Date & time:

• Friday, August 2

  • Pizza Night 5:00pm to 7:00pm

  • Walking Farm Tour at 6:30pm

IMPORTANT: Our Pizza Nights regularly sell out. Reserve your pizza starting Friday, July 26 at 7:15pm. See details below.

Cost:
Free Farm Tour
10 inch pizzas available for purchase by pre-order.

Event details:
A Pizza Night on the farm is a dining experience for the whole family featuring artisan pizzas made with ingredients from the farm and baked in an outdoor, wood-fired brick oven. Pizza Nights on the farm are very popular and were even featured in the New York Times. Pizzas may be taken home as carryout or enjoyed picnic-style or tailgate-style on the farm.

A special Local Food Week Walking Farm Tour will begin around 6:30pm. We’ll talk about soil health, cover cropping, minimum tillage techniques, crop rotations, raising animals on pasture, and other practices we use.

Pizza Pre-Ordering Details:
You can pre-order and reserve your pizza for August 2, starting at 7:15pm on Friday, July 26, until they are sold out. 

How it works:

• Pre-order your pizzas. Reserve your pizzas and pay online and choose a pick-up time at Pizza Nights — Hawkins Family Farm

• We make the pizza and you bring the rest! So, if you’d like picnic blankets, camp chairs, utensils, napkins, side dishes, dessert, or beverages, don’t forget to bring them along. Alcoholic beverages are permitted.

• Come to the farm. Arrive at Hawkins Family Farm and park along the farm lane in one of the numbered tailgating spots. Then walk to the Pizza Pavilion in the barn lot at your designated time to pick up your pizzas.

• Enjoy. Take your pizzas to your individual tailgate spot or common picnic area and enjoy your evening on the farm! Please take all your trash with you when you leave. No pets, please.

• For more information, visit Pizza Nights — Hawkins Family Farm 

Hawkins Family Farm
We are a fourth-generation family farm outside of North Manchester, Indiana. We rotate cattle, hogs, poultry, field crops, and produce around our 99-acres using a whole-systems approach, and market our products through customizable farm shares delivered to your door, and to restaurants. The farm also hosts weekly pizza nights during the summer.

We use the health and wholeness of soils, waters, plants, animals, and people as the standard by which we farm. Our fully customizable farm shares allow you to enjoy top quality groceries while supporting a growing number of local farmers and food artisans. Learn how it works on our website.

Date & time:

• Friday, August 2

  • Farm Tour & Tastings - 2:00pm.

  • Brewery Open to the Public - 4:00pm to 10:00pm.

Cost:
Free

No Registration required.

Event details:
E. Brewing Company at Esterline Farms is the first Farmhouse Brewery in the State of Indiana. Tour will include hands-on experiences with farm animals, yard games, beer tastings and time to enjoy our outside beer garden and patios.

We are a family-friendly destination, but the taproom is 21 & over.

For more information, email ebrewingco@gmail.com or call (260)610-0553.

Travel Tip:
We are only 1/4 mile from South Whitley, 10 miles from Columbia City, and 20 miles from Fort Wayne and Warsaw.

E Brewing Company at Esterline Farms
An independent Craft Brewery created by two dudes, Justin and Jason, that loved brewing beer in a barn. They took their passion from small batch home brewing to the overnight sensation of innovative “why not” beers that so many people have come to love. In fact, they’ve become the first beer farm in Indiana since the prohibition.

After attending numerous local brew festivals over the last few years they quickly started to realize the positive feedback they were receiving. People loved their personalities, their stories, and most importantly…their beer! Jason had always had a dream of running his own brewery someday. So, with the help from his wife, Jennifer, and the encouragement of his close friends, they made it happen! Turning their barn into a brewery has been a whirlwind of emotions, lots of hard work, and the most rewarding project ever! We hope you’ll join us to experience our Beer Farm and the entire farm experience!

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 1:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

• Monday, July 29 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Friday, August 2 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration Required:
Participants need to pre-register within 24 hours of tour time @ Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/plant-happiness-32146212271

Event Details:
A guided small group tour of a suburban home-based food production and restorative ecosystem management. Attendees will see a small, yet thriving, outdoor space that boasts hundreds of pounds of organic produce each season. The property is a 'Certified Wildlife Habitat' with the National Wildlife Federation and certified by the 'We Grow Natives' program with Indiana Native Plant Society.

