Small Business Saturday • Celebrate with Us!

Small Business Saturday is the day to shop local! Join us for a day filled with mini sessions and workshops.

• Photographer Diana P. Lang - Mini Portrait Sessions • Tours of Drop the Beet Farms Aquaponics • Dress up Your Container Garden with Seasonal Greens • The Art of Bonsai • Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

Descriptions and pricing for each workshop are listed separately in this events section.

Small Business Saturday: Aquaponics Facility Tours!!!

Take this fascinating up close tour of Drop the Beets Farms’ aquaponic facility.

See the 15,000 gallon fish tanks and learn about the sustainable ecology of an aquaponics closed loop system. Understand the symbiotic relationship between fish, bacteria, and plants (food), and the roll each organism plays in nutrient cycling.

Tours will run at 10 am / 12 pm / 2 pm

$5

Small Business Saturday: Aromatic Greens Container Gardens

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly and your front entrance too!
Free demonstration on how to green up your outdoor containers with aromatic greens.

Dress up your front porch this holiday season with a container filled with fresh evergreens. We will demonstrate design techniques and show how to create a focal point using an assortment of aromatic...

Free

Small Business Saturday: Bonsai

Hear Bonsai expert, Pete Bethune of the Pine Barrens Bonsai Club, speak on all things Bonsai!

Pete will demonstrate and discuss: the best kind of trees for Bonsai, placement considerations, specialized tools and wire used.

Free

Small Business Saturday: Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

This workshop will show the wonders of oyster mushroom cultivation.

Cody Parker from Drop the Beet Farms has eight years experience in mushroom cultivation, and will guide you through making your own mushroom kit!

$35

Gemstone Ornaments & Jeweler Lydia Santoro

This “Open Late Wednesday” features Lydia Santoro of Magpie Jewelry.

“A magpie loves shiny things... necklaces and rings.” 

Lydia will be here talk about her designs and to show the wide variety of pieces she creates working with sterling silver, copper, brass, aluminum, wood, and glass, and...

Free

Open House Day: Pet Portraits

Capture the essence of your pet's spirit in a photograph you will always cherish.

Photographer Diana P. Lang is an expert at capturing the best of your pet!

Fee includes one 8x10 print.

$50

NEW!! All Day Open House!!

Join us for our first ALL DAY Open House!

Workshops • Demonstrations • Beer Tasting • Boho Wreath-making • Pet Portraits • Greens Arrangements • Mini Yoga Classes • Aquaponics Tours • Hot Cider & Cookies & MORE!

Open House Day: Yoga Mini Classes

Start your day right!

Join Dee from The Yoga Loft, located the Farmhouse at Calgo, as she conducts mini-yoga classes from 10am to 12pm.

Free

Open House Day: Make a Boho Wreath

Try your hand at something different—create your own Bohemian-style wreath for the holidays!

This hands-on workshop will include instruction and all materials needed: seasonal greens, beads, and decorative embellishments.

$28

Open House Day: Beer Tasting / Bradley Brewery Project

Owners and operators, and husband and wife duo, Chelsey and Mike, of the Bradley Brew Project will be at Calgo for an amazing beer tasting experience!

The Bradley Brewery Project is a nanobrewery with a vision to provide a community focused, education based customer experience. Their unique approach to recipe formulation and focus on assorted fermentation processes provide them with the opportunity to create various types styles, products and services.

Free

Open House Day: Aquaponics Facility Tours

Take a fascinating up-close tour of Drop the Beets Farms’ aquaponic facility.

See the 15,000 gallon fish tanks and learn about the sustainable ecology of an aquaponics closed loop system. Understand the symbiotic relationship between fish, bacteria, and plants (food), and the roll each organism plays in nutrient cycling.

Tours will run at 12:30 pm / 2:30 pm / 3:30 pm

Free