Classes, Workshops and Events

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CLASSES AT LOVE APPLE FARMS

On-site workshops are held at what GQ Magazine calls our "stunning beautiful farm," located off of Highway 17 (the former Smothers Brothers Winery), just 15 minutes from Los Gatos or Santa Cruz, and 30 minutes from San Jose.  Our address is 2317 Vine Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA  95065

ALL CLASSES ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE.

WE REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION, EVEN FOR GIFT CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.

To ask a question about our on-site classes, please email us at loveapplefarms.com

 

May 2012

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim:  Early Summer Jamming  $115 - Saturday, May 5, 2012

Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden  $55 - Sunday, May 6

Introduction to Bee-keeping $55 - Sunday, May 6

Grow Your Own Fabric  $55 - Saturday, May 12

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $20 - Sunday, May 13

How to Install a Simple Drip Irrigation System  $45 - Sunday, May 13

Tomato Masters  $45 - Saturday, May 19

Home Cheese Making  $95 - Saturday, May 19

Iconic Chefs Farm Dinner - Josiah Citrin - $165 Sunday, May 20

Summer Vegetable Gardening  $95 - Saturday, May 26

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Ramen from Scratch  $115 - Saturday, May 26

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June 2012

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Macaron Madness $115 - Saturday, June 2

Container Vegetable Gardening  $45 - Sunday, June 3

Beer-Making  $95 - Sunday, June 3

Seasonal Cocktails with Manresa's Jeff Bareilles  $115 - Tuesday, June 5

Farm Dinner  $125 - Saturday, June 9

Non-Toxic Gopher Control  $49 - Sunday, June 10

Tomato Masters  $45 - Sunday, June 10

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $20 - Saturday, June 16

Soap Making $65 - Saturday, June 16

Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening  $45 - Sunday, June 17

Home Cheese Making  $95 - Sunday, June 17

Farm Lunch $125 - Saturday, Jun 21

Compost, Vermiculture & Soil Fertility  $45 - Saturday, June 23

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Mid-Summer Jamming  $115 - Saturday, June 23

Iconic Chefs Farm Dinner  - Dominique Crenn $165 - Sunday, June 24

Backyard Chicken-Keeping  $95/$20 - Saturday, June 30

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July 2012

How to Install a Simple Drip Irrigation System  $45 - Saturday, July 7

Artisan Yarns  $75 - Sunday, July 8

Home Cheese Making  $95 - Tuesday, July 10

Farm Dinner $125 - Saturday, July 14

Tomato Masters  $45 - Sunday, July 15

Alternative Proteins  $55 - Sunday, July 15

Canning Basics  $75 - Tuesday, July 17

Introduction to Aromatherapy  $75 plus $25 mat'ls fee - Sunday, July 22

Compost, Vermiculture & Soil Fertility  $45 - July 24

Farm Lunch $75 - Saturday, July 28

Asian Tofu with Andrea Nguyen $115 - Sunday, July 29

Basic Garden Carpentry  $45 - Sunday, July 29

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August 2012

Simon Majumdar Event  $95 - Saturday, August 4

Farm Lunch $75 - Saturday, August 25

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September 2012

Container Vegetable Gardening  $45 - Saturday, September 1

Farm Lunch $75 - Saturday, September 3

Hard Apple Cider Making $95 - Saturday, September 8

Farm Dinner $125 - Saturday, September 22

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October 2012

Farm Lunch $75 - Saturday, October 13

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November 2012

Farm Dinner $125 - Saturday, November 3

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PAST EVENTS

January 2012

Non-Toxic Gopher Control  $49 - Saturday, Jan 7

Home Sprouting + Sprout Salads  $55 - Sunday, Jan 8

Docent-Led Farm Tour $20/$12 - Sunday, Jan 8

Beer Making Basics  $95 - Saturday, Jan 14

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Macaron Madness $115 - Saturday, Jan 14

