Classes, Dinners, and Tours

Love Apple Farms Classes from Michael Whalen on Vimeo.

On-site workshops, dinners, and docent-led tours are held at what GQ Magazine calls our "stunningly beautiful farm," located off of Highway 17, 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.  Tomato plant sales are held seasonally at 5311 Scotts Valley Drive in Scotts Valley, CA.

ALL CLASSES ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE.

WE REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION, EVEN FOR GIFT CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.

GIFT CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS SHOULD REGISTER BY EMAILING US AT LOVEAPPLEFARMS@GMAIL.COM

For information about hosting a private event for your organization or business at the farm or at your venue contact cheryl@loveapplefarms.com.

View our cancellation/rescheduling policy.

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May 2013

Farm Dinner & guided tour  $129 - Saturday, May 4

The Art of the Soufflé  $89 - Sunday, May 5  

Basic Garden Carpentry  $49 - Saturday, May 11

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

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Saturday, May 11

Simple Canning and Preserving  $69 - Sunday, May 12

Bread-Making  $79 - Thursday, May 16

Summer Vegetable Gardening  $79 - Saturday, May 18

An Afternoon with Simon Majumdar  $79 - Sunday, May 19

Tomato Masters  $49 - Saturday, May 25

Home Cheese-Making  $79 - Saturday, May 25

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Sunday, May 26

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June 2013

Farm Dinner & guided tour  $129 - Saturday, June 1

Sauerkraut Made Simple  $49 - Sunday, June 2

Basic Drip Irrigation  $49 - Saturday, June 8

Artisanal Ice-Cream with Kendra Baker of The Penny Ice-Creamery  $119 - Saturday, June 8

Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening  $49 - Sunday, June 9

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Sunday, June 9

Home Cheese-Making  $79 - Thursday, June 20

Easy Solar Projects  $49 - Saturday, June 22

Pad Thai with Chez Pim  $119 - Saturday, June 22

Pizza from Scratch  $89 - Sunday, June 23

Pickling  $69 - Saturday, June 29

Summer Jams with Chez Pim  $149 - Saturday, June 29

Backyard Chicken Keeping  $69 - Sunday, June 30

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July 2013

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Thursday, July 4

Tomato Masters  $49 - Sunday, July 7

Advanced Cheese Making with Rebecca King  $159 - Saturday, July 13

Bread-Making  $79 - Sunday, July 14

Using a Pressure Cooker  $69 - Saturday, July 20

Home Brewing/Beer Making  $79 - Sunday, July 21

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Saturday, July 27

Artisanal Ice-Cream with Kendra Baker of The Penny Ice-Creamery $119 - Saturday, July 27

Compost, Vermiculture, & Soil Fertility  $49 plus $10 materials - Saturday, July 27

Home-Made Pasta  $89 - Sunday, July 28

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AUGUST 2013

HOW-Day Garden Skills  $89 - Saturday, August 3 

HOW-Day Kitchen Skills  $89 - Saturday, August 10 

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Sunday, August 11

HOW-Day Handyman/DIY Skills  $89 - Saturday, August 17 

Sushi Making  $119 - Saturday, August 31

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Saturday, August 31

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SEPTEMBER 2013

Kombucha & Water Kefir  $49 - Saturday, September 7 (Info coming soon)

Winter Vegetable Gardening  $69 - Saturday, September 14 

Docent-Led Farm Tour  $18/$9 - Sunday, September 15

Yogurt & Dairy Kefir  $49 - Sunday, September 15 (Info coming soon)

Farm Dinner Benefitting the Museums of Los Gatos  $195 - Saturday, September 21 (Info coming soon)

Advanced Cheese Making with Rebecca King  $159 - Saturday, September 28

Rice Dishes: Risotto, Paella & Pilaf  $89 - Saturday, September 28

Gluten-Free Cooking  $79 - Sunday, September 29

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OCTOBER 2013

Backyard Chicken Keeping  $69 - Saturday, October 5

Asian Dumplings with Andrea Nguyen  $119 - Sunday, October 6

Winter Vegetable Gardening  $69 - Saturday, October 12 

Wreath Making  $59 - Saturday, October 19 (Info coming soon)

In the Vietnamese Kitchen with Andrea Nguyen  $119 - Saturday, October 26

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NOVEMBER 2013

Vietnamese Pho with Andrea Nguyen  $119 - Saturday, November 2 (Info coming soon)

Advanced Cheese Making with Rebecca King  $159 - Saturday, November 16

 

MANY MORE 2013 CLASSES TO BE SCHEDULED SOON! 

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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

[Outdoor Ovens]

Hi Cynthia, we love your site and the very helpful information. We visit frequently for advice, recipes and so much more... Our homegrown kale, swiss chard, spinach and all our veggies thank you! We love growing our own food, cooking with wood fired ovens and dining outdoors! No more processed foods for us...

George

[Terye Balogh]

I just had to thank you for that wonderful wreath making class. What fun! Now when driving to work i look at all the potential wreath making foliage by the road. I'm seeing the world in a whole different light. My family loved the wreath i made and i felt so accomplished making that wreath. Thank you again and again for such a wonderfully entertaining and fascinating class.

[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.