Quiet Creek 2025 Schedule
April 4, Fri 9am - 11am Keep PA Beautiful: McManigle Road Clean Up/ Plant a Tree Service Project
April 5th, Sat 1pm - 4pm Herbal Soap Making $52.50 20 spots
(includes bar of soap, Rusty's booklet, and herbal refreshments)
April 26th, Sat 10am - 4pm Cultivating Medicinal and Gourmet Mushrooms $100.00 20 spots
(includes mushroom log, spawn, Rusty's mushroom growing booklet, and mushroom luncheon)
May 1st, Thurs 9am -12pm Building a Better World with Worm Composting $20
May 23-24, F/S 9am - 5pm Quiet Creek Shop Opens for 2025
June 7th, Sat 10am - 5 pm 27th Annual Spring Fest FREE ALL WELCOME
June 28th, Sat 1 pm - 4 pm Whole Grain Bread Making: Sourdough & Sprouted Grains $52.50 20 spots
July 11-12, F/S 10am - 4pm Earthen Building $152.50 20 spots
August 8-10, F/S/S 12 pm-12pm Backwood Chicks (registration w/JCCD) TBA
Aug 16th, Sat 10am - 4pm Medicinal Use of Herbs in the Garden $131.25 20 spots
(includes luncheon, herbal remedies, live plants)
August 30th, Sat 10 am- 4pm 28th Annual FallFest FREE ALL WELCOME
Sept 13th, Sat 1pm - 4pm Herbal Soap Making $52.50 20 spots
(includes bar of soap, Rusty's booklet, and herbal refreshments)
Sept 27th, Sat 10am - 4pm Medicinal Use of Herbs in the Garden $131.25 20 spots
(includes luncheon, herbal remedies, live plants)
October 4th, Sat 10 am - 4pm Cultivating Medicinal and Gourmet Mushrooms $100.00 20 spots
(includes mushroom log, spawn, Rusty's mushroom growing booklet, and mushroom luncheon)
November 7-8th, F/S 10am - 5pm Gingerbread Tour FREE ALL WELCOME
November 29th, Sat 1pm - 4pm Herbal Soap Making $52.50 20 spots
(includes bar of soap, Rusty's booklet, and herbal refreshments)
*Children (16 and under) accompanied by a paying adult are welcome at half price. Email/call to register children.
Please register early on website for all fee-based classes/workshops, classes fill quickly.
***Private Classes Available for Individuals and Small Groups (please see Build Your Own Classes).
Email [email protected] or call 814.849-9662, if you have questions
Quiet Creek open Fri/Sat 9-5 p.m. (May 23 - Dec 6)
Apprenticeships and Volunteering year-round
Class fee are non-refundable
93 Quiet Creek Lane
Brookville, PA 15825
814-849-9662
www.quietcreekherbfarm.org
[email protected]
Descriptions listed below:
April 4, Fri 9am - 11am Keep PA Beautiful: McManigle Road Clean Up/ Plant a Tree Service Project
April 5th, Sat 1pm - 4pm Herbal Soap Making $52.50 20 spots
(includes bar of soap, Rusty's booklet, and herbal refreshments)
April 26th, Sat 10am - 4pm Cultivating Medicinal and Gourmet Mushrooms $100.00 20 spots
(includes mushroom log, spawn, Rusty's mushroom growing booklet, and mushroom luncheon)
May 1st, Thurs 9am -12pm Building a Better World with Worm Composting $20
May 23-24, F/S 9am - 5pm Quiet Creek Shop Opens for 2025
June 7th, Sat 10am - 5 pm 27th Annual Spring Fest FREE ALL WELCOME
June 28th, Sat 1 pm - 4 pm Whole Grain Bread Making: Sourdough & Sprouted Grains $52.50 20 spots
July 11-12, F/S 10am - 4pm Earthen Building $152.50 20 spots
August 8-10, F/S/S 12 pm-12pm Backwood Chicks (registration w/JCCD) TBA
Aug 16th, Sat 10am - 4pm Medicinal Use of Herbs in the Garden $131.25 20 spots
(includes luncheon, herbal remedies, live plants)
August 30th, Sat 10 am- 4pm 28th Annual FallFest FREE ALL WELCOME
Sept 13th, Sat 1pm - 4pm Herbal Soap Making $52.50 20 spots
(includes bar of soap, Rusty's booklet, and herbal refreshments)
Sept 27th, Sat 10am - 4pm Medicinal Use of Herbs in the Garden $131.25 20 spots
(includes luncheon, herbal remedies, live plants)
October 4th, Sat 10 am - 4pm Cultivating Medicinal and Gourmet Mushrooms $100.00 20 spots
(includes mushroom log, spawn, Rusty's mushroom growing booklet, and mushroom luncheon)
November 7-8th, F/S 10am - 5pm Gingerbread Tour FREE ALL WELCOME
November 29th, Sat 1pm - 4pm Herbal Soap Making $52.50 20 spots
(includes bar of soap, Rusty's booklet, and herbal refreshments)
*Children (16 and under) accompanied by a paying adult are welcome at half price. Email/call to register children.
