Round Robin style Music Jam held in the Pavilion, bring a covered dish to share and your own drink. We will clear a spot if you want to dance, everyone welcome to participate. The Farm furnishes the tableware.

In this class you will learn some basic weaving and enjoy the fragrance of your labor for many days to come. Carroll Lavender Co. is holding this class for us, and they are also going to teach everyone about Lavender Eatables and why you need to know the difference in Lavender. The class cost $20 a person and pre-registration is required by June 19, 2026. Class size is limited so sign up early.

Join us and the Wythe Grayson Regional Library at the Matthews Farm for Story Time, reading from books found in use around 1900 in keeping with the era of the Matthews Farm Museum. Story Time finishes up with a variety of activities for the kids to participate in. This is a free event.

Round Robin style Music Jam held in the Pavilion, bring a covered dish to share and your own drink. We will clear a spot if you want to dance, everyone welcome to participate. The Farm furnishes the tableware.

Join us and the Wythe Grayson Regional Library at the Matthews Farm for Story Time, reading from books found in use around 1900 in keeping with the era of the Matthews Farm Museum. Story Time finishes up with a variety of activities for the kids to participate in. This is a free event.

Round Robin style Music Jam held in the Pavilion, bring a covered dish to share and your own drink. We will clear a spot if you want to dance, everyone welcome to participate. The Farm furnishes the tableware.

Join us on the porch for a visit, you never know who will be pulling up a seat and what knowledge they are willing to impart or story they have to tell. If the farm has a successful growing season, you may even find yourself stinging beans or some other type of hand work done on porches while visiting.

This week join us for a special Porch Talk with local content creator and storyteller Haley From The Holler. Known for her down home humor, Appalachian roots, and unfiltered conversations, Haley shares stories about life around the holler, local culture, food, beauty, family traditions, and everyday life in the Appalachian mountains. With a growing audience of over 100,000 followers on TikTok, Haley has become known for bringing authentic mountain charm and real life moments to social media. Come sit a spell on the porch, visit, laugh, and enjoy an afternoon of conversation and community.

This class is for kids 13 - 18 years old. Blacksmithing for beginners, in this class we’ll be learning to make a variety of hooks. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required by June 3, 2026. Bring leather gloves and we’ll provide the safety glasses. This is a free Workshop.

Join us and the Wythe Grayson Regional Library at the Matthews Farm for Story Time, reading from books found in use around 1900 in keeping with the era of the Matthews Farm Museum. Story Time finishes up with a variety of activities for the kids to participate in. This is a free event.

Round Robin style Music Jam held in the Pavilion, bring a covered dish to share and your own drink. We will clear a spot if you want to dance, everyone welcome to participate. The Farm furnishes the tableware.

Round Robin style Music Jam held in the Pavilion, bring a covered dish to share and your own drink. We will clear a spot if you want to dance, everyone welcome to participate. The Farm furnishes the tableware.

This is a hands-on workshop. You will learn the parts of a harness and the correct way to harness a mule and then how to hitch a mule up to equipment/wagon/sled and how to work the mule. Pre-Registration is required for the Workshop by May 22, 2026, as class size is limited.

Round Robin style Music Jam held in the Pavilion, bring a covered dish to share and your own drink. We will clear a spot if you want to dance, everyone welcome to participate. The Farm furnishes the tableware.

Shooting Match - Register by 9:30 in person or by calling the Farm. Practice from 9:30-9:50 at the cost of $1.00 a Shot. 3/2 Split at $5.00 a round, 12 Gauge Factory Guns Only, No Scopes. Shot closest to the center wins. Ham on a side pot. Matthews Farm will be furnishing the ammo.

In this class you’ll learn how to make Chicken-N-Dumplings from scratch. The cost of this class is $8.00 a student and that includes a bowl of Chicken-N-Dumplings and a drink. Pre-registration is required by May 2, 2026, class size is limited.

This class is for kids 13 - 18 years old. Blacksmithing for beginners, learning hammer control and heat levels for forging. Students will take home what they make. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required by May 2, 2026. Bring leather gloves and we’ll provide the safety glasses. This is a free Workshop.

Join us on the porch for a visit, you never know who will be pulling up a seat and what knowledge they are willing to impart or story they have to tell. If the farm has a successful growing season, you may even find yourself stinging beans or some other type of hand work done on porches while visiting. This week come visit with someone who’s family grew small leaf Turkish Tobacco, was taught to track bees as a child, retired from running a country store, canner and preserver of all things wild and homegrown including kids. Cornbread and Hog Jowl are still her favorite things to eat. Born, raised, and lived her entire life in the same community. Milk a cow, sew a fancy dress, sing to the babies, change out a starter, plum a sink, drive a team of mules, you name it she’d tackle it and make it look easy. Known to many as “Maw”, come out and meet her on Saturday.

Hand-rolled Pottery Class. In the class you will be making a Butter Bell and Buttons. At the end of the class the items will be taken to be fired in the kiln and available for pickup at the farm when notified. This class cost $40 per person and money must be dropped by the Farm by end of the day on April 25th. Class size is limited. If you have ever been interested in pottery making, then this is just the class to get your hands wet. Laurel Creek Pottery located on Main Street in Wytheville, VA is helping make this class possible.

The day will begin with shearing the sheep and continue on throughout with the entire process to a finished product (Skirting, Washing, Carding, Spinning, and Crocheting/Knitting/Weaving, look for the time schedule of events upon arrival). We will also be planting the field crops this day on the new plowed ground. Music, Food, Vendors, and lots going on this day, come if you can and help work if you are willing.

This Grafting Class will be held at the Farm by the Master Gardeners. Root Stock will be available for purchase, and a variety of heirloom apple scion will be available to choose from for grafting.

Join us as we break ground preparing for planting. This will be done using horsepower and antique equipment.

Join the Master Gardener Volunteers for a hands-on service project dedicated to preserving the historic landscape of the Matthews Living History Farm Museum. This Workshop focuses on the dormant season care required to maintain the health and productivity of heritage fruit plantings. Participants will gain practical experience while providing a vital service to this community landmark. The Workshop begins promptly at 1:00 pm with a 45-minute demonstration covering tool safety and core pruning techniques. Following instruction, participants will engage in supervised hands-on pruning of heirloom fruit trees, grape vines, and berry bushes until the work is complete. Bad weather date will be February 28, 2026. Dress for the weather, bring pruners and safety equipment if you have it.

Mountain Santa will be joining us for this event. It is a pet friendly event and you are welcome to bring your cameras to have your picture taken with Santa.

This class is all about Biscuits and Gravy. Have you always wanted to make a “Cathead” biscuit and a pan of good gravy like your Granny use to make? Then this is the class for you. This class will be held in the Pavilion at the hearth using traditional pans and dutch ovens. Register at the office or call 276-773-3080 and sign up. The cost of the class is $5.00 a person. If you have a favorite jelly, then by all means bring it along to share. Sopping may be involved during this class.