For more information, email plantingseedsofhappiness@gmail.com.

Plant Happiness
Marissa Renz is the owner of Plant Happiness LLC, a garden consultation and design company located in Fort Wayne. Plant Happiness also offers Educational Opportunities for the local community. From food production to small scale ecological restoration, Plant Happiness offers inspiration and guidance for transforming residential lots into thriving pockets of paradise using organic and solution-driven practices. Consultation services include Soil Health; Native Pollinator Gardens; Bird Gardens; Vegetable Gardens; Whole System Sustainable Gardening; Increasing your Food Security; Providing clarity to garden planning and Living in abundance.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, July 28 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm

• Monday, July 29 - CLOSED

• Tuesday, July 30 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 10:00am to 8:00pm

• Friday, August 2 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, August 4 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Cost:
Mention the Food Hunt for FREE Individual Admission during Local Food Week July 26-August 4! Regular Admission: $7/Adults, $5/Youth Ages 3-17, Free 2 & under. $1 Admission every Thursday from 5-8 pm. No registration required.

Event details:
Fun for family and friends, enjoy a self-guided tour at your local public garden. During Local Food Week, enjoy a scavenger food hunt to learn about local food as well as food from around the globe. Learn about how important pollinators are to our food system and see honeybees at work in an on-site Observation Bee Hive! The summer/fall theme is "Raise a Glass!" celebrating 40 years for the Conservatory.

Also, check out the Conservatory Shop featuring a variety of local vendors, and stop by Conjure Coffee featuring local ingredients, fresh pastries, and hand-crafted beverages available for purchase.

Discover all there is to see and do at your local public garden! For more information call (260)427-6440 or email ffbbc@cityoffortwayne.org.

Travel Tip:
Upon entry to Conservatory, the admission desk validates tickets for FREE parking across from the entrance at Calhoun Street and Jefferson Boulevard in the Civic Center Parking Garage.

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is an oasis in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne providing a unique attraction that is always in season.

Guests of the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory experience multiple garden environments beginning in the Showcase House with its four seasonal exhibits. From there, guests enter the multi-level Tropical House, where lush foliage thrives against the backdrop of a cascading waterfall. Wrapping up their visit, guests explore the quiet beauty of the Desert House.

As a treasured asset of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department, the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is dedicated to providing inspiration, education, and entertainment while promoting the restorative beauty of its gardens.

The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory boasts over 24,500 square feet of indoor garden space with additional outdoor gardens featuring scenic vistas, shaded pathways, and zonal trees and shrubs. It is one of the few conservatories in the world located in a downtown urban setting.

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 1:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

• Monday, July 29 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Friday, August 2 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration Required:
Participants need to pre-register within 24 hours of tour time @ Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/plant-happiness-32146212271

Event Details:
A guided small group tour of a suburban home-based food production and restorative ecosystem management. Attendees will see a small, yet thriving, outdoor space that boasts hundreds of pounds of organic produce each season. The property is a 'Certified Wildlife Habitat' with the National Wildlife Federation and certified by the 'We Grow Natives' program with Indiana Native Plant Society.

For more information, email plantingseedsofhappiness@gmail.com.

Plant Happiness
Marissa Renz is the owner of Plant Happiness LLC, a garden consultation and design company located in Fort Wayne. Plant Happiness also offers Educational Opportunities for the local community. From food production to small scale ecological restoration, Plant Happiness offers inspiration and guidance for transforming residential lots into thriving pockets of paradise using organic and solution-driven practices. Consultation services include Soil Health; Native Pollinator Gardens; Bird Gardens; Vegetable Gardens; Whole System Sustainable Gardening; Increasing your Food Security; Providing clarity to garden planning and Living in abundance.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Monday, July 29 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Friday, August 2 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

Cost: Food, beverages and groceries for purchase. No registration required.

Event Details:
We will be offering special freshly prepared dishes from our deli featuring local ingredients every day that we are open. Gluten-Free and Vegan options available!

For more information, call (260)483-5211 or email
info@healthfoodshoppe.com

The Health Food Shoppe
Locally owned, all-natural grocery store offering a fresh deli, produce and vitamin and supplement department. Proudly supporting over 30 local food growers and makers.

Local Food Week Sponsor