Thank the Animals
Join us for a celebration of gratitude and giving back! Bring your intact leftover pumpkins to share with our rescued animals and feel how good it feels to give back.
Cocoa with Coco
Please join us for a festive and heartwarming afternoon on the farm. Spend some time with our rescued farm animals, warm up with some (oat milk!) hot cocoa, and reflect on past year’s joys.
Love Blooms on the Farm
This Valentine's Day, surprise your special someone with a beautiful day on the farm, surrounded by cuddly rescued animals and sweeping lake views.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we are holding our plant sale earlier, as the USDA changed our growing zone from 5 to 6!
We’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs again, with gorgeous types you won’t see at any garden center! Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, for the first 3 weekends in May. We’ll have the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we are holding our plant sale earlier, as the USDA changed our growing zone from 5 to 6!
We’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs again, with gorgeous types you won’t see at any garden center! Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, for the first 3 weekends in May. We’ll have the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we are holding our plant sale earlier, as the USDA changed our growing zone from 5 to 6!
We’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs again, with gorgeous types you won’t see at any garden center! Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, for the first 3 weekends in May. We’ll have the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we are holding our plant sale earlier, as the USDA changed our growing zone from 5 to 6!
We’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs again, with gorgeous types you won’t see at any garden center! Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, for the first 3 weekends in May. We’ll have the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale (Final Weekend)
This year we are holding our plant sale earlier, as the USDA changed our growing zone from 5 to 6!
We’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs again, with gorgeous types you won’t see at any garden center! Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, for the first 3 weekends in May. We’ll have the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale (Final Weekend)
This year we are holding our plant sale earlier, as the USDA changed our growing zone from 5 to 6!
We’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs again, with gorgeous types you won’t see at any garden center! Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, for the first 3 weekends in May. We’ll have the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Treats or Tricks!
Come join us for a family-friendly day on the farm the Sunday before Halloween! Show off your best costumes to our rescued farm animals while you reverse trick-or-treat at their stall doors and their pasture gates.
Simple Plant-Based Cooking
Dive into the world of delicious and nutritious plant-based cooking! Join us for our upcoming class, “Simple Plant-Based Cooking,” hosted by the talented Mia Coles from FLX Vegan.
Volunteer Weekend
Join us for a satisfying weekend of getting dirt under your nails while you enjoy the lake view and the greenery!
Volunteer Weekend
Join us for a satisfying weekend of getting dirt under your nails while you enjoy the lake view and the greenery!
POSTPONED - Feathered Friends: A Workshop for Caring Chicken Keepers
We are rescheduling this to later in the fall! Watch this space!
New to chickens? Curious about keeping happy, healthy hens? Join us for an engaging workshop focused on responsible and loving chicken keeping and care, ensuring your feathered friends live a long and healthy life!
Garlic Harvest Tasting Event!
Come taste over 20 different varieties of garlic, from the sweet and mild Creole Red to the rare and fiery Russian Inferno...and everything in between!Join us on the farm to celebrate a bountiful garlic harvest! Learn how easy it is to grow your own garlic at home. With over 20 different varieties of garlic, we will taste them all, vote for our favorites, and you can even take home some of the kind you rank as your favorite to eat or to plant, so you can enjoy your own bountiful garlic harvest next summer!
Heirloom Tomato Tasting
Indulge in a feast for the senses at our Heirloom Tomato Tasting Event. Join us in our beautiful lakeside garden as we celebrate the vibrant hues and rich flavors of heirloom tomatoes, lovingly grown and carefully cultivated for generations.
Rochester Vegfest
We will be tabling at another awesome Vegfest! Come eat some great vegan food, hear inspiring speakers, stop and say hi to us, find out about volunteering with us, or just chat about animals or veggies! And the best part - the event is free!
Pick & Pickle
Join us for a beautiful day in our garden as we celebrate the humble and versatile cucumber!
-Learn how easy it is to grow cucumbers
-Pick your own cucumbers to take home
-Learn how to pickle
Newborn Kitten Care Workshop
Orphaned baby kittens are found all the time! - in barns, in walls, in sewers, under vehicles. But what happens then?
