Farm School
In 2002 Lora Lea and Rick started the Quillisascut (Quil-li-sas-cut) Farm School of the Domestic Arts™, “We want our farm to be a place where people can learn together, to understand where their food is coming from,” says Lora Lea. The Misterlys’ vision for the farm soon encompassed the larger community of farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, and others who have a place in the farm-to-table continuum. Lora Lea and Rick want to show us the intricate web that links producers and consumers with the land.
The School offers participatory education about where food comes from, changing the way people cook and eat for a better food future. Retreat participants will stay in the farm school, with bunkhouse-style lodging, shared bathrooms and a professional kitchen.
Program offerings:
- Farm Culinary 101 - Culinary professional development
- Intro to Farming - Introduction to small scale sustainable farming
- Homesteading Basics - Urban and rural gardens and animal husbandry
- College of Education Faculty Professional Development-Education that Sustains
- Sense of Place - Developing a food culture and sense of place
- Hearth Breads - A bakers dream, wood fired ovens and grain based cookery
- Slow Food Youth - The Slow Food mission of “Good, Clean, Fair”
- School Gardens - Building the classroom connections from the soil to the table
- Family Traditions - Re-creating our cultural connections through cooking and gardens
- Knowledge Keepers - Designed for food writers, a deeper connection to farms and food
Would you like to participate in the Farm School in a different way? Please consider becoming one of our Friends of Q.