Take home your own gourmet mushroom log for years of mushroom harvesting!Don’t miss the Wakefield Estate’s annual mushroom growing workshop on Saturday, March 30th from 9:00-11:30 am! After an introduction of different mushroom growing methods, we will teach you how to inoculate logs with mushroom spawn and send you home with your own “seeded” log which can provide mushrooms for […]

Become a backyard orchardist and grow your own fruit! Even with a small yard, you can enjoy fruit from your own trees with minimal effort and cost. This step-by-step workshop, to be held March 16 frrom 9:00-11:00 am, will teach you all you need to know to plan and create a compact orchard for years of enjoyment. Participants will spend […]

Continuing with this year’s Stone Soup and Speakers Series, A Look Deeper, and our new quarterly journal’s deeper exploration into the different aspects and angles of our work here at the Wakefield Estate, our February talk will feature Deb Merriam on the subject of the ongoing horticultural research. Donations welcome; please rsvp as space is limited. The program starts at […]

Meet our new llamas at Blue Hills Winter Soupfest – Homemade soups, craft beer, and winter family fun for all – Saturday, February 23, 1:00-4:00 pm Come and meet our new llamas, including 3-month old Betty, at the Blue Hills Winter Soupfest – an afternoon of hearty homemade soups, locally crafted beer and winter fun for the whole family. The […]

Have you been thinking of raising your own chickens and enjoying your own fresh eggs? Our annual Backyard Homesteading workshop on raising backyard chickens is a great way to explore the idea. This session, scheduled for February 9th from 9:00-11:30 a.m. is designed for people interested in learning how to start a backyard chicken coop and grow healthy, productive chickens for […]

This year’s Stone Soup and Speakers Series, A Look Deeper, will focus on a deeper exploration into the different aspects and angles of our work here at the Wakefield Estate: outdoor and experiential education, tree and plant research, and local history. The topics relate to the central subject of our newly launched quarterly journal, Dogwood Lane. The January -April series will take place the last Wednesday […]

We are heartbroken to share the sad news of the passing of our beloved Jack the llama. He died as he lived his years here at the estate: surrounded by his flock of adoring sheep. He will be missed by many. Hundreds of visiting students were delighted to feed him out of their little hands and often said it was their […]

2nd Annual Merry Historic Milton Progressive Dinner Tour A holiday tour & tastings at three historic houses Friday, December 7; two starts – 6:00 and 7:30 pm Sponsored by Fiduciary Trust Company Dinner tour includes visits and courses at these three historic homes: Forbes House, Wakefield Estate, and Eustis Estate On Friday December 7, join an exclusive progressive holiday dinner at three historic mansions […]

We hope you will join us at our annual holiday open house December 5th through 9th. It’s a chance to get into the holiday spirit and see the historic Davenport Mansion decked out in beautiful greens and holiday decorations. The Holiday Open House will kick-off with a reception Wednesday, December 5th from 4-8 pm with light refreshments and hot drinks; suggested […]

The Wakefield Estate will hold its popular wreath-making workshop Thursday, November 29th from 6:30-8:00 pm. Participants will create a fabulous holiday wreath for their door with locally-sourced fancy evergreens. This workshop will begin at 6:30 pm with a short demonstration on how tomake a wreath base from locally sourced greens. After that, Lisa Ahern from Cedar Grove Gardens, will show […]