Join us at Sweet Farm to learn how to care for these tiny bundles of cuteness instead of having to find and then pass them off to an already overloaded kitten rescuer or foster! You can care for them yourself and even help find them homes! We will teach you how.
Gardening Therapy: The healing power of soil and plants
Discover the Healing Power of Gardening! Hear from esteemed horticultural therapist Beverly J. Brown Ph.D., HTR on the science behind gardening's mental and physical benefits.
Volunteer Sign-Up and Orientation
Whether you're an animal enthusiast, a green thumb, or just someone who wants to give back to the community, we welcome volunteers of all backgrounds and skill levels. Join our passionate team and make a difference together!
Llamas & Lavender
Join us for an exclusive event at Sweet Farm where you'll learn how to plant and grow lavender, from a lavender farmer.
- Learn all about lavender and how to plant it from David Sweet, a lavender expert, our farm manager, and owner of Lavender Crest Farms.
- Take a tour of Sweet Farm, the region's first climate sanctuary, featuring our rescued llamas and their 100+ rescued animal friends!
- Get your own lavender plant to take home
This event always sells out so don't miss out! Kids under 12 are FREE!
Volunteer Sign-Up and Orientation
Whether you're an animal enthusiast, a green thumb, or just someone who wants to give back to the community, we welcome volunteers of all backgrounds and skill levels. Join our passionate team and make a difference together!
DEAR DOTTY by Jaclyn Westlake Virtual Book Club Discussion
Join the Dear Dotty and Sweet Farm virtual book club discussion on June 12, 2024! Sign up to receive an exclusive invite to a conversation with debut fiction author Jaclyn Westlake and Sweet Farm about her new book, the importance of animal sanctuaries, and ,most importantly, their shared love and appreciation for animals! Sign up and receive a code for a discount on Sweet Farm merch and virtual tours!
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs. You won’t find these varieties at any other plant sale. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4pm, we’ve got the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs. You won’t find these varieties at any other plant sale. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4pm, we’ve got the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs. You won’t find these varieties at any other plant sale. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4pm, we’ve got the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
4-H Group Meeting
Our first meeting as a group! We’ll be giving the clover we sowed during our info session to the chickens, and meeting a few more animals.
Missed our May 4 info session? No problem! Click below to find out how to get involved!
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs. You won’t find these varieties at any other plant sale. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4pm, we’ve got the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs. You won’t find these varieties at any other plant sale. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4pm, we’ve got the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Annual Sweet Farm Plant Sale
This year we’re going big on heirloom vegetables, flowers and herbs. You won’t find these varieties at any other plant sale. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4pm, we’ve got the tastiest and prettiest plant starts and varietals we’re sure you’ve never seen.
Sweet Farm's 4-H Club Open House
Sweet Farm is starting our very own 4-H Club! Come to our open house to learn more about joining us on our mission, becoming an eco warrior, caring for animals, growing your own food, and so much more!
Craft Fair on the Farm
Browse a diverse array of handcrafted goods, from jewelry and textiles to pottery and home decor, all made with love and respect for people, animals, and the planet. Discover unique treasures while supporting local artisans who prioritize fair labor practices, eco-friendly materials, and cruelty-free production methods. Whether you're seeking one-of-a-kind gifts or simply want to indulge in guilt-free shopping, our Craft Fair promises a delightful experience that aligns with your values of kindness and mindfulness.
Sustainability Workshop: Reducing Your Plastic Waste
Are you passionate about reducing plastic waste and learning how to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Join us for our Plastic-Free Living Workshop!
Solar Eclipse with Rescued Animals
Enjoy spectacular sweeping views of Seneca Lake, while hanging out with our 110+ rescued farm animals, all while watching the amazing solar eclipse along the edge of the path of totality! We will start with a tour so you can meet all our animals and learn their heartwarming stories, culminating in the handing out of glasses so that we can all safely watch the eclipse at 3:20pm ET from our sheep, goat, and llama pasture. You won’t find a better eclipse experience!!