Delve Experiences - DFW

11/04/2024

Such great smiles from our visitors to Linda Brown's wet felting class this weekend at a real working ranch in Burleson! More wool classes coming up - PM or email us at [email protected] to be notified of future opportunities.

11/02/2024

It’s November! And in Texas that means MARIGOLDS. Marigolds are an important part of Day of the Dead festivities. But they also benefit yards, pollinators, and growers. Learn more from our friends at the Austin-based Sustainable Food Center.

10/30/2024

The hard cheese class has sold out for November, but there are still some spots in this Sunday's soft cheese class. Learn how to make mozzarella and ricotta at a Bowie ranch this Sunday afternoon, or let us know if you want to be on our notifications list for future classes at My EIEIO farm.

LEARN MORE AND BOOK: https://delveexperiences.com/listing/cheesemaking-workshop-11-3-24/
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Join rancher Megan LaPointe for a ricotta and mozzarella cheesemaking workshop in Bowie on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Megan has been one of DFW's most popular

10/30/2024

Join Opal's Farm and Joppy Momma’s Farm Saturday November 9 for their second annual High Strides Against Diabetes fun run! This event is an awesome way to see how 2 inspiring local farms are supporting community health in DFW - and have fun doing it!

There's two weeks left to sign up for the High Strides Against Diabetes 5K and Fun Run. Work out that pre-election or post-election stress at Opal's Farm!

10/18/2024

:: Farm Fact Friday :: Pumpkin Edition 🎃🎃🎃

Today we've collected some tidbits you can carry to your Halloween party conversations this year, and surprise your friends over pumpkin carvings and witches brew.

Did you know ....

"Pumpkins" are actually a whole category of squashes (so that's technically a fruit on your porch), and the earliest versions came from Mexico thousands of years ago. But it wasn’t until the early 1900s that small American farms began cultivating pumpkins for a growing tradition that celebrated rural life.

Although pumpkins can be grown year-round in parts of the United States, the squash had already become known as a staple in harvest displays and holiday treats. And they've stayed as a firmly fall fruit ever since.

According to food scholar Cindy Ott, pumpkins first became popular because they symbolized a feeling of wholesome, country living and stability at a time when the world seemed uncertain and the US was becoming increasingly urban.

Today, the classic orange pumpkin has become an icon of autumn. But it's a whole industry grown almost entirely for looks. By 2007, nearly 90% of pumpkins were grown for decoration rather than food. Growing other ornamental and giant pumpkins also became popular with the rise of the signature orange "Connecticut field pumpkin" that are favorites today for jack-o-lanterns.

At Delve, we're curious what the future holds for this fall fruit, the farms who grow it, and the thousands of people who celebrate it. We LOVE hearing your thoughts about what drives you to the patch and seeing your pictures of how you decorate or display your pumpkins. (PRO TIP: Enter your photos in our contest for a chance to win farm adventures! Details below.)

We also like to find ways to help people learn more, participate sustainably, and get the most joy from this annual harvest tradition!

10/12/2024

We're at the State Fair of Texas today in the GO TEXAN Pavilion, sharing the love of connecting with local farms! If you're there, swing by and see us in Building 18, and enter for a chance to win free event tickets!

10/08/2024

🎃 Show us your pumpkins for a chance to win a farm adventure! 🎃

Enter to win a farm field trip for four, valued up to $100! Snap a picture of your best pumpkin creations, whether it’s a recipe, a craft, or even a festive pumpkin, and share it with us for your chance to win!

The winner will have the opportunity choose a unique farm experience for four from a variety of area farms, including a mushroom farm in Arlington, a flower farm in McKinney, a regenerative farm in Van Alstyne, a luffa farm in Aurora, and more!

How to Enter:
🎃 LIKE this post
🎃 Submit your photo in the comments below, or email us at [email protected]
🎃 Each unique photo counts as one entry!

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to explore local farms with friends or family. We can’t wait to see your submissions!

10/07/2024

Wishing Ms. Opal Lee the happiest of birthdays! We are continuously inspired by her spirit, her activism, and her living legacy. If you haven't had a chance to visit Opal's Farm, now is the perfect time of year to take a tour.

10/03/2024

🍂 Save The Dates 🍂

This October you'll have THREE chances to level up your garden with a Perennial Planting Workshop at Flori Kulture Gardens.