Home Cheese-Making  $95 - Sunday, Jan 15

Artisan Yarns  $75 - Saturday, Jan 21

Seasonal Cocktails with Jeff Bareilles  - Saturday, Jan 21

Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden  $55 - Sunday, Jan 22

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Artisanal Marmalades  $125 - Friday, Jan 27

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Artisanal Marmalades  $125 - Saturday, Jan 28

Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed  $55 - Saturday, Jan 28

Growing Peppers + Eggplants from Seed  $45 - Saturday, Jan 28

Introduction to Bee-keeping  $55 - Sunday, Jan 29

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February 2012

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Perfect Pie Crusts $115 - Saturday, Feb 4 

Early Spring Vegetable Gardening $75 - Sunday, Feb 5

Introduction to Aromatherapy  $75 plus $25 mat'ls fee - Saturday, Feb 11

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Macaron Madness $115 - Saturday, Feb 11

Soap Making - Sunday, Feb 12

Docent-Led Farm Tour $20/$12 - Sunday, Feb 12

Basic Garden Carpentry - Saturday, Feb 18

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Ramen from Scratch  $115 - Saturday, Feb 18

Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed  $55 - Sunday, Feb 19

Fruit Trees  $55 - Sunday, Feb 19

Early Spring Vegetable Gardening $75 - Saturday, Feb 25

Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening  - Sunday, Feb 26

Home Cheese Making $95 - Tuesday, Feb 28

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March 2012

Non-Toxic Gopher Control  $49 - Saturday, March 3

Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden  $55 - Saturday, March 3

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Thai Curries  $115 - Saturday, Mar 3

Beer Making Basics  $95 - Sunday, March 4

Introduction to Bee-keeping $55 - Sunday, March 4

Alternative Proteins  $55 - Sunday, March 11

Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed  $55 - Tuesday, March 13

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Macaron Madness $115 - Saturday, March 17

TOMATO PLANT SALE BEGINS - Saturday, March 17, 2011

Summer Vegetable Gardening  $95 - Sunday, March 18

Seasonal Cocktails with Manresa's Jeff Bareilles  $115 - Tuesday evening, March 27

Fruit Trees  $55 - Saturday, March 31

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April 2012

Herb Growing  $55 - Sunday, April 1

Docent-Led Farm Tour $20/$12 - Saturday, April 7

Citrus Trees  $45 - Sunday, April 15

Summer Vegetable Gardening  $95 - Saturday, April 21

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Macaron Madness $115 - Saturday, April 21

Backyard Chicken-Keeping  $95/$20 - Sunday, April 22

Home Cheese Making  $95 - Saturday, April 28

In the Kitchen with Chez Pim:  Patés, Rillettes, and Terrines  $145 - Saturday, April 28

Container Vegetable Gardening  $45 - Sunday, April 29

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LOVE APPLE FARMS WILL ALSO CRAFT A UNIQUE TEAM-BUILDING OR PARTY EXPERIENCE FOR YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION.  EITHER ON THE FARM OR AT YOUR VENUE.

FOR INFORMATION ON RENTING THE FARM FOR A PRIVATE DINNER OR LUNCH, GO HERE.

 

 

Comments

[Dede Dodson]

I have a strong resolve this year to gather up your recommended list of ingredients to grace my tomato holes. Thanks for the great tips and as always, your goodwill to share this information so that we may all have tomato bragging rights!

[Gary Millwood]

Greetings, Cynthia! I always look forward to receiving your helpful Newletter. I found your comments "Growing Tomato Transplants From Seed" so very simple to follow and helpful. One hardly ever sees the instruction for canning/preserving. It brings back memories of my grandmother canning things from the garden when I was a child. Life today is about making good memories to last a life time. Thank you for making that possible for so many folks!

[Jane Baker]

Hi,I live in Arroyo Grande and last spring I followed your directions for tomato planting exactly as described including the fish heads. The summer weather was so awful cold at night and cool and/or over cast during the day that the plants grew very slowly and we never got one tomato from any of the 9 var. we planted. My farmers' market friends were equally challenged. I'm definitely coming up for a class. I've seen requests for video tapes - is this a possibility? Hope so, Jane

[John Viken]

I really enjoyed visiting the farm for the tomato seedling sale last spring. Now I look forward to visiting your new farm if possible. Thanks, your farm is wonderful!

