoy a brunch of dishes inspired by the farm.
Fermentation Farm Dinner with Sandor Katz + Snap Pea : Mythbusting Fermentation
We are thrilled to be hosting the kickoff event to this year’s NC Fermentation Festival with an incredible multi-course dinner at our Container Barn featuring fermentation expert and author, Sandor Katz.
Ultracross Chronicles: An Okra Story with Utopian Seed Project and Dounou Cuisine
Join us for an evening with Chris Smith of the Utopian Seed Project and Ade Carrena of Dounou Cuisine in conversation about Ultracross Okra.
Art Stories w/ A Great Good Space
Join us for an early summer evening art experience. “Art Stories” is for families and all ages.
Block Printing w/ A Great Good Space
A Great Good Space and Burkett Farm welcome you to join us for an early summer evening of block printing! We’ll guide you through the process from start to finish and provide space for experimenting on your own too.
All About Herbs: Growing and Cooking
Join us for an evening herb harvest at the farm, and learn all about perennial and annual herbs that you can grow and eat!
Farm to Pasta: An Evening with Red Tail Grains and Seeds & Salt
Red Tail Grains and Seeds & Salt come to Burkett Farm for an interactive evening about sustainable grain farming and pasta!
Sustainable Farming Conversation at Cary Regional Library
Join our program director, Kait Goalen, for a conversation about sustainable farming, zero-waste cooking techniques, and how a regenerative food culture is at the center of what we do at Burkett Farm. (Registration required.)
Burkett Farm Spring Open House & Plant Sale
Join us for a morning visit to the farm, and purchase seedlings for your spring and summer garden.
Film Screening: Common Ground
Join us for a screening of the documentary Common Ground about the pioneers of the regenerative farm movement.
Flower Wreath Workshop and Pollinator Brunch - SOLD OUT
In this workshop in our greenhouse, you’ll learn about the basics of flower-drying, and then get to create your own dried flower wreath to take home. You’ll also get to enjoy a brunch of dishes inspired by the farm.
Burkett Farm Sneak Peek
Three years after the project initially broke ground, we gathered to celebrate the commissioning of our new container barn.