Opening Day for the 2025 Season
Friday, April 18th, 2025
Our TENTATIVE opening day
for the 2025 season will be
Friday, April 18th!
Growing Veggies in Central Oregon
Wednesday, April 23rd - 5:30 PM FREE CLASS
NO NEED TO REGISTER, JUST SHOW UP!
Join Whistle Stop Crew members to hear about our own experiences growing veggies in Cental Oregon. Yes, it is challenging, but it can be done successfully!! We will touch on several aspects of veggie gardening including, seed starting, garden placement & which plants to grow and when to grow them. Bring your questions!
Re-Wilding
Wednesday, April 30th - 5:30 pm - FREE CLASS
NO NEED TO REGISTER, JUST SHOW UP!
We are so happy to have Jen "Bugs" Sawyer from Go Hive Yourself joining us again to reprise one of our most popular classes. Jen will teach us how to up the game on pollinator activity in our yards! Jen's photography business. Go Hive Yourself LLC, is a based here in Bend. Jen allocates a portion of the sales from her sales to purchase wildflower mixes and select plant species to be dispersed throughout Central Oregon communities, free of charge, for rewilding urban landscapes and restoring biodiversity. Jen works with the community in Bend to help restore pollinator habitat & wild spaces for bugs, birds, and everything in between. She also advocates for changes to restore and preserve native flora and canopy within the City of Bend landscaping code. For more information about Jen & Go Hive Yourself, go to: About | Go Hive Yourself
Or you can check her out on the Socials:
@gohiveyourself on Instagram & Facebook
Create Your Own Hanging Basket I
Thursday, May 1st, 5:30 pm - $45
Join Tina as she shares how to plant and care for a beautiful hanging basket! We will then give your basket time to grow in one of our greenhouses to give it a good head-start!
Class size is limited to 25 people, 1 basket per person.
Look for the link to register for this class around the beginning of April.
Create Your Own Hanging Basket II
Friday, May 2nd, 5:30 pm - $45
This is your last chance for the 2025 season to join Tina as she shares how to plant and care for a beautiful hanging basket! We will then give your basket time to grow in one of our greenhouses to give it a good head-start!
Class size is limited to 25 people, 1 basket per person.
Look for the link to register for this class around the beginning of April.
Mother's Day Gift for Mom &/or Grandma!
Wednesday, May 7th, 5:30 pm - $15
We will provide all the needed materials and ideas to help your littles to make a one-of-a-kind gift for mom or grandma! Terracotta pots decorated with your child's handprints, fingerprint ladybugs, butterflies or flowers! Your imagination is the limit! Once the paint is dry we will fill them with spring bloomers! Such a fun activity!
Limit 10 families, 1 pot per child
Look for the link to register for this class around the beginning of April.
Mother's Day Weekend 5/10-5/11
OPEN Sunday for Mother's Day, 5/11, 10am-4pm
Give mom a day off!! Bring her out to the farm and get her a gift she will really love this year! Let her wander around among the plants and choose all of her favorites! You'll be her favorite child for the day - guaranteed! ;o)
Memorial Day Weekend 5/23-5/26
OPEN All weekend!
Our Hours for Memorial Day are:
Saturday - 9am-6pm
Sunday - 10am-4pm
Monday - 9am-6pm
See you at the farm!
Create a Patio Herb Bowl
Wednesday, June 4th, 5:30pm - $35
How fun is it to be able to walk out onto your patio and snip fresh herbs whenever you want them? Are you interested in a salsa bowl with peppers, cilantro & green onions? Or how about an herb garden with an Italian flair - basil, oregano, chives, thyme, sage? Or maybe you just want a mix of all the goodies - dill, mint, tarragon? And of course, we'll throw in a couple flowering plants to make it beautiful as well as delicious! All materials will be provided. Bring gloves if you choose to.
LIMIT 15 people - 1 bowl per person
Look for the link to register for this class around the beginning of April.
Concrete Leaf Casting Class
Wednesday, June 18th, 5:30pm - $30
Using giant Rhubarb or Japanese Fuki Plant leaves, our cement creation guru, Carol will help you cast the most amazing birdbaths (or whatever you want to use them for)! These are a true conversation piece in the garden!
Limit 15 People, one cast per person.
Look for the link to register for this class around the beginning of April
Summer Hours Begin June 20th
Open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-6pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
Worm Farming 101
Wednesday, July 2nd, 5:30pm - $35
Vermicomposting is all the rage, and for good reason! Worm farming is easy, takes very little space, and produces some of the most wonderful fertilizer you will ever find for you garden! With just your kitchen scraps and a little care, you too can be a worm farmer!
Our own Carol will teach you all the ins and outs, and send you home with a starter farm complete with worms!
LIMIT 15 people, 1 farm per person.
A link to register for this class will be coming around the beginning of April
CLOSED for Independence Day
Friday, July 4th, 2025
We will be closed for the holiday to celebrate with our friends and families!
CLOSED for a Private Family Event
Saturday, July 5th, 2025
The farm will be closed this Saturday for a family event.
Please do NOT stop by.
We'll be open again on Tuesday, 7/8 at 9:00 am!
Succulent Container Class
Friday, July 9th, 2025 - $30
Learn how to make low maintenance arrangements in whimsical or beautiful containers.
($5 credit at class for your own bringing container)
Class limit 15 - one container per person
A link to register for this class will be coming around the beginning of April
Summer Celebration!!
Saturday, July 12th, 2025
Don't miss it!! This is the day we kickoff of our end of the season clearance sale, and it's filled with huge discounts, door prizes every hour, free classes, food, drink and more!! Stay tuned for more information!
Closing Day for the 2025 Season!
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
This will be our final day for the 2025 season.