What you'll learn:
* How to select the best perennials for your region
* Best practices for prepping soil and using effective planting techniques soil and using effective planting techniques
* Secrets to designing a perennial garden that delights season after season
* Expert tips on watering, mulching, and winterizing your plants

You'll get everything you need to grow your flower garden including hands-on experience, expert guidance, and a take home plant (plus the option to purchase more)

This workshop will be held on three Saturdays: October 12th, 19th, and 26th, from 10:00 to 11:30am in north McKinney.

BONUS: Enjoy delicious honey samples from Lake Granbury Honey, which is made from native wildflowers (including bluebonnets).

Learn more and reserve your ticket HERE: https://delveexperiences.com/listing/perennial-planting-workshop-october-2024/

10/01/2024

🍄🍄🍄 Mushrooms, anyone? 🍄🍄🍄

Join an interactive, guided tour of an indoor Mushroom Farm where you’ll discover the fascinating science behind how mushrooms are grown.

Watch how they go from tiny spores to full-grown fruits in their in-house laboratory, and learn more about these underground treasures.

MUSHROOM FARM TOUR DETAILS:
Thursday, October 10th
2:00-3:30pm
Suitable for ages 8+
Discounts for groups of 10 or more

Curious explorers ages 8+ are invited to tour an urban mushroom farm in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, October 10 at 2 pm. This is an indoor learning

09/24/2024

Ever want to visit with alpacas? Now’s your chance to do that and more! Mark your calendars for this memorable, one-of-a-kind experience.

Start your day at the ranch with a hands-on painting party. With guidance from a professional artist, you’ll create a beautiful fall-themed Vintage Red Truck painting to take home. No previous painting (or alpaca) experience needed. Bring your favorite snacks and drinks to sip on while you let your inner artist come out to play.

After the painting party, you'll get up close and personal with the friendly and lively alpaca herd that calls Harmony Ranch home. You’ll learn all about these adorable animals and have the chance to feed and interact with them.

Saturday, October 5th
11:00am-2:00(ish)pm

Tickets are required and include all painting supplies plus the alpaca experience.
Perfect for ages 10+ and all levels (or, like me, no level) of artistic experience!

Space is limited, so grab your friends (or fly solo!) and join us for a fun-filled day featuring art and alpacas! Learn more and get your tickets below.
delveexperiences.com/listing/painting-with-pacas-10-5-24

Join this Painting with Pacas event at an alpaca ranch in Alvord, TX for a fun time with friends - or make new friends who enjoy art and alpacas! The

09/23/2024

More than a meal— this is your chance to reconnect with the roots of our food and community while enjoying live music from local talent.

On October 13th, join farmer Brent Barry and dive into Wendell Berry’s thought-provoking work, The Unsettling of America.

Gather around the farm table for a cozy, farm-to-table dinner featuring delicious local food from neighboring farms, and engage in rich discussions about food justice, farming, and how we can rethink our relationship with the land.

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable night of delicious food, meaningful conversation, and new connections.

October 13th | Sister Grove Farm, Van Alstyne, TX (just north of McKinney)

Grab your seat at the table and bring your appetite, your thoughts, and even a dish to share! Get your tickets below!

Join farmer Brent Barry at the farm table October 13 for discussion on Wendell Berry’s classic "The Unsettling of America.” Enjoy farm-to-table dining on

09/19/2024

Okay but where else can you get a glimpse into the magical world of bees, learn about and taste a variety of local honeys, AND enjoy a complimentary craft cocktail (or mocktail) featuring said local honey?

Buzz on over to Sledge Distillery Friday, September 27th for Bees & Buzz Honey Tasting 🐝 and enjoy a sweet and tasty night of education, information and entertainment!

Learn more and get your tickets HERE: delveexperiences.com/listing/bees-and-buzz-honey-tasting

Enjoy a special night out that includes a honey tasting, a beekeeping discussion, craft cocktails featuring local honey, shopping, and buzzing conversation.

09/17/2024

"With the autumn equinox on September 22 marking the transition, it’s time to prepare your garden for cooler temperatures and maximize the potential of your soil and crops. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just getting started, the fall season presents an opportunity to rejuvenate your garden using sustainable methods."

Learn fall gardening tips, from composting leaves to planting cool-season crops, for a bountiful autumn harvest.

09/17/2024

🍯🐝 Calling all apiarists and honey aficionados🍯🐝

Haven’t grabbed your ticket for the Bees & Buzz Honey Tasting yet? Now’s your chance!

For the next 48(ish) hours, anyone who purchases a ticket will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to the Sledge Distillery Shop where you can find handcrafted spirits, specialty foods, apparel, glassware and other gifts. (Already bought your ticket? Don’t worry—you’re automatically entered!)

