Spring is in the air! We have spent our off-season imagining what’s possible for 2025. With so much friction in the world pulling people apart, I have been thinking about how The Kitchen at Ten Barn Farm can be a bit of a sanctuary from all that is unsettling, and hopefully help strengthen our community bonds. We certainly love that so many people value the efforts our family makes to produce the delicious and healthy meals that travel less than fifty yards from the fields to your plate, but this year can we add to the great food and beautiful setting more ways for people to connect? Can we create more of a sense of community where people feel they belong? The research suggests that a sense of belonging is as important to our health as eating the organic dishes we serve.
When I think of the highlights from last year, they were all evenings where a large group of people shared an experience:
- That beautiful September evening of the farm-to-table dinner where our relatives had flown in from around the country to help us put on a four hour event where guests bonded–our big family serving your family and friends added to the warmth of the evening.
- The opera night in the gallery barn with the huge doors open to the late summer night sky and those amazing artists sharing their talents in an intimate space. In the crowd’s roar was a clear sense of the community coming together.
- And finally, the performance of Forgetful Divas by the Camphill Hudson Players and Operation Unite; the joy of the diverse group of actors and the energy of the dancers in the final scene with the audience clapping to the beat.
We want to try and create more moments like those in 2025. Below you will see that there are many ways to join our merry band–cultural evenings with regional music and food, a new book club, a cooking class, Friday night dinners, family art classes, and, of course, brunch any weekend from late May through October.
So here’s what we have planned for summer 2025:
MAY EVENTS
May 11 — Baking class and book signing hosted by baker extraordinaire, Bobbie Lloyd, CEO of NYC’s Magnolia Bakery. Info and tickets here.
May 12 — Mother’s Day brunch. Bring Mom to brunch, visit the goats, and see the changes we made this winter.
May 17 — Italian Supper and Opera–We are so excited that the amazing Cafe Tacci will be returning to open our season. The evening will start with a traditional Italian supper followed by an evening full of arias and fun. This is the first of our 2025 cultural evenings (regional food and the arts). Info and tickets here.
May 24-25 — Regular 2025 hours begin - Saturday and Sunday 9-2.
JUNE EVENTS
June 6 — 3rd Annual Dusty Wright and Friends concert. Info and tickets here.
June 13 — Pizza Night. Wait ‘til you taste Erik Schmall’s pizzas! No reservations required.
June 20 — Summer Solstice Dinner with Chef Quinn Pennea. Info and tickets here.
JULY EVENTS
July 5 — Opening of The 2025 Macedonia Institute (TMI) art show “Schools’s Out”. We are excited to partner with The Macedonia Institute for the second year in a row, a family-run artist residency in Chatham. Following last year’s show at Ten Barn Farm—featured in The New York Times, Hudson Valley Magazine, The Observer, and more— this year’s exhibition, School’s Out, celebrates the joy and exuberance of childhood through a group show featuring former TMI residents. Starting at 10 AM, join us for art programming for kids (and adults!), a wonderful art show, nostalgia, and community.
July 11 — Buena Vista Social Club Concert and Cuban supper. Our second cultural evening featuring the Francois Wiss Trio fresh from headlining at the Blue Note. Info and tickets here.
July 12 — The Macedonia Institute Family Arts Class in the Gallery Barn. Starting at 10 AM, the whole family can make an art project to take home.
July 18 — Fancy Feast Supper Club dinner celebrating Upstate Art Weekend with a School’s Out theme. Info and tickets here.
July 19 — The Macedonia Institute family arts class celebrating Upstate Art Weekend. Starting at 10 AM, join us for another fun, creative session for families to explore the School’s Out show and make their own artistic masterpieces.
July 19 — Jim Lauderdale in concert. Bluegrass concert with renowned Nashville musician. A Spencertown Academy and Ten Barn Farm co-production. Save the date. Tickets on sale in May through the Spencertown Academy website.
AUGUST EVENTS
August 22 — Harvest Dinner With Chef Mike Castellano. Info and tickets here.
August 24 — Lit and Lunch Book Club The first meeting of the Ten Barn Farm-Kinderhook Books club. Julie’s lunch will tie-in with each month’s book selection. See Roby (or Mindy at Kinderhook Books) for more information. 1 pm.
August 29 — Italian Supper and Opera. If you couldn’t get tickets to their appearance in May, here is a second chance. It is a remarkable evening. Info and tickets here.
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
September 6 — The Camphill Hudson Players performance and benefit. Tickets available soon through Camphill Hudson.
September 13 — 9th Annual Ten Barn Farm-To-Table Dinner. Ten Barn Farm’s signature event of the year. Please come out to celebrate the end of the season and support the kitchen and farm. Info and tickets here.
September 20 — Second meeting of the Lit and Lunch Book Club. 1pm.
OCTOBER EVENTS
October 19 — The Lit and Lunch Book Club final meeting of the season. 1pm.
You can also check out the full 2025 events calendar here.
We can't wait to see you, Julie, Peter, Roby, Matthew, and Andrew Harrington Ten Barn Farm