Educational Tours + Private Culinary Intensives

Educational Farm Tours

At Stone Circle Farm, we believe education is just as important as growing good food. Our Educational Farm Tours are designed to meet your group where they are—whether you’re curious eaters, students, growers, or professionals looking to learn more about how food is grown with intention.

Each tour is tailored to your group’s interests and experience level and includes a guided walk through the farm, hands-on observation, and in-depth discussion of the methods and values that guide everything we do.

What to Expect

Our educational tours are centered around a walking field tour of the farm and typically cover:

Our no-till, regenerative growing practices
Soil health: compost, cover crops, and minimizing disturbance
Crop planning, diversity, and seasonality
Integrated pest and disease management
Harvesting practices and post-harvest handling
Direct-to-consumer marketing and community-based food systems
How we balance productivity, ecology, and farm viability

Tours are conversational and interactive, with plenty of time for questions and discussion.

Tailored for Your Group

We customize each tour based on your audience, which may include:

Schools and youth groups
College and adult education programs
Gardening clubs and community organizations
Culinary professionals and food educators
Beginning farmers and growers
Sustainability, nutrition, or food-systems groups

Before your visit, we’ll ask a few questions to understand your goals so we can shape the experience accordingly.

Why We Offer These Tours

We see the farm as a living classroom. By opening our fields and sharing our practices, we hope to:

Build transparency and trust in local food systems
Deepen understanding of how food is grown
Inspire more thoughtful choices around eating and land stewardship
Support the next generation of growers, educators, and advocates

Practical Details

Tours are available seasonally and scheduled in advance
Group size limits may apply to ensure a meaningful experience
Tours are held outdoors and involve walking on uneven ground
Food options are available
Pricing starts at $200 per group for a 60-minute walking tour and then is based on group size, length, and customization including hands-on packages, food etc..

Private Culinary Intensives

Private Culinary Intensives are designed for cooks seeking focused, individualized guidance without enrolling in a multi-session program. Sessions are scheduled by mutual availability and tailored to your interests, questions, and goals.

This offering is ideal for experienced home cooks who want to deepen technique, build confidence, or explore a specific area of cooking in a more personal setting. Each session is shaped by seasonality, ingredient availability, and how you cook, rather than a fixed curriculum.

How It Works

Sessions are scheduled directly with the instructor based on shared availability
Instruction may be one-on-one or shared with a small private group
Topics are customized (e.g., vegetables, fish, sauces, preservation, seasonal cooking)
Curriculum design, pacing, and execution are guided by the instructor
Demonstration-based instruction with tasting and discussion
Seasonal vegetables are incorporated into every session

All food, ingredients, and materials are included. Preservation classes will provide you with a product to take home. Cooking classes will feed you! BYOB.

Investment

One-on-One Private Instruction
$450 for a 3-hour session

Shared Private Instruction (2–4 people),Great for a group of friends or family
$250 per person for a 3-hour session

Shared sessions allow the cost to be divided while maintaining a focused, customized learning experience. Session size is intentionally limited to preserve depth and individual attention.

Scheduling & Requests

Private Culinary Instruction and Educational Tours are offered on a limited basis throughout the season. To inquire, please reach out with your area of interest and preferred availability. We’ll be in touch to confirm fit and timing.