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Grow Your Own Shitake Mushrooms! 3/26 at 11:00 am

Tuesday, 08 March 2022 15:24

Mushroom Propagation Workshop Saturday, March 26, 11:00 - 12:30 pm

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 26th from 11:00-12:30 pm!

After an introduction of different mushroom growing methods, we will teach you how to inoculate logs with shiitake mushroom spawn and send you home with your own “seeded” log which can provide mushrooms for up to 5 years. This is a great family-friendly event. Please bring your own drill and half-inch drill bit if you have one. All materials provided. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Cost: $30/non-members; $18/members; $50/Family. Register via this link or call 617-333-0924 x22.

Both sessions on the 26th are subject to cancellation due to weather or COVID complications; see www.wakefieldtrust.org or our Facebook page for any last-minute changes. For more information, call 617-333-0924 x 22.

Co-sponsored by Brookwood Farm.

Create a Backyard Compact Orchard 3/26 at 9:00 am

Tuesday, 01 March 2022 15:40

Create a Backyard Compact Orchard

Saturday, March 26, 9:00 - 10:30 am

Learn how to design and install a compact apple orchard in your backyard. Even with a small yard, you can enjoy fruit from your own trees with minimal effort and cost. This year's compact orchard workshop will be conducted entirely outdoors. Following a presentation covering all the steps needed to design and install a backyard-scale orchard, including the materials needed and costs, we will tour our own 40-tree system for a close-up look. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. $20/$12 members. Register here or by calling 617-333-0924 x22 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Subject to cancellation due to weather or COVID complications; see www.wakefieldtrust.org or our Facebook page for any last-minute changes. For more information, call 617-333-0924 x 22.

Co-sponsored by Brookwood Farm.

March Stone Soup Speakers Series Explores The Story of Ornamentation in the Garden 3/15

Tuesday, 01 March 2022 15:34

For this winter's Stone Soup Speakers Series, we are focusing on some highlights of our quarterly Dogwood Lane, and sharing a "live" and more in-depth telling of some more intriguing features.

The March Zoom presentation will focus on the use of ornamentation in the garden and look at how their use evolved, how these design flourishes are used in garden design. We'll explore how Polly developed a varied and fascinating collection of garden ornaments that add color and whimsical nature to the arboretum. The Stone Soup speakers series is normally a convivial gathering around homemade soup, but this month's session will again be conducted virtually via Zoom.

The March Stone Soup session will be held on March 15th at 6:30 pm via Zoom and be broadcast later on Milton Public Access Television. To receive the zoom link for this session, please register here or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Join us for St. Pat's Themed Open Hours Mar 12 & 13

Tuesday, 01 March 2022 14:45

Join us for St. Pat's Themed Open Hours Mar 12 & 13

We've enjoyed opening the grounds to families and friends this winter for open hours to enjoy self-guided walks. This month we will beef things up a bit, collaborating with Sustainable Milton and offering some fun St. Patrick's Day STEM and science activities for our visitors, along with a hot chocolate station, a chance to "adopt an acorn" and visit the animals. Bundle up and come out to enjoy a fun weekend visit and refreshing walk on Saturday or Sunday, March 12 and 13, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Registration is not required and admission is free, but suggested donations of $5 per visitor are appreciated.
Subject to cancellation due to weather or COVID complications; see www.wakefieldtrust.org or our Facebook page for any last-minute changes. For more information, call 617-333-0924 x 22.

Recent News

Grow Your Own Shitake Mushrooms! 3/26 at 11:00 am

Create a Backyard Compact Orchard 3/26 at 9:00 am

March Stone Soup Speakers Series Explores The Story of Ornamentation in the Garden 3/15

Join us for St. Pat's Themed Open Hours Mar 12 & 13

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