Workshops

Cheesemaking
Farm exploration with The FARM Institute
Cheesemaking with Jacqueline Foster, cheesemaker and chef
Edible centerpiece making with Marit Bezahler
Coffee by Chilmark Coffee

Bread & Poultry
Breadmaking with Cinnamon Starship
Poultry with Chef Chris Fischer

Cheesemaking
Lets learn how to make cheese! And along the way explore how our 'sense of place' - the land, the animals, the farmers and the community can create incredible, unforgettable cheese.

Farm.
The adventure began at The FARM Institute in Katama where we experienced the rhythm and hum of a working teaching farm. After a tour of their vibrant gardens we learned about their different breeds of cows and how the characteristics of the land and Vineyard climate contribute to the terrior of our local cheese.

Participants at a farm wagon in a pasture on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

Participants at a farm on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

In the greenhouse in a farm on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

Participants enjoy a talk at a farm on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

A wagon load of participants at a farm on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

Participants in the field at a farm on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

Participants taking selfies at a farm on a foodie adventure by Martha's Vineyard food tour and event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

Cheese class
Jacqueline Foster cheesemaker & chef
Then we headed into the kitchen with head cheesemaker Jacqueline Foster—the brilliance behind the cheese at Chilmark’s The Grey Barn Farm. After a wonderful romp through the history of cheesemaking, we partnered with our fellow students to make fresh ricotta and mozzarella. Then we sat together for a homemade lunch, and dove into a tasting of 6 different New American cheeses -discussing styles and flavors of the farmstead varieties.

Women making cheese with cheesemaker and chef Jacqueline Foster during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

Cheesemaker and chef Jacqueline Foster showing women how to make cheese during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

Men and women making cheese during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha;s Vineyard.

Making cheese during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha;s Vineyard.

The feast after the adventure. Enjoying the fruits of their labor, the cheese making class dines together during their Martha's Vineyard Food Tour by Farm. Field. Sea.

Making cheese with cheesemaker and chef Jacqueline Foster during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

Food Tour participants showing off the cheese they made with cheesemaker and chef Jacqueline Foster during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

Participants twisting their cheese during a cheese class that was part of a culinary adventure with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

DIY Edible Centerpieces
Marit Bezahler of The Grey Barn and Farm
Guests also had the opportunity to deconstruct an edible centerpiece with Marit Bezahler from Morning Glory Farm using goodies growing right under our feet, including foraged goods.

Talking cheese on the farm during a food tour about cheese and cheesemaking by Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

A beautiful edible centerpiece on a food tour by Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's vineyard.

Preparing the table for feast during the cheese making food tour with Farm. Field. Sea. of Martha's Vineyard.

Photos by Lisa Vanderhoop.

Would you like to join us for the next adventure? Contact us at eat@ffsmv.com.

Bread & Poultry
It's always a thrill learning something new, especially when it's usable in your daily life or gives you a little something to showcase at parties -- or while courting a new love :). Our hands-on workshop gave us new confidence to make our own bread and to process chickens at home. Our dinner party repitoire just got a whole lot better!

Our adventure ended around the table with new and old friends at North Tabor Farm, planning our bucket list of things we wanted to learn next time.

Participants on this culinary adventure by Martha's vineyard event planners Farm. Field. Sea. learned to make bread

Two women processing a bird during a culinary adventure by Martha's Vineyard event planners Farm. Field. Sea.

Fresh baked bread on this food tour at North tabor farm on Martha's Vineyard by Farm. Field. Sea.

bread dough proofing for the Participants on this culinary adventure by Martha's vineyard event planners Farm. Field. Sea.

A freshly killed guinea hen awaiting processing by participants on this culinary adventure by Martha's Vineyard event planners Farm. Field. Sea.

Feasting on the fruits of their labors at this foodie adventure at North Tabor Farm by Martha's Vineyard event planner Farm. Field. Sea.

Chef processing a guinea hen on this culinary adventure by Martha's Vineyard event planners Farm. Field. Sea.

The feast at the end of the culinary tour at North tabor Farm on Martha's Vineyard by event planners Farm. Field. Sea.