Nuthatch Homesteads
NC's brown-headed nuthatches are running out of places to call home. Fortunately, helping them is easy and fun!
The cute little brown-headed nuthatch thrives in mature pine forests, which are increasingly being logged or cut down for development. I’ll show you how to make a nuthatch homestead perfectly designed entice nuthatches to your yard (and to keep out competing species like sparrows). Your personalized house will be a great conversation piece AND let you connect with and conserve a beautiful threatened species right in your own yard!
Join us for a hands-on birdhouse 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 birdhouse designed to attract and safely host a family of nesting brown-headed nuthatches. I’ll pre-measure and cut the wooden components and you show how to assemble them. Then we’ll stain and seal your house using a cool wood glue resist process.
In addition to a fun, relaxing afternoon on the farm, participants will receive:
Birdhouse materials
Nuthatch informational handout including instructions on how to register your huthatch house with the Audubon Society (if you want) to help them track the species’ progress.
Instructions on how to place your birdhouse and plans on how make more houses on your own.
Refreshments (locally sourced when possible!)
2020 NUTHATCH WORKSHOP: October 24, 1-4 pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $85
Individual attendees will make their own nuthatch house to take home.
COLLAB TICKETS: $110
Two attendees will build one deluxe nuthatch house together.
DETAILS
Workshops will take place outside and/or in our barn, depending on the weather. Participants should dress warmly with sturdy footwear appropriate for farm and muddy conditions. The tour will cover approximately 1 mile of walking.
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.
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.