- September 10th
Wine Tasting & Cooking Demonstration
We cordially invite you to attend our first ever Wine Tasting and Cooking Demonstration the evening of Friday, September 10th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at our Pick Your Own Pavilion. Learn how to create the perfect meal - watch Chef Meg Buchsbaum create a menu before your eyes and learn which wines pair best with each menu item. South Glastonbury's very own South Side Wine & Spirit Shoppe will provide wine tasting for each menu item (a small sampling of each menu item and wine will be distributed to each guest)! The invitation is open to 40 guests, and RSVPs will be handled on a first come, first serve basis. The cost is $45 per guest. All guests must be at least 21 years of age and must present their ID the evening of the event.
To RSVP, please email us with your name, the names of the guests in your party, total number of guests in your party, your phone number, and your address. Payment options will be discussed after you receive a confirmation of the RSVP.
- September 5th & October 3rd
11am-2pm
Come on over and enjoy the musical entertainment of Dan Stevens. His music will delight you as you relax at our Pick-Your-Own Pavilion after a fun day of picking or just stopping by for our delicious Apple Fritters.
PAST EVENTS
- February 20th
Meals from the Farm
A Cooking Demonstration
Belltown Orchards would like to thank everyone involved in making our first Centennial Celebration Event, Meals from the Farm, a Cooking Demonstration, a complete success! Special thanks to Chef Meg Buchsbaum, who was a hit with her witty charm and endless culinary knowledge and skill. We hope those who attended enjoyed it – we certainly did!
- March 27th
Pruning & Maple Syrup Demonstration
Join us for a tour of the farm and a stop along the way for owners Don and Mike to demonstrate proper pruning techniques. After the demo you will take a ride to the "Sugar Shack" to see syrup being made.
- April 10th
Job Fair @ the Farm Market
Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Part-time, seasonal Farm Market (June-November) and Pick Your Own Field (August-October) positions Available. Flexible hours. Come in and apply. For more information, please contact us through bhopersonnel@snet.net.
- April 17th
Meals From the Farm
A Cooking Demonstration
featuring Chef Meg Buchsbaum
Saturday 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Back by popular demand! Charming Chef Meg Buchsbaum will be returning to Belltown to demonstrate how to wow your family, friends, and yourselves with some amazing dessert items. This cooking demonstration will feature dessert recipes using Belltown's very own fresh frozen berries. The chef will demonstrate proper preparation and cooking techniques, as well as answer any questions you may have about creating the perfect dessert! For more information, click here.
- April 24th
Earth Day Celebration
Glastonbury Audubon
Glastonbury: Earth Fair Celebrates 21 Years at the Center at Glastonbury! Come enjoy the activities of many organizations as we join together to celebrate environmental awareness. Entertainment will include live “Birds of Prey” demonstrations, children and family activities and a whole lot more! For more information, www.begreenct.org/Earth Fair 2009.htm
- May 1st
Springtime Blossom
Wind & Weather Tour
Here is your chance to experience the beauty of an orchard in spring via tractor ride while learning about the affects of weather patterns on a farm!
Catch a last glimpse of our fruit tree blossoms as well as enjoy an informative discussion of weather on the farm. Kids are welcome to come along to learn about weather and make their very own windsock!
Special guest speaker Pete Catizone, a Certified Consulting Meteorologist of the American Meteorological Society, will take you on a journey of 100 years of weather at Belltown Orchards, all while you are witnessing the beauty of our orchards via tractor. Owners Don & Mike Preli will join the conversation to introduce the various equipment used around the farm to prevent frost in the delicate spring season. If it's not too windy, you will also get a first hand look at our state-of-the-art wind machines which create wind gusts up to a mile long in order to prevent frost from settling. Few people get to see these in action since frost usually occurs in the early hours of the morning, so this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
When you return from your tour of the farm, we invite you to enjoy complementary homemade apple cider donuts with fresh coffee while your kids create their very own windsock using paper, string, crayons and ribbon!
- June 11th
Strawberry Social Night
Friday June 11th, 2010, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Evening of good friends, good food, and good fun around the farm! For those of you who like to bake, we're even hosting a Strawberry Bundt Cake Competition!
Our Strawberry Social will be held on the evening of Friday, June 11th from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Come for early evening wagon tours of the farm, strawberry activities and crafts for the kids such as; Make Your Own Strawberry Masks, Strawberry Playdoh and Facepainting, music and socializing, and complementary strawberry shortcakes and strawberry punch for all! You will even witness the judging for our first ever strawberry recipe competition!
The Strawberry Bundt Cake competition will be open to the first 15 contestants to register. Two of Belltown's very own bakers will be joined by special guest Chef Meg Buchsbaum, who runs our very successful cooking demos, to judge the entered cakes. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and the winner will be featured in our weekly newsletter. For rules, judging criteria, and prize descriptions, please click here.
- June 30th
Meals on the Farm
Cooking Demonstration
Wednesday June 30th, 2010 7:00pm-9:00pm
We are proud to announce our 3rd Cooking Demonstration featuring Chef Meg Buchsbaum! Join us the evening of Wednesday, June 30th from 7 to 9pm at Belltown Hill Orchards to learn how to use the fresh berries of the season in a variety of delicious courses!
Chef Meg will delight you with her vast knowledge of preparing, cooking and arranging meals, while keeping you entertained with her endless wit and charm. She will be using Belltown’s own homegrown berries and fruit to create a delectable menu to impress you and your family or friends.
The menu will consist of:
Chocolate-covered Strawberries
Strawberry/Rhubarb crisp
Blueberry Squares
Rhubarb-Ginger Jam
Strawberry Pound Cake
Duck Breast with Cherries
Roasted Cherry and Hazelnut Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
Recipe hard copies will be distributed at the event and some recipes will be sampled!
- July 17th
Blueberry Festival
11am-2pm
Pick-Your-Own Pavilion
Come enjoy a day out in the country, enjoying music by Dan Stevens, blueberry sundaes, Crafts and Face Painting for the kids, Balloons, and a Blueberry Donut Eating Contest! Register for contest the from 8am-12noon morning of event. 1st 6 entries qualify, separate contests for adults and children. Delicious roasted corn and hot dogs will be available as well! Picking fields will be open, check out the Pick-Your-Own page for varieties available.