Buzzworthy Pollinator Houses
Native pollinators face the same food + habitat pressures as bees, so come build a perfect pollinator palace and add more buzz to your yard!
Everyone loves honeybees (and rightly so!), but NC is home to many native pollinator wasps and solitary bees who would love to come work in your gardens! Let me show you how to make an irresistible home for these flying friends. Your pollinator house will be a great conversation piece and let you create a safe place for threatened native pollinator species for years to come.
Join us for a hands-on pollinator house building and decorating workshop, as well as a walking tour of our 47 acre regenerative farm (including visiting with goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, and more!). As we walk we’ll observe ways that native flora and fauna interact with agriculture to enrich depleted soil and create balanced ecosystems.
YOU’LL MAKE:
A cute, functional pollinator house made with drilled wood and native reeds. I’ll pre-measure and cut the components and you show how to assemble them. Then we’ll paint the houses in colors most appealing to our pollinator pals—specifically, shades of blue, purple, violet, white, and yellow color-matched from plants on our farm!
In addition to a fun, relaxing afternoon on the farm you will receive:
Exterior grade materials so your work lasts for years
Printed instructions—including hanging suggestions
Pollinator ID sheet
Native flower seeds
Refreshments (locally sourced when possible!)
2020 POLLINATOR HOUSE WORKSHOPS:
Saturday, March 21, 1-4 pm
Saturday, May 16, 1-4 pm
Saturday, October 3, 1-4 pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $85
Individual attendees will make their own pollinator house to take home.
COLLAB TICKETS: $110
Two attendees will build one deluxe pollinator house together OR do two mini houses. (Please let me know your preference during registration.)
TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON!
DETAILS
Workshops will take place outside and/or in our barn, depending on the weather. Participants should dress for the weather with sturdy footwear appropriate for farm and muddy conditions. (No sandals please.) The tour will cover approximately 1 mile of walking. We will have hot teas and a fire pit going for warming breaks!
Workshop size is limited to 15 participants.
Ages: Appropriate for participants ages 12 and up. (Minors must be accompanied by an adult for the entirety of the session.)
Refunds: because supplies must be bought in advance, no refunds will be issued. Tickets can however be transferred to someone else (and make wonderful gifts!). If I have a waiting list for a class, I’m happy to help arrange a transfer. In the event of extreme weather, workshops will be rescheduled. In the event that the new date does not work for you, you will have the option of attending another workshop of your choosing even if it is already sold out..
PRIVATE GROUPS
Slow Farm workshops make for memorable family events, corporate team building exercises, birthday gatherings, and even special bridal or baby showers. Please email us to schedule a time for your family, coworkers, or friends to come out to the farm!
INSTRUCTOR
This workshop will be led by Rachel Herrick, a third generation farmer and co-owner of Slow Farm. In addition to her passion and experience as a regenerative farmer, Rachel also has a Master’s in Fine Art and has taught art at UNC Chapel Hill, Maine College of Art, Town of Cary, and been a guest lecturer at University of Alberta, Eastern Carolina University, and Meredith College. She is also a professional artist with a full resume of exhibitions in the US, Canada, and Europe.
THANK YOU
When you attend a Slow Farm workshop, you’re supporting our efforts to restore this 47 acre former tobacco farm using historic and holistic farming methods that mimic nature. No chemicals, no shortcuts.
Why do we do this? Because working with nature produces generational fertility and a brighter, more abundant future. Sure it’s is a slow process, but in the long run regenerative farming creates resilient food systems that can feed communities AND contribute to the health of the planet.
It’s a labor of love and hope. We’re so happy you’re a part of it.