Join us at the Dairy as we discuss titles related to the cross-sections of agriculture and community!

Group meets at 7pm in the Farm Store (or in the Garden in warmer months) .

NEW DATE: AUGUST 22ND, 2026

In a world that moves quickly, spend a morning learning to slow down, observe closely, and transform flowers into lasting works of art.

Join pressed botanical artist Marguerite Alpert of The Flowered Press for a hands-on, two-hour workshop exploring the timeless craft of flower pressing and botanical art.

You’ll learn essential pressing techniques using a wooden flower press—yours to keep—along with Marguerite's guidance on selecting, preparing, and preserving fresh flowers. Using a carefully chosen selection of dried flowers from Marguerite's gardens and foraging trips, you’ll learn about composition and mounting techniques to design a finished piece to take home.

Time: 10am-Noon

Cost is $150

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

Join us at the Dairy as we discuss titles related to the cross-sections of agriculture and community!

Group meets at 7pm in the Farm Store (or in the Garden in warmer months) .

Spirit in the Dairy Pail! Tour, Talk and Music!

Please Join Berkshire County Resiliency Collaborative (BCRC) & Churchtown Dairy for:

4:30pm: Tour of Churchtown Dairy

6pm: Pot Luck. Please bring your own covers and a dish and beverage to share. Organic, traditional foods welcome!

6:20pm: “Food is Medicine” Discussion with Mike MacDonald & J. Patrick Doyle:

7pm: “Spirit in the Dairy Pail” theatrical event created by J. Patrick Doyle. Music by Andes Manta.

This is a FREE event thanks to the generosity of Churchtown Dairy, J. Patrick Doyle & BCRC.

*BCRC is a local organization dedicated to connecting community resources for healthy food and healthy living.

Questions? Email: bcrcollab@gmail.com

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

Come join this exciting event and discussion on food sovereignty and farmers' rights with leaders in the movement including: Del Bigtree, Sheriff Mack, Max Kane, Ashley Armstrong, Morgan Phelps, Sara & Symbria Patterson, and Tracy Thurman.

Featuring an aerial circus performance by Jasmine Kane and a theatrical performance of “Spirit in the Dairy Pail"

Includes a local organic lunch by The Farmer’s Feast.

Tickets on sale now - https://maxkane.com/events

EARN ACADEMY OF CHEESE CERTIFICATION WITH SHARON RUWART, CHEESECOACH.COM

You already know cheese — as a professional or a passionate enthusiast. Now earn the distinction that sets you apart.

The Academy of Cheese (London) offers the world's most rigorous cheese certification, culminating in the Master of Cheese designation. Sharon Ruwart — one of the first 12 people in the world to earn the Level 3 Fellow designation — will teach Level 1 at the Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, NY on June 7th.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Full-day instruction with Sharon Ruwart, Academy of Cheese Fellow and official US training partner

Tasting of over a dozen iconic cheeses from around the world, plus cheese from the farm

A visit to the Churchtown herd and observation of a milking, plus a view into the working creamery

A vegetarian lunch made with local, artisanal ingredients

The official Academy of Cheese printed course materials

One year of access to the Academy’s online course materials — everything you need to know for the Level 1 exam

Level 1 exam fee

All Academy study hours count toward American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) education requirements

Price is $270 per person

REGISTER HERE

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

Join us at the Dairy as we discuss titles related to the cross-sections of agriculture and community!

Group meets at 7pm in the Farm Store (or in the Garden in warmer months) .

We have amazing local vendors offering a variety of craft products for home, gifts and just to enjoy on a beautiful day.

There will be fun activities for the kids and the whole family including horse drawn wagon rides, bubbles, face painting, bocce, corn-hole and visits to the calf barn.

Multi award winning Misto Food Truck will be on site with a wide array of sandwiches and dishes inspired by local farms.

Vendor List:

Aroma Home Home Cleaning

Asia Luna Skincare

Branchwater Farms Spirits

Columbia County Players Info Table

Churchtown Dairy Cheese Samples

Coopers Daughter Spirits

Darias Apothecary Skincare

Detailed Delights Painted Crafts

Dorothee Leiffer Pretzels

Eric Leiffer Puzzles

Jk Woodworking Cutting Boards

Joy Newton Textiles

Les Collines Jams

Lineflaxandroving Linen Goods/Bags

Linx By Samantha Bracelets

Litle O Ranch Sheepskins

Martin Silvan Honey/Candles

McAlice Pottery

McGrath Cheese Tasting/Sales

Ny Textile Lab Wool Clothing

Samla Clothing

Skincare Republic Soaps

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

Join us for a fun morning sketching birds and exploring Churchtown Dairy up close!

