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Working Oxen Demo

Fabric of Life Farmhouse 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne, MA

***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*** Join us for a family-friendly day of working steer and oxen demonstrations. Bring your family and learn about this traditional form of draft power, meet some amazing animals, and find out why working oxen are making a comeback in New England. Our day will start at 10am […]

June 14, 2024: Planning a Dye Garden

Fabric of Life Farmhouse 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne, MA

Do you want to learn how to dye yarn or fabric with plants you have planted, tended and harvested? Growing your own dye plants allows you to be connected to the colors you use in an intimate and thoughtful way. During the first part of this two hour workshop, natural dyer, weaver, and spinner, Michelle […]

June 29, 2024: Working Oxen Demonstration

Fabric of Life Farmhouse 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne, MA

Join us for a family-friendly day of working steer and oxen demonstrations. We will have teamsters working with steers and oxen of various ages. Bring your family and learn about this traditional form of draft power, meet some amazing animals, and find out why working oxen are making a comeback in New England. We will […]

February 16, 2025: Field Walk with David Fisher

Fabric of Life Farmhouse 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne, MA

Join local farmer, David Fisher for a pasture walk and soil improvement presentation at Fabric of Life on Sunday, February 16th from 4-7pm. David has been the lead farmer at Natural Roots Farm in Conway for decades using draft horses. The afternoon will begin with a field walk to assess the Fabric of Life vegetable […]

February 22, 2025: Biodynamic Land Healing with Elisha Poulin

Fabric of Life Farmhouse 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne, MA

Help Heal our Earth Through Biodynamics Join Elisha Poulin for a one hour review of the theory and practice of biodynamics. Biodynamics is based off of Rudolph Steiner's 1924 agricultural lectures and the work of Maria Thun and stimulates soil health and brings harmony to the land, enlivening the area and providing healing forces from […]

March 8, 2025: Pruning for Resilience with Walker Korby

Fabric of Life Farmhouse 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne, MA

Join local arborculturalist, Walker Korby for a morning of hands-on instruction as we begin the process of reclaiming the Bassett Homestead apple orchard. The fundamentals of any pruning regimen should always start with understanding how trees grow, break, heal, and degrade over time. Once you have internalized some of this knowledge, and have understood  the […]

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