Please register early on website for all fee-based classes/workshops, classes fill quickly.
***Private Classes Available for Individuals and Small Groups (please see Build Your Own Classes).
- Sprouted Grain Bread Making
- Using worm bins to ‘eat your garbage’
- Make your own herbal remedies
- Growing your own herbal garden with a Hugel Kultur
- Sourdough Bread Making
Email [email protected] or call 814.849-9662, if you have questions
Quiet Creek open Fri/Sat 9-5 p.m. (May 23 - Dec 6)
Apprenticeships and Volunteering year-round
Class fee are non-refundable
93 Quiet Creek Lane
Brookville, PA 15825
814-849-9662
www.quietcreekherbfarm.org
[email protected]
Descriptions listed below:
Plant Propagation Here is the bargain class of the year! Class includes tons of plants (medicinal and culinary herbs,
ornamental flowers and more!) that you will go home with while obtaining the knowledge of how to propagate plants from seeds, cuttings, root layerings, and bulbs. Class Fee: $105.
Grafting Apple Trees. Multiply your existing orchard by grafting new varieties! Learn methods including tongue & whip, as well as cleft grafting. Students take home knowledge and scion woods. Bring to class: leather gloves, sharp knife, pruners, and scion wood to share. This class is given in early-mid spring before the apple trees bud. $30
Essential Oils/Hand Sanitizer Class: Come discover the healing properties of 25 essential oils. This hands-on class will immerse you with the understanding of how these oils are distilled, how they are used, how they heal, and how they are applied. You will go home with new knowledge and a massage oil that you blend specific to your needs. The class offers handouts, herbal refreshments, essential oil materials, and a relaxing time and the Fee is $50 (free in May)
Herbal Soap Making Soft, smooth and natural—Rusty will show you how to make soap from scratch. Learn how to mold, cut, scent and color soap. Take home 1bar and Rusty’s soap book all for $50 which includes refreshments. (free in June)
Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Intensive Homesteaders are always looking for products that will help diversify their offerings, increase their profitability, and expand their seasons. Cultivated mushrooms offer an excellent economic opportunity that can complement the production season on many farms. Discover the key concepts of growing, harvesting, preserving, cooking, and medicating with Shiitake, Oyster, Nameko, Wine cap, Lion's mane, Comb tooth and Maitake mushrooms at this full-day intensive class with several experts in mushroom production. $100 includes logs, luncheon and more!
Spring Fest
Herb, flower and perennial plants, all-natural soaps, teas, salves, vinegars, essential oils, and gardening books will be offered. Special activities will be garden and hi tunnel tours, pampering seminars, children games and jam session. There will also be an herbal luncheon available for purchase ($15). You are welcome to pack a lunch, too. There is no admission fee to the public. Come one and all.
Bread Making (Sprouted Grains & Sourdough)
Don't miss attending the Whole Grain Bread Making and Herbal Butter Making Class.
Learn the secrets of adding nutritional bread into your family's diet. You will go home with recipes, knowledge, bread, and
butter. Come and enjoy! Class Fee:
$52.50
Fall Fest
Learn how to bring in the fall harvest. There will also be special activities related to the children plus herb, flower and perennial plants, all-natural soaps, teas, salves, vinegars, essential oils and gardening books. There will also be an herbal luncheon available for purchase ($15). You are welcome to pack a lunch, too. Free to the public.
Gingerbread Holiday Open House Quiet Creek and other local artisans will feature holiday gift items ready just for you. Stop by to pick up a map. A whole foods luncheon will be available on Saturday ($15) to help you relax during your hectic holiday shopping schedule. Always the first full weekend in November. Quiet Creek will be available the Friday and Saturday (we are closed on Sundays, but do enjoy the rest of the Gingerbread Tour).
Volunteering Service Project Opportunities: learn how to prune trees, raspberries, blueberries, harvest organic produce, earthen building, mushroom cultivation and more available year-round at Quiet Creek. Please email interests and dates/times: [email protected]
Contact us:
Quiet Creek Team
Quiet Creek Herb Farm
93 Quiet Creek Lane
Brookville, PA 15825
814-849-9662
quietcreekherbfarm@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/QCHerbFarm/