Looking for an artistic way to tune into the signs of Spring? Join local illustrator and Alan Devoe Bird Club member Eric Losh for a Bird Sketching Workshop and Field Sketching Walk.

The first half of the workshop will be an indoor drawing session that introduces participants to the basics of bird drawing through structure and anatomy, followed by a discussion of some handy techniques for simple sketching of birds in the field.

Afterward, the group will venture outside to use their new skills as they explore the farm and gardens of Churchtown Dairy, looking for birds and sketching them along the way.

• Workshop is held in conjunction with the Alan Devoe Bird Club

• Beginner birders and sketchers welcome

• This workshop is designed for adults, however, children may participate with adult supervision

• Indoor session is rain or shine. Outdoor walk is weather-dependent

• Bring a pencil and eraser or pen and something sturdy to draw on, such as a field pad or sketchbook

• Binoculars suggested for outdoors

Sign up on Eventbrite HERE. Spaces are limited.

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

All cooking levels are welcome in this cheesmaking class with Susan Chiappini!

Come enjoy an afternoon of home cheesemaking in the cozy farm kitchen at Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, NY. You will participate in making yogurt, creme fraiche, buttermilk and ricotta using fresh raw milk. There will be samples for sharing and discussion of the health benefits and science behind the cheesemaking process in this hands-on workshop. Lots of samples will be available for tasting and sharing.

Contact Susan Chiappini with any questions: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

SIGN UP HERE

All cooking levels are welcome to this natural pickling class with Susan Chiappini!

Fermented vegetables are a tasty, nutritious addition to any meal. With a little know-how, they can easily be made in your home kitchen with minimal equipment. 

Susan will cover all the basics to get you started on making a variety of naturally pickled vegetables and apple cider vinegar in this hands-on workshop. Delicious samples will be available for tasting. 

While you’re chopping and slicing vegetables we’ll discuss: 

• health benefits of fermented foods 

• how to avoid growth of mold and unwanted bacteria 

• how to keep those ferments crunchy 

• fermentation equipment for the home cook

Contact Susan with any questions: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

SIGN UP HERE

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com

Author Trevor Warmedahl (aka Milk Trekker) shares stories from his debut book Cheese Trekking, with copies for purchase and signing.

Tickets ($10) for the talk can be found on Eventbrite HERE.

In this presentation, Warmedahl discusses his work with pastoral communities who focus on dairying and cheesemaking, explaining how raw milk cheeses can result from a symbiotic relationship between microbes, landscapes, livestock, and human cultures. He will elaborate on his experiences of searching for cheeses with a sense of terroir, and eating them in the places they are made, while discussing the people and communities who make them. This encourages participants to look past western conceptions about what cheese is, and rethink how we relate to dairy livestock and milk.

The event will be held in the Churchtown Dairy farm store, final image in gallery.

A pre-talk tasting will be held from 5 - 6 pm which has a seperate ticket for 50$, available through this link. The events flow together, and we encourage you to attend both for the full experience.

The talk will run from 6:30-7:30, with time for Q + A

Copies of Cheese Trekking will be available for purchase and signing, from 8:00 to 8:45.

Join us for a tasting of raw milk cheeses from Churchtown Dairy, guided by Trevor and informed by his global research of cheesemaking.

**Tickets for this tasting can be found on eventbrite HERE.

Expand your cheese consciousness with this tasting of Churchtown Dairy's cheeses with Trevor Warmedahl: cheesemaker, writer, and fermentation educator. Trevor explains his egalatarian approach to tasting and discusses basic cheese science, as we explore how the cheeses on the plate came to be. The relaxed gathering will take place in the farmhouse at Churchtown Dairy, seen in final image in gallery. Bread from Sparrowbush and cured meats from La salumina will be served alongside the cheeses. This event precedes a presentation and book signing with a seperate ticket, linked to here .

The events flow together, and we encourage you to attend both for the full experience.

Susan Chiappini of Arrow Maker Quilts leads a monthly handwork get-together on the first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm at the farm. Together, we’ll work on sewing projects and troubleshoot new techniques. A Churchtown cheese board will be served for attendees to enjoy as they work.

Participants need to bring their own handwork projects with all necessary tools and materials. Please RSVP for this free event via email: arrowmakerquilts@gmail.com