🥃 Event Details 🥃
Date: Friday, September 27th
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Location: Sledge Distillery
(Distillery will be open from 2pm-10pm)

Get your tickets by 4:00pm September 19th, and you could be buzzing away with a prize!! Each ticket purchased is one entry to the giveaway.

We can't wait to see you for a night at the Distillery featuring a beekeeping discussion and guided honey tasting.

Tickets are $40 and include the beekeeping demonstration, honey tasting and a complimentary honey-infused craft cocktail

Don’t miss this sweet opportunity! Get your tickets below.

Enjoy a special night out that includes a honey tasting, a beekeeping discussion, craft cocktails featuring local honey, shopping, and buzzing conversation.

09/16/2024

Such a beautiful day touring Grove Farm learning about the symbiotic relationship between the earth, plants, and animals, playing in the rain, collecting eggs, and fostering community. That's what these tours are all about (except the rain...that was just a bonus!). Book a farm tour near you at delveexperiences.com.

09/12/2024

These kiddos earned their blue ribbons after learning to milk a dairy goat. Just another day the Luv A Luffa farm!

🏅🐐 Ever wanted to milk a goat? Now’s your chance! �🐐🏅

Along with goat milking, you'll tour the farm and discover the magic of the luffa plant. Plus, you'll observe how this Texas farm works in harmony with animals, plants, and pollinators.

Join us September 18th for a memorable day connecting with nature, local farmers, and furry friends.

TICKETS: delveexperiences.com/listing/milk-a-dairy-goat-farm-tour-9-18

Step into the world of regenerative agriculture, seeped in local history at Sister Grove Farm in Van Alstyne, Texas. Just 20 minutes north of McKinney, this

09/10/2024

Buzz on over to Sledge Distillery for a sweet, educational evening!

Your night out will include a beekeeping demonstration and discussion, a mobile beehive observation, plus a guided tasting of delicious, local honeys all while you enjoy a complimentary honey-infused craft cocktail aptly named The Beekeeper. 🐝🍯 🥃

Learn more and get your tickets here: delveexperiences.com/listing/bees-and-buzz-honey-tasting

09/08/2024

Gather 'round the farm table for a delicious meal and discussion with Derrick Weston, author of The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and Celebration.

The Just Kitchen explores how the kitchen can be a place where the things we care about most in the world are reflected in the foods we prepare and the way we prepare them. Be inspired to see the sacred in the ordinary, forge connection with the people and earth around us, and join the call of a just kitchen.

Learn more and reserve your seat at the farm table below.

Join author Derrick Weston at the farm table September 15 for discussion on “The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and

09/01/2024

Dinner and a book, anyone? 🍽📚

Here’s your chance to WIN a book PLUS 2 tickets to a farm-to-table dinner and discussion with a food author or commentator. Which book and which food author/commentator? That’s up to you!!

Choose from three different dates, three delicious meals and three distinct conversations on food justice, farming, and community.

TO ENTER:
✅ Check out the Fall Dinner Series details below and tell us which one you’d like to attend.
✅ Tag someone (or someones) you’d like to bring with you.
THAT’S IT!
Winner be announced Sunday September 8th.

Fall Dinner Series Details:
The Just Kitchen
September 15th
5pm-8pm
Gather round the farm table for a delicious meal from Harvest at the Masonic, live music from Darrell Adams and hear from author Derrick Wilson on his book: The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection and Celebration. This discussion invites you to explore how our kitchens can reflect our deepest values, turning the ordinary into the sacred and connecting us with the people and earth around us.

The Unsettling of America
October 13th
5-8pm
Since its publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic. Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural and spiritual discipline. Come listen to Farmer Brent Barry’s commentary on this book as a regenerative farmer at Stout Creek Farm, and discuss this classic work that advocates for a more sustainable approach to farming. You'll also enjoy live music from our friends at The Gar Hole, a live music hotspot in Anna, Texas.

Scrimpin’ and Scrapin
November 17th
5-8pm
Join author the Rev. Dr. Yvette Blair-Lavallais at the farm table November 17 for discussion on her book “Scrimpin’ and Scrapin’: The Hardships and Hustle of Women and Food Insecurity in Texas.” This book, published in 2022, calls for a holy wrestling that seeks to find solutions that transform the experiences of women in Texas from barely getting by to being food secure.
Which one do YOU want to attend most, and who do you want to bring with you?

Enjoy farm-to-table dining and inspiring discussion with authors and farmers working to help people rethink the way they eat.