Please make sure you have set up your account in our new registration system. Instructions are included under “Registration Information” below.
Please refer to the “Adult Program Terms” for our refund policy as well as other important information.
THANK YOU!
Instructions for Adult Program Registration
We have transitioned to a different registration system!
Please use this link to log in or create an account in the system.
If you had an account in our previous registration system:
- Select “Forgot your login information?” and check “I need to reset my password.” Choose your preferred way of resetting your password (text or email). On the next screen, your username is the email that is associated with our previous registration system. If you have issues resetting your password, please email AdultPrograms@WLFarm.org
If you did not have an account in our previous system:
- Select “New User.” Complete the subsequent forms to create your account.
If you encounter any issues, please email us with any questions.
You will have to enter your birth date when you create an account. This is to verify that you are 18+.
Adult Program Terms
Please carefully read these policies prior to submitting your registration. Contact us with any questions.
Payment & Refund Policy:
- Online payments can be made via the following credit or debit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
- Full tuition refunds minus a $10 administrative fee are guaranteed up to 7 days prior to a workshop.
- A tuition credit, which can be applied to a future program, can be granted between 7 and 3 days prior to a workshop.
- No tuition refund is given for participant cancellations within 2 days of a workshop or for failure to attend a workshop.
- A full tuition refund will be given in the event Wright-Locke Farm cancels a workshop.
Photo & Video Policy:
- The Conservancy may take photos and digital video footage of activities throughout the educational program season for record keeping and publicity purposes. Participant names are never used in connection with these photos or videos.
Liability Statement (Permission for the Conservancy to handle emergencies):
- I realize injuries can occur from participation in Farm programs. I hereby waive, release, absolve, indemnify, and agree to hold harmless the Wright-Locke Farm Conservancy, Inc., their Board of Directors, instructors, or assignees, and the Town of Winchester from any claim arising out of injury to myself. Should I be taken to the hospital for emergency purposes, I hereby grant permission to the attending physician and staff to administer anesthesia, medical, X-ray, and surgical procedures as may be deemed necessary or advisable.
Financial Assistance:
We never want the cost of programming or materials to create an access issue for participation. Please contact us if you need any financial assistance and we will be happy to work with you on an individual basis.
Summer/Fall 2024
Yoga & Meditation, naturalist walks, summer cocktailing…and more!
Scroll down to learn more about these exciting opportunities.
Check back often!
Curious about our Guest Instructors? Learn more about them by clicking here!
Harvest Time Photo Walk
with Sue D’Arcy Fuller
Sunday, September 15th, 8:00 – 10:00 am
Join photographer and Wright-Locke Farm educator Sue D’Arcy Fuller in an informative and fun early morning photo walk to capture the first rays and morning dew on the harvest at Wright Locke Farm! Slow down and experience the farm and woods through your own creative vision with new friends.
We will meet in the historic 1827 barn and spend the first 30 minutes discussing photographic composition, lighting, shadow, and ideas to bring new perspectives to your photography. After that, we will go outside to walk around the farm and the woods with various planned stops to capture the beautiful farm harvest including vegetables and flowers, plus candid portraits of the chickens and goats.
If we are lucky, the weather will provide us with golden light to bathe the beautiful old farm buildings and scenes, allowing us to create some stunning images.
On this walk, we will emphasize the early morning light at a very special time on the farm when the vegetables and flowers are fully out. Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to attend!
It will not be a strenuous walk, but participants should be able to walk for about a mile on trails with uneven terrain.
Dress and Gear
Make sure to dress appropriately for the forecasted weather at the time of the class. Any type camera is welcome, digital or film, including phones.
Cost
Tiered pricing available:
Tier A $45 (pay-it-forward/Cummings Foundation match!)
Tier B $35 (cost to run the class)
Tier C $25 (reduced price)
Did you know that when you select the “Pay-it-Forward” price for any of our programs the Cummings Foundation matches those funds? A little extra goes a LONG way!
Registration
Please click the button to register!
Class Size: 8 max
Teens aged 13 – 17 are welcome to register with a registered adult
Farm Yoga Series
with Jaime-Lyn Gaudet
RESTORATIVE YOGA
Monday, September 16, 7:00-8:00 pm
This evening class will combine the meditative qualities of a slow flow and the deep nourishment of a restorative practice. Beginning with a slow and intentional flow to move stagnant energy, we will then shift toward longer held, fully supported, restorative postures to foster quiet and calm in both mind and body. During this practice, we will cultivate a sense of steadiness and ease within, as we move into a more quiet and still space. All are welcome, from beginner to seasoned practitioner, for this hour of self care.
Props
Props are always welcome and encouraged, though will not be provided. In addition to a yoga mat, please feel free to bring anything you feel may enhance your practice (perhaps a blanket, blocks, and a yoga strap/belt).
Cost
Tiered pricing available:
Tier A $25 (pay-it-forward/Cummings Foundation match!)
Tier B $20 (cost to run the class)
Tier C $15 (reduced price)
Did you know that when you select the “Pay-it-Forward” price for any of our programs the Cummings Foundation matches those funds? A little extra goes a LONG way!
Registration
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September Full Moon Hike
with Roland “Boot” Boutwell
Tuesday, September 17th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, September 17 is the day of The Full Harvest Moon. We’ll be hoping for clear skies so that we can watch the Moon rise in the east from the hilltop behind the All Seasons Barn. We’ll begin with a little poetry and a discussion of what causes the phases of the Moon as we wait for the Moon to appear.
Then we’ll go out onto the sanctuary for a walk through the fields, around the farm pond and into the woods to enjoy the natural world as the sky darkens. We’ll return to the barnyard to watch the Moon climb higher in the east as we share Full Moon memories. The program will include poetry and perhaps a Full Moon Story.
Dress and Gear
Make sure to dress appropriately for the forecasted weather at the time of the class, which mostly takes place outside.
Cost
Tiered pricing available:
Tier A $25 (pay-it-forward/Cummings Foundation match!)
Tier B $20 (cost to run the class)
Tier C $15 (reduced price)
Did you know that when you select the “Pay-it-Forward” price for any of our programs the Cummings Foundation matches those funds? A little extra goes a LONG way!
Registration
Please click the button to register!
Class Size: 16 max
Children 10+ are welcome to register and attend with a registered adult.
September Sound Meditation
with Sandi Smith & Carol McGrath
Wednesday, September 30, 6:30-8:00pm
Our practitioners will lead you through a guided meditation followed by 30 minutes of sound healing. During this class, sound healing is complemented by the ethereal tones of crystal bowls. The resonant frequencies produced by the bowls are thought to promote relaxation and balance in the body and mind.
Participants will experience guided visualization, deep breathing, and soothing sounds to enhance mindfulness and reduce stress. No prior experience is necessary, and all levels are welcome.
Cost
Tiered pricing available:
Tier A $30 (pay-it-forward/Cummings Foundation match!)
Tier B $25 (cost to run the class)
Tier C $20 (reduced price)
Did you know that when you select the “Pay-it-Forward” price for any of our programs the Cummings Foundation matches those funds? A little extra goes a LONG way!
Props
Feel free to bring anything that will make you comfortable: a yoga mat, blanket, yoga bolsters or pillow. Wear clothing that allows you to be as calm as possible.
Registration
Click the button to register for the September Sound Meditation!
October 3rd, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
FARM TALK Author Event
One Tick Stopped the Clock: A Memoir
by Jennifer Crystal
Due to factors like climate change, tick populations are on the rise. Once considered a “woods of New England” problem, Lyme disease has now been reported in every state except Hawaii, with 476,000 new cases every year—more than HIV and breast cancer combined. Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can have potentially serious complications, which author Jennifer Crystal learned the hard way.
Join her as she reads from her new memoir One Tick Stopped the Clock; talks about easy ways you and your family can safely enjoy the outdoors; and answers your questions about tick-borne illness.
Books will be available for purchase at the event through Book Ends in Winchester.
Bitten by a tick at age 19 but not accurately diagnosed until her late twenties, Jennifer Crystal had to learn to create a new normal in the context of chronic illness. Now a writer and educator, she runs the Writing to Heal Immersive Program at Grub Street Creative Writing Center in Boston. For more than a decade, she has written about the chronic illness patient experience for the Global Lyme Alliance. She also serves as the Senior Writer and Patient Experience Representative for the Harvard Health Publishing Lyme Wellness Initiative. She holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.F.A. from Emerson College, and has completed a summer of study at the Bread Loaf School of English and a workshop in narrative medicine at Columbia University.
Learn more about Jennifer and her work by visiting her website.
Registration is open! (Even though the event is free, we ask that you register ahead of time so we can have an accurate headcount. Thank you!)
Collaborative Programs
Photography, music and art at the Farm! Scroll down to learn more about our collaborative programs.
Collaborative Partners
- Mass Farm to School
- Westwood High School
- The Griffin Museum of Photography
- Winchester Public Schools
- Winchester Community Music School
- Studio on the Common
- Winchester Public Library
- Network for Social Justice
- The New Garden Society
- Boston Conservancy at Berklee College
- The Big Picture Art House
- Lexington Community Farm (LexFarm)
- Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC)
- Arlington Community Education (ACE)
Interested in becoming a collaborative partner? Please contact us with information!
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We collaborate with a number of guest instructors to lead a variety of adult workshops at Wright-Locke Farm! We’re always adding new programs and working with new guest instructors, so keep an eye on new programs. Check out some of our guest instructors here.
Stay tuned! More upcoming workshops may be listed soon! Other programs may include the following subjects: organic gardening and composting; Forest Bathing; seasonal edible and medicinal plant foraging; edible mushroom cultivation; raising backyard chickens and honey bees; wreath-making; and culinary skills workshops emphasizing healthy meal preparation and food preservation using local and seasonal foods.
Email AdultPrograms@wlfarm.org with questions or for more information.
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