If you’re looking for an activity for your child on school vacation days
– or for Valentine’s Day, The Silo has cooking classes for you.
Located at historic Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Road, New Milford, The Silo
Cooking School will hold vacation day classes on Martin Luther King Day, Monday,
January 20 and Presidents’ Day, Monday February 17.
On January 20, two classes will be held.
The first, “Young Chefs Winter Warm Up” for children ages 6 to 10, will
be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by “Teens and Tweens Winter Warm Up”
from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
On February 17, President’s Day, “Young Chefs Cook Presidential” will run
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 6 to 10, and “Tweens and Teens: Hail to the
Chief” will run from 2:3 to 5:30 p.m.
In addition, “Valentine’s Sweets for the Sweet,” a three-hour class for
children ages 5 to 11 will cover the basics from homemade cookies to candies, coming
up hearts!
Classes are taught by Nancy Stuart, Silo Cooking School assistant
director and are full-participation. Students
will learn basic skills such as kitchen safety, proper food
handling, food preparation, cooking and baking techniques. Class cost is $45 or $50 per student,
depending on class chosen.
Hunt Hill Farm also includes The Silo Gallery, The Skitch
Henderson Museum, and The Silo Store, which sells cookbooks, giftware,
tabletop, foods and kitchen items.
For more information and to register for classes and events,
call (860) 355-0300 or visit www.hunthillfarmtrust.org. Registration is also available at The Silo
during regular business hours. The Silo
Gallery and store are open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
