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2011 Event Schedule

Beans and Greens Farmstand Events:
245 Intervale Road, Gilford, NH 03249
Phone: (603)293-2853
beansandgreensfarm@msn.com

Fall Family Fun on the Farm!

The last event for 2011 is another family favorite!

Details below:

Pumpkin Festival & Lighting-Saturday October 22nd
All day festival for Pumpkin decorators!  Choose your pumpkin and visit our carving or painting stations. Let the kids sing with Matt Langley from 12-3pm! Some activities will be free and others will have a small charge ~ you can select your activities individually.  Come back in the evening for the Pumpkin Lighting just prior to the opening of the maze for the night!  Probably about 7:30!  The Corn and Hay Mazes are open all day long and the Corn Maze will be open for night visitors and will feature hot cider and cider donuts for sale in the maze.....if you can find where!

A Review of our summer event schedule ........

The New Pavilion is Open!

We celebrated the Grand Opening of our new Pavilion on Saturday June 4th. The Ribbon was cut by Andrew & Martina Howe, owners of Beans & Greens Farmstand, using the very chisel that was used for much of the work on the timber-frame building. In attendance were Gilford’s Town Administrator-Scott Dunn, Gilford Selectmen-John O'brien & Kevin Hayes. Gail McWilliam-Jellie represented the NH Department of Agriculture.

Doug & Iain Hamilton entertained the crowd with live guitar/violin/bagpipe music during the afternoon. After a well attended evening chicken BBQ, Paul Warnick & Phil ‘n The Blanks kicked-off the first of the Summer Series - Dancing in The Pavilion until late. Matt Langley sang and played guitar for patrons and children on Sunday afternoon.

Mother’s Day Open House
Celebrate Mom Today! Enjoy interactive activities including photo frame making, special magnets, and flowerpot design and decorate a free cookie for Mom. Materials fee $5.  Register for a Prize package to include homemade bakery items, fresh flowers or plants and Beans and Greens Gift Certificates. Specials all weekend.

Pots of Plenty
How does Your Garden Grow Workshop Series
Join us for informative workshops focusing on herbs and flowers.  Admission $4 per workshop or $10 for the 3-part series.  Light Refreshments provided.  Visit our website for more details

Easy as 1-2-3 Gardening
How does your garden Grow Workshop Series
Join us for informative workshops focusing on vegetable gardens.  Admission $4 per workshop or $10 for the 3-part series. Light Refreshments provided. Visit our website for more details

I Love My Teacher Day-Saturday June 11th
Celebrate your Special Teacher. Decorate your own planter for this teacher to show them how special they are to you.  Choose your plant from our Teacher Appreciation Selection.  Learn how to pot and decorate your planter. Materials fee $3-$5.

Biker BBQ – Wednesday June 15th
Join us after the Hill Climb for an entertaining evening including live music featuring The Uncle Steve Band and a chicken BBQ dinner.  Admission $12 per person (kids under ten only $5) and this is a BYOB event.  BBQ starts at 3pm and the live music will continue into the night. 

4th of July Week-end Celebration-Saturday & Sunday July 2nd & 3rd
Join us all weekend long for some good old fashioned fun.  Daily activities will include live music by the Crunchy Western Boys from 12-3pm,  local vendors, children’s activities and lots of pie.  Bring your family back on Saturday night for a Chicken BBQ Dinner and swing your partner in The Pavilion.  Square Dance to the music of Seth Austen & Beverly Woods.  This is the first event in our Summer Series of Dancing in The Pavilion.

Saturday Night Dancing in The Pavilion - Saturday July 16th
Join us again this Saturday evening and enjoy dinner from our deli. Live music 5:30-8:30 featuring local NH Musician, Andrew Merzi. Don’t forget about Sample Sunday starting on July 17th and continuing thru the season.

Artists at The Pavilion-Saturday July 23rd
NH and local lakes region artisans will display fine arts in all media. Show and Sale. Background music provided by numerous local students!