[Jeph Remley]

I seriously think you need to open up another Love Apple Farm, only in NE Ohio! PLEEEEEEASE!!!

[Michaelia Morgan]

Thank you for sharing the Love & the Apples :)

[Carla]

Wow! All I can say is that I wish I were in your area so that I could attend your classes. They sound awesome!! But, alas, I'm in Montana.

You do a fantastic job and I truly enjoy reading your blog, newsletter and facebook.

Happy Gardening!
~Carla
JustRSize Acres
Montana

[Penny]

Loved the tomatoes i got from your farm, through as sister..wish I had had more sun though!!

[Cathy Holt]

I love your farm too and you have some great classes coming up. I always look forward to what all you have going on.

Cathy

[deb tietjen]

Hi Cynthia,
I SO want to come back and see the new location! You are an inspiration to the little farmer in me that is longing to come out!

[elena lawson]

I am hooked! It started with some seeds and your early spring gardening class and the rest is history, at least to my family. I am excited to take many more of your classes in 2011.

[Ivan A.]

Look forward to growing next season!

[Georgia Clarke]

Love your farm, love your tomatoes, love the support, love your passion.....What's NOT to LOVE at Love Apple Farm!

[Ann Andrews]

Hi Cynthia,
Thanks so much working with me to give the Spring Planting class to my husband for Christmas. He'll be so surprised since you sent the certificate to my daughter so he wouldn't see it in the mail! He's so hard to fool.
Ann Andrews

PS I'm not sure what website URL means.

[Caity]

I love your website and newsletters! Just wish that you were a little closer so that I could attend some of your fabulous looking classes!

[Pat]

Love your website...exceptional quality in the articles. THANK YOU. You inspire my gardening life.
Pat from Minnesota(!)

[Cinthy Tanko]

Hello Cynthia- I follow you online through your wonderful emails and SOOOO wish you were closer! I live near Denver and would love to attend so many of your classes. Ever think of expanding??!! :)

[Andrea G]

I have taken only one class so far [pickling] and it was great. The new class room is great. What a beautiful farm!

[Suzanne McLean]

This was a truly nasty year for tomatoes - wet, rain, cold, mites! But supplementing my seed started tomatoes with some of Cynthia's plants helped alot. Thanks, all.

[Stacy Carp]

I grew tomatoes this year but never really felt in control of the final result. For instance, I totally overwatered them and diluted the flavor I think. Also, there was a mold or something that killed 4 of my plants.

I can't wait to take a tomato-growing class so that I can better steer the process next year. I love tomatoes with a passion and enjoy growing them so much, but it would be a lot more fun to know what I'm doing! Now I just have to figure out how to get to a class given my crazy travel schedule.

[Jennifer Ezell]

Thanks for the updated calendar of classes - the ones I took last year were so inspiring! I am really looking forward to seeing your new space and taking classes that take me beyond tomatoes, herbs, and vegetables. Should I have bees? Shall we have chickens? I probably should get my husband to come out so he has some buy-in on any new projects.

[Julie Mazurek]

The Tomato Masters class was excellent and I really had a good learning experience from you (just like my classes for years in Catholic School)! You truly have helped me become a better educated gardener.

[Grow your own vegetables]

Here's some food for thought about the dangers of commercially grown fruits and vegetables that support your inspiring efforts to promote growing your own.

[Vickie and Bob Francone]

My husband and I took
"Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed" on 2/6/2010.
Our seedlings are now ready to be transplanted into pots(all 288 plants). We are now hooked on Cynthia's classes and have registered for 4 more classes. It is amazing how well the seeds grew and now dream of 10 foot plants.
Thanks Cynthia

[Forklift Guy]

Is there a chance that you can video tape some of your classes and make them available online for those of us who live in other parts of the country? That would be great. I don't know much about growing veggies and would appreciate help so I can avoid common mistakes beginners make.