The Woven Farmstead’s Food+Farm Educational space will be built within a 16’x24′ prefabricated amish built cabin. The back 10’x16′ will feature a small scale certified commercial kitchen, designed with both education and functionality in mind. The kitchen space will be used for educational classes and workshops, teaching folks how to grow/purchase/prepare/preserve fresh, local food options. It will also dual purposely be used by the farm to create value added products including soups, dried/dehydrated goods, salad kits, etc.
The front 14’x16′ space will be utilized as a gathering/creating space. It will feature a large farmhouse style table where folks are able to gather around for a series of classes, a hands on workshop, etc. This space will promote the farm’s mission of intertwining food, farm, and wellness within nurture, nature, and nutrition.
The building will also feature a loft for storage space. This space will mainly be used to store finished product, as well as educational materials.
Sam, the owner of the farm has food+ farm curriculum created for learning levels aging from early childhood education all the way through senior education opportunities. Sam has worked with local school districts, federally qualified health centers, as well as area organizations providing these educational opportunities.
Opportunities include produce prescription opportunities, grow your own, youth opportunities, etc.
Educational opportunities within this space would be offered both by the farm individually as well as in collaboration with partnering organizations. Through partnering organizations, we will be able to make these opportunities accessible to folks in terms of food edu access+equity.