Dinner in the Field – Wednesday, July 27th This special dinner is will take place out in one of our meadows (weather permitting).  Dinner will feature a full four-course meal created from foods produced here on the farm, including our own veggies, beef & chicken!  Imagine enjoying a delicious dinner on the farm with white linen tablecloths & breathtaking views of the sunset glistening off of you wine glass! Tickets $55 each, call for more information and a finalized menu. Live music featuring Paul Warnick in the field all evening!

Call for a reservation!

Farm to Table Dinner Menu

Corn Festival-Saturday July 30th
Bring the whole family for exciting daytime and evening activities.  Sing-a-long to Music by Matt Langley from 12-3 and join the Bradford Bog People for music and dancing 6-8pm.  Challenge your friends in our Corn-on-the-Cob eating contest. Enjoy some delicious corn food items like Corn Bread, Corn Chowder and Corn Salsa. Hayrides, face painting, and even the vegetable slingshot will be up and running!  This will be the final Saturday Night Dancing in the Pavilion for July but watch for more events in August.

Luff Fest-Sunday July 31^st

Luff Fest- A Benefit BBQ Lunch & Live Entertainment 12:30-4:00

Several area bands will perform through-out the event.  All proceeds will benefit

The Luff Family $20pp ($10- kids under 12)

Hot August Nights in the Pavilion - Tuesday and Friday Evenings Starting August 2nd
Gather your Friends and Dance the night away in The Pavilion. Our Summer Series of Dancing in the Pavilion continues on Tuesday and Friday evenings thru August. All events BYOB!

Most shows go from 6-9pm! If you have questions, call the farmstand!
August 2: Dudley Laufman
August 5: Crunchy Western Boys
August 9: Eric Grant Band Trio
August 12: Doug & Iain Hamilton
August 19: The Uncle Steve Band
August 23: Dudley Laufman
August 26: Dudley Laufman
August  30: Dudley Laufman

Fall Festival Weekend-Saturday & Sunday September 3rd & 4th
Come and enjoy the fun!  An entire weekend filled with family fun including tractor drawn hay rides, Veggie Slingshot, live entertainment on Saturday (12-3) by The Homefolks Band and on Sunday (12-3)by the Crunchy Western Boys!
The Opening of the 2011 Corn Maze.

"Preserving the Harvest"-Saturday September 10th  RESCHEDULED FOR SEPT 17TH AT 10AM
How Does Your Garden Grow Workshop Series
This is the last workshop in the series and focuses on harvesting and preserving your garden.  Sue Cagle

from the UNH cooperative extension returns for another informative session on how YOU can fill your freezer/pantry for

the winter!  10 am 9-17  RSVP by phone or email! Admission $4 per workshop or $10 for the 3-part series.  Light Refreshments provided.

CSA Bonfire – Saturday, September 10th  This event is ON!  The maze will be open....come have fun!
An evening bonfire for our CSA members and guests featuring Doug & Iain Hamilton on guitar
from 8-10pm!

Heritage Day –Saturday, September 24th
Observe demonstrators showcasing arts of yesteryear featuring spinning, quilt making, timber-framing and blacksmithing. Live music featuring Doug & Iain Hamilton from 12-3pm.  Take a Tractor drawn hay rides or test your navigation skills in our Corn Maze.  Hay Maze will be open and available for the little ones too. 

Harvest Festival-Saturday & Sunday October 8th & 9th
Experience an entire day of fun-filled family activities including music by NH’s John Tercyack from 12-3pm on Saturday and Matt Langley’s great sing-a-long music from 12-3 on Sunday!  Stop by to pet the farm animals.  Compete in a Sack - Race, or challenge your friends to hit the bull’s eye with our Veggie Slingshot. Remember our Corn and Hay Mazes are open daily all fall.  For this weekend the mazes will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights also by reservation only!

Pumpkin Festival & Lighting-Saturday October 22nd
All day festival for Pumpkin decorators!  Choose your pumpkin and visit our carving or painting stations. Let the kids sing with Matt Langley from 12-3pm!  Come back in the evening for the Pumpkin Lighting just prior to the opening of the maze for the night!  Probably about 7:30!  The Corn and Hay Mazes are open all day long and the Corn Maze will be open for night visitors and will feature hot cider and cider donuts for sale in the maze.....if you can find where!