Mark Your Calendar: A Sunday Afternoon At A Veteran's Farm

When:
October 04,2021 – October 04,2021 all-day
Where:
Fields 4 Valor
14411 Baden Westwood Road, Brandywine MD
Calender
Join the Les Dames d’Escoffier DC Chapter on Sunday, October 10 as you spend the afternoon at Fields 4 Valor, a small, not-for-profit Community Supported Agriculture farm. Veteran Peter Scott, a trained Chef-Butcher-Cheesemaker, found that farming with a mission brought him the peace that was hard to find in other work. For the last 3 years, he has been providing fresh farm food to financially stressed Veterans and their families. The farm relies on volunteers to harvest and deliver to those in need; requests for his help have increased,  and therefore, his need for some extra volunteer hands has increased too. You will be spending the afternoon at the farm helping to build box frames for bees, rake leaves and prepare the vegetable patch for the spring. Peter will talk to you about how a sustainable farm is created. There will be a beekeeper on hand to introduce you to beekeeping and an environmentalist who will introduce the youngest among us to bugs that help and hinder a farmer. After some hard work in the field, everyone is invited to gather at the fire pit to roast hotdogs and eat some sweet treats made by Dog Tag Bakery. Tickets are $20 and the event is from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 10. For tickets and